Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
NVIDIA appears determined to corner every segment of the emerging AI-led paradigm shift in its quest to become the go-to retailer of full-stack AI solutions. As a verifiable demonstration of this underlying strategy, look no further than the GPU manufacturer's recent release of a dedicated, open-source Large Language Model (LLM), dubbed the NVLM-D 1.0. What's more, given the model's near-parity with comparable proprietary offerings such as the GPT-4o, investors must ask the question: is OpenAI's new $157 billion valuation justified? OpenAI's Cash-Rich Coffers To wit, OpenAI has now announced that it was able to raise a whopping $6.6 billion in […]
The State of California has just taken a significant step in enforcing some much-needed transparency vis-a-vis the troves of data that voracious generative AI models have been consuming as they become ever more elaborate in their responses. This development, however, poses competitive risks for the increasingly mercantile OpenAI, making it quite unlikely that the current apex predator of the AI world would choose to incorporate its for-profit arm within the Golden State. OpenAI: To Profit Or Not To Profit OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has been increasingly pushing his organization toward a more commercial pathway over the past few months. In […]
OpenAI and Apple were previously reported to have struck a deal in integrating ChatGPT to Siri and iOS 18, with the iPhone maker also said to be investing in the billion-dollar startup. Unfortunately, Apple will no longer have a stake in the company because it has pulled out from injecting funds into OpenAI, at least according to the latest report. For those who do not know, a funding round of about $6.5 billion could be closed in the next week, with possible investments coming from Microsoft and NVIDIA. Microsoft is currently the biggest investor in OpenAI; based on the new report, […]
NVIDIA appears determined to corner every segment of the emerging AI-led paradigm shift in its quest to become the go-to retailer of full-stack AI solutions. As a verifiable demonstration of this underlying strategy, look no further than the GPU manufacturer's recent release of a dedicated, open-source Large Language Model (LLM), dubbed the NVLM-D 1.0. What's more, given the model's near-parity with comparable proprietary offerings such as the GPT-4o, investors must ask the question: is OpenAI's new $157 billion valuation justified? OpenAI's Cash-Rich Coffers To wit, OpenAI has now announced that it was able to raise a whopping $6.6 billion in […]
The State of California has just taken a significant step in enforcing some much-needed transparency vis-a-vis the troves of data that voracious generative AI models have been consuming as they become ever more elaborate in their responses. This development, however, poses competitive risks for the increasingly mercantile OpenAI, making it quite unlikely that the current apex predator of the AI world would choose to incorporate its for-profit arm within the Golden State. OpenAI: To Profit Or Not To Profit OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has been increasingly pushing his organization toward a more commercial pathway over the past few months. In […]
OpenAI and Apple were previously reported to have struck a deal in integrating ChatGPT to Siri and iOS 18, with the iPhone maker also said to be investing in the billion-dollar startup. Unfortunately, Apple will no longer have a stake in the company because it has pulled out from injecting funds into OpenAI, at least according to the latest report. For those who do not know, a funding round of about $6.5 billion could be closed in the next week, with possible investments coming from Microsoft and NVIDIA. Microsoft is currently the biggest investor in OpenAI; based on the new report, […]