OpenAI has launched GPT 5.2, a major model upgrade now available in both the API and ChatGPT. It is described as the company’s most…
HTC wants a piece of Beats by Dr Dre
Taiwanese smartphone giant HTC plans to pay about $309 million for a 51 percent stake in Beats Electronics, the celebrity-centric marketing operation for higher-end…
‘mChip’ revolutionises HIV testing
A cheap, highly portable blood test has proven as accurate as expensive hospital-based analyses in detecting HIV, syphilis and other infectious diseases, according to…
Objectophilia and animism: Falling in love with a gadget
Gadget lust. I’ve had it. I have it a lot actually, and if you’re reading this then chances are so have you. I’ve heard…
America’s appetite for online video jumps again
Seventy-one percent of online Americans were using video-sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo as of May, up from 66 percent a year ago…
