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When OpenAI announced a new generative artificial-intelligence (AI) model, called o3, a few days before Christmas, it aroused both excitement and scepticism. Excitement from those who expected its reasoning capabilities to be a big step towards superhuman intelligence (some reckoned it would be a bigger deal than OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT in 2022). Scepticism because OpenAI did not release it to the public and had every incentive to overplay the firm’s pioneering role in AI to curry favour with Donald Trump, the incoming president.

Australia should be ‘realistic’ about Trump’s America First agenda, Wong saysAsked if Donald Trump’s second term would include more disruption than the first, Penny Wong again declined to wade into commentary.But she said “President Trump has made it very clear he’s going to do things differently”. He’s made it clear is going to implement an America First agenda, and we should be realistic about that. We should also be confident in who we are, in our values, our place in the world, and our ability to deliver on our national interests, and that’s what we will be focused on in…

ReutersPalestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings in central GazaOn the first full day of peace in Gaza on Monday, rescue workers and civilians began to reckon with the sheer scale of the destruction to the Strip.Gaza’s Civil Defence agency – the strip’s main emergency response service – said it feared there were more than 10,000 bodies still buried under the vast sea of rubble.Spokesman Mahmoud Basal told the BBC that they hoped to recover the dead within 100 days, but were likely to be delayed by a deficit of bulldozers and other essential equipment.New images from Gaza…

The Laken Riley Act is expected to be headed back to the House after the Senate likely passes an amended version on Monday night. The legislation is set to be one of the first pieces of legislation sent to President Trump’s desk after it overcame the legislative filibuster’s 60-vote threshold twice this month. The bill, introduced in the new Congress by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the Senate and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in the House, was named for a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student who was found dead on the University of Georgia’s campus in February. NEXT OHIO SENATOR, A ‘FISCAL CONSERVATIVE,’ AIMS…

The stagecraft of Donald Trump’s inauguration that placed global billionaire tech titans in front of his own cabinet picks has come under immediate fire from Trump critics as sign of oligarchy and the powerful influence they wield.During the ceremony at the Capitol rotunda, tech leaders including Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg; Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook; Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai; Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos; and Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, gathered together to symbolize the increasingly close relationship between the tech industry and the new American president.The industry leaders were originally supposed to sit on the dais – a position of honor where…

Renowned boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has questioned whether Tim Tszyu is an “elite level” fighter, saying his team made the mistake of overrating his talent.Tszyu faces a crucial year ahead as he looks to rebuild his standing on the international stage after consecutive defeats to IBF super welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev and Sebastian Fundora.The former WBO champion’s next match will be a vital stepping stone in his road back but Hearn believes Tszyu’s promoters need to build his confidence before he goes back to fighting the upper brass of the 154lbs division.READ MORE: Kokkinakis survives scare as Aussies win in…

The BMW S85 engine, a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V10, stands as one of BMW M’s most ambitious engineering feats. Developed for the E60 M5 and E63/E64 M6, the S85 was inspired by BMW’s Formula 1 expertise in the early 2000s, showcasing a high-revving design, incredible sound, and motorsport technology. While revered by enthusiasts for its performance and character, the S85 also comes with a reputation for high maintenance demands and potential reliability concerns. This article dives into the S85’s pros, cons, reliability, tuning potential, and maintenance needs.Pros of the S85 EngineThe S85 produces 500 horsepower at 7,750 RPM and 384…

Don’t tell the football players, but there’s so much more to the Super Bowl than the game.Last year viewership hit an all-time high, with 202.4 million people, or roughly 60% of the U.S. population, tuning in for at least part of the game on TV or streaming.While the action on the field is the main attraction, it’s become such a huge pop-culture event — completely dwarfing the Oscars — that it draws viewers in just for the halftime show, which Kendrick Lamar will headline this year, and the commercials.Trusted news and daily delights, right in your inboxSee for yourself —…

Getty ImagesDonald Trump has promised to unleash a blitz of executive orders now that he has been sworn in as the 47th US president, after calling for a “revolution of common sense” in Monday’s inaugural address.The Republican promised to act unilaterally on a wide array of issues, including immigration, climate rules and diversity policies. It is common for presidents to sign a range of executive orders when they enter office, though the number that Trump could issue would be unprecedented. Such orders carry the weight of law but can be overturned by subsequent presidents or the courts. Many could face…

Settling down for a quiet evening of Command and Conquer back in the day was brilliant – well, it still is brilliant, in truth – but playing your friends or other random players online was where the RTS game really shone. It paved the way for competitive strategy games, and now you can (briefly) get a taste of that magic all over again with the new multiplayer demo for Tempest Rising, the upcoming strategy game that is as close to a new C&C game as you’re going to get. Set in a World War 3 situation where three factions are…