Beyond math and coding: New RL framework helps train LLM agents for complex, real-world tasks

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a new reinforcement learning (RL) framework that helps train large language models (LLMs) for complex agentic tasks beyo [...]

The best Labor Day sales for 2025: Get up to $500 off gear from Apple, Dyson, Shark, Sony and others

Labor Day is here, marking the unofficial end to summer as the weather starts to get crisper and students head back to school for the new semester. It also marks a good time to check out the tech deal [...]

Apple Music’s 5 new upgrades are just what the platform needs to one-up Spotify — but its new UI has users begging for simplicity

Apple Music's new features could breathe new life into the platform, but its UI redesign has divided subscribers. [...]

Black Friday subscription and streaming deals you can still get today: Discounts on Apple TV+, HBO Max, Disney+, Proton VPN and more

These days, Black Friday is the longest day of the year. We're only halfway through November, but amazing deals are already popping up for some of our favorite subscription services. This is a gr [...]

Phi-4 proves that a 'data-first' SFT methodology is the new differentiator

AI engineers often chase performance by scaling up LLM parameters and data, but the trend toward smaller, more efficient, and better-focused models has accelerated. The Phi-4 fine-tuning methodology [...]

CES 2026 day 0: The biggest news you missed from the show's Monday press conferences

CES 2026 officially opens today, but much of the show’s biggest announcements already landed during Monday’s press conferences and early events. AI was everywhere, chipmakers dominated the schedul [...]

The toy camera I loved to hate is back with a Y2K-inspired upgrade — the Kodak Charmera Millennium Edition adds new photo filters and frames, and comes in six new looks

The Kodak Charmera returns in a new Millennium edition, with six new colorways equipped with additional Y2K-inspired photo filters and frames, for the same low price. [...]

How to watch Apple debut the iPhone 17 lineup today at its 'Awe Dropping' event

We've officially made it to iPhone season (it comes around every September), and today, Apple is finally going to showcase its latest iPhone 17 lineup. That means we'll get to separate fact [...]

Adobe's Firefly can now use AI to generate soundtracks, speech and video

Adobe has released the latest version of Firefly that now leans heavily on AI for nearly every facet of video and image post-production. The updated app can now use AI to generate narration, music, im [...]