OpenAI releases new simulated reasoning models with full tool access

On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the release of two new models—o3 and o4-mini—that combine simulated reasoning capabilities with access to functions ...
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Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership

Wagner was first identified as a suspect due to an unspecified “investigative lead developed by law enforcement through scene evidence,” ...
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After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won’t launch

Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained “damage” while traveling to the launch ...
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The Atlantic publishes texts showing Trump admin sent bombing plan to reporter

White House didn’t want texts released Prior to running its follow-up article, The Atlantic asked Trump administration officials if they ...
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RFK Jr. claws back $11.4B in CDC funding amid wave of top-level departures

Those departures follow Kevin Griffis, head of the CDC’s office of communications, who left last week; Robin Bailey, the agency’s ...
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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission

Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA’s second Space Launch System ...
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After borking my Pixel 4a battery, Google borks me, too

Within the space of three days, I went from 1) being mildly annoyed at the prospect of having my phone ...
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David Blaine shows his hand in Do Not Attempt

Over the course of his long career, magician and endurance performer David Blaine has taken on all kinds of death-defying ...
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Trump administration’s blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher

Giulio Coppi, a senior humanitarian officer at the nonprofit Access Now who has researched the use of blockchain in humanitarian ...
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Sometimes, it’s the little tech annoyances that sting the most

Anyone who has suffered the indignity of a splinter, a blister, or a paper cut knows that small things can ...
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