OpenAI’s latest AI models, GPT o3 and o4-mini, hallucinate significantly more often than their predecessors The increased complexity of the models may be leading to more confident inaccuracies The high error rates raise concerns about AI reliability in real-world applications Brilliant but untrustworthy people are a staple of fiction (and history). The same correlation may…

Spotify is going through a slight rough patch at the moment, and no, I’m not referring to the absence of Spotify HiFi. If you’ve been having issues with your Spotify app – in particular with the ‘artists’ page – don’t worry as other music fans are also experiencing similar issues with the music streaming service.…

Perplexity AI’s new WhatsApp integration offers instant fact-checking without leaving the app Perplexity responds with fast, sourced explanations in over 20 languages The feature aims to help navigate misleading posts in private group threads Web browser battles are getting an AI makeover, and Perplexity is sending a Comet to the fight. The AI-fueled web browser…

Japanese researchers hit 106Gbps per core with plastic fiber breakthrough Multicore plastic fiber slashes costs and complexity for AI data centers Bit error rate drops 100,000-fold versus traditional glass-based systems A team of researchers at Keio University in Japan has developed a breakthrough plastic optical fiber (POF) technology that could transform short-range, high-speed communications in…

Lenovo ThinkCentre neo Ultra 2025 squeezes high-end AI hardware into a tiny, 3.6-liter case Delivers big performance and power efficiency at just 300 watts It supports large language models with up to 14B parameters Apple’s Mac Studio continues to dominate the conversation around compact high-performance desktops, but Lenovo is pushing back with its ThinkCentre neo…