China-based DeepSeek shook the world of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) early this year with the launch of its R1 model, a low-cost yet high-performance solution that posed a direct challenge to the dominance of OpenAI and other major players in the sector. Since late 2022, only a handful of AI assistants, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini, had dominated the market, thanks to multi-billion-dollar investments in engineers, data centres, and cutting-edge AI chips. However, DeepSeek’s introduction of the R1 model, which it claimed cost just $6 million, upended the status quo. Powered by less advanced chips, the R1…
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Apple is reportedly taking sleekness to the next level with the iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to be the thinnest iPhone ever—but possibly at the cost of high-end specifications. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming iPhone will feature a remarkably slim 5.5mm body at its thinnest point. A recent leak from Ice Universe supports this claim and adds that the device’s camera bar will be 4mm thick, bringing the phone’s thickest point to 9.5mm. How thin is too thin? To put this into perspective, previous leaks had suggested the iPhone 17 Air would be around 6.25mm thick,…
SpaceX launched its Starlink satellite internet service in Niger, which marked a significant advancement in the country’s efforts to improve internet access. The announcement was made by Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, through a post on his social media platform, X. Musk stated, “Starlink is now available in Niger.” The arrival of Starlink in Niger comes at a time when the nation is grappling with considerable connectivity issues. A large portion of its population has struggled to access reliable internet services. By harnessing its satellite-based technology, Starlink offers high-speed, low-latency internet, which eliminates the need for traditional infrastructure such…
Holi, one of India’s most cherished festivals, witnessed a surge in digital celebrations this year as WhatsApp users discovered an innovative way to send personalised Holi wishes. In line with the festival’s vibrant traditions, which have been celebrated for centuries and are deeply rooted in mythology, people had embraced the modern trend of using digital stickers to wish their loved ones a joyous Holi. The process of creating and sending these custom stickers was simple and quick. Users opened WhatsApp on their phones and tapped on the Meta AI icon located at the bottom right corner of the screen. Once…
Joan Baez appeared on the debut episode of John Mulaney’s new Netflix talk show “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney,” and took the opportunity to speak her mind. The famed folk singer and activist paused Mulaney’s show “to set the context” that she finds herself in after the comedian asked her a question about her friendship with the late Martin Luther King Jr. “You said I could say anything I want out here,” Baez said, after receiving reassurance from Mulaney. “We’re all here to be silly and have fun, as long as we recognize the fact that our democracy is going…
Nikki Glaser is set to return as host of the first major awards show of the season, CBS and the Golden Globes announced on Thursday. Glaser, who made her debut as host of the Globes in January to positive reviews, expressed her excitement about returning to the helm the event once again. “Hosting the Golden Globes this year was without a doubt the most fun I have ever had in my career,” she said. “I can’t wait to do it again, and this time in front of the team from ‘The White Lotus’ who will finally recognize my talent and…
After at least eight auditions over two decades, “Jeopardy!” superfan Harvey Silikovitz learned last year that his dream was coming true: He was chosen to compete on the show. What he hadn’t anticipated was that his big chance would come as he was living with Parkinson’s disease. Silikovitz made his “Jeopardy!” debut on Monday, besting the 8-day champion Laura Faddah by winning $23,600 in a dominating game that, from the start, was a runaway. In that episode, he said that after living with Parkinson’s since 2019, coming onto “Jeopardy!” was “no longer just about wanting to do well for myself,…
Justin Bieber is getting real about imposter syndrome. “People told me my whole life ‘wow Justin you deserve that’ and I personally have always felt unworthy,” the superstar singer wrote Thursday in an Instagram story. “Like I was a fraud,” he wrote. “Like when people told me I deserve something. It made me feels sneaky like damn if they only knew my thoughts.” He went on to explain that his thoughts included, “How judgmental I am, how selfish I really am,” adding “they wouldn’t be saying this.” “If you feel sneaky welcome to the club,” he concluded his post. “I…
Bowen Yang has made it clear that he is indeed a little monster, the moniker that supporters of Grammy-winning artist Lady Gaga have claimed. Yang had his chance to tell Gaga just how meaningful her music and her advocacy is for the LGBTQ+ community – which he is a part of – when she appeared on a recent episode of his and Matt Rogers’ podcast “Las Culturistas.” During the episode, the “Wicked” and “Saturday Night Live” star spoke about how important one Lady Gaga song in particular has been to him in his own journey. “I think I had come…
Rogelio “Roger” Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne who was one of the last people to see the former One Direction singer alive, believes that Payne’s death was the result of an “extremely unfortunate” series of events. Payne fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel he was staying at in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October, local police told CNN at the time. He was 31. Five people were charged in connection with Payne’s death in January, according to local prosecutors. Nores was one of those individuals, but his charges and those of two others have…
