Top mathematicians say LLMs are strong calculators but poor creative thinkers

Two renowned mathematicians, Timothy Gowers and Peter Sarnak, say large language models are good at combining known methods but lack the intuition for genuinely new mathematical ideas.<br /> The [...]

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT feature logs your keystrokes and stores them in plain text

OpenAI has launched Computer History, a ChatGPT feature that records clicks, keystrokes, keyboard shortcuts and app switches on macOS to build a searchable memory. The memory files are stored locally [...]

How to lease an iPhone instead of buying one

The new Apple Upgrade program makes the monthly cost of an iPhone even cheaper than before. [...]

4 of the most detailed and sonically stellar elite hi-fi speakers I heard Audio at Audio Advice Live

This year's Audio Advice Live has brought with it some of the best new stereo speakers from Bowers & Wilkins, Focal, Klipsch, and JBL, redefining what a great HiFi speaker is. [...]

Lanterns episode 1 makes an incredibly bold storytelling choice that I didn't see coming — and now I've got a wild theory about one of the new HBO Max show's dual timelines

Lanterns' debut episode makes a fearless storytelling decision that'll shock viewers and spark a fierce debate among DC comic book fans. [...]

I've tested dozens of tablets - this $300 TCL is a back-to-school powerhouse

The Tab A1 Plus Nxtpaper is a new offering from TCL that has arrived just in time to become a partner for school productivity. [...]

AI music has reached the charts, and the artists using it have stopped hiding it

The american rapper Tyga has admitted that artificial intelligence generated the retro synths on his new album, Timbaland has signed an entirely AI-created pop star, and a machine-assisted summer hit [...]

IKEA’s super-cheap bathroom gadget combines a clock, thermometer and humidity reader in one — so you can quickly check how late you are for work

IKEA has launched a new £5 device that triples as a clock, thermometer, and humidity reader. [...]

Anthropic watermarks Claude's output, but critics question the tradeoffs

Anthropic's text watermarking for Claude is supposed to make AI-generated content detectable. But critics doubt that word choice stays unaffected, and lawyers are facing new transparency headache [...]