2026-06-29

Adobe and Disney are teaming up to design the next generation of theme park rides with Foundry AI

Adobe and Disney will build a custom AI solution trained on the latter's IP and leveraging Adobe's Firefly Foundry service. [...]

2026-06-29

South Korea’s World Cup loss is now an official government matter

President Lee Jae Myung called for a formal review into South Korea’s early World Cup exit. [...]

2026-06-28

ChatGPT has stopped taking your prompts so literally — and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

OpenAI has given ChatGPT-5.5 an update that makes it easier to talk to, so I tested it out. [...]

2026-06-28

What's new at Lego for July: 12 new sets to get stuck into — including the clumsy Demon Hunters icon I've been waiting for

There's a new batch of Lego kits available for pre-order, and there are some instant classics in there. [...]

2026-06-28

There’s 50% off Criterion Collection 4K Blu-rays right now — here are the 6 discs I recommend as beautiful movie upgrades, all of which I’ve tested on our OLED TV and Dolby Atmos setup

Barnes & Noble's 50% off Criterion sale returns, so I've picked 6 discs that I've personally tested that will make for a great addition to your collection. [...]

2026-06-28

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 28, #643

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 28, No. 643. [...]

2026-06-28

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, June 28

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 28. [...]

2026-06-28

Sina's open model VibeThinker-3B aims to show reasoning compresses well but factual knowledge doesn't

Sina Weibo's VibeThinker-3B has just three billion parameters but matches models like DeepSeek V3.2 and Kimi K2.5 on math and coding benchmarks. Those models are up to 333 times larger. The secret isn't size but multi-stage post-training. The researchers propose a hypothesis based on their findings: logical reasoning compresses well into small models, but broad world knowledge does not.& [...]

2026-06-28

Sick of overheating mid-run? I tested a workout baselayer incorporating smart fiber, thermo-regulation technology originally developed for astronauts

The Walero range incorporates Outlast thermo-regulation tech, so I wanted to give it a go. [...]