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I said earlier this month that I like Anthropic’s model names. OpenAI is now trying something similar with the new names Sol, Terra, and Luna for GPT-5.6. Less descriptive but more friendly than the technical “mini” and “nano” we had previously. I like it.

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The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it.

The release of leading AI foundation model technologies has reached a watershed moment. Just two weeks after Anthropic received a directive

The post The US government just told OpenAI who’s allowed to use the next GPT 5.6 model appeared first on The New Stack.

Bose headphones are already one of our favorites for comfort, sound, and noise canceling. Now they’re cheaper.

From last month but relevant as Europe is seeing record heat right now: Heatwaves are becoming the norm. This is what Britain will look like in the year 2052.

The Supreme Court has delivered a major victory for American sovereignty, ruling that the Trump Administration has full authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. The Biden Administration weaponized TPS as a backdoor amnesty to flood the country with millions of unvetted migrants — and that loophole is finally closed. This is […]

The post President Trump’s America First Agenda Scores Major Supreme Court Win on TPS Termination appeared first on The White House.

If you went back in time to New York in the early '90s, not a soul would believe you if you told them Jay-Z would end up where he is today. Well, maybe one person would: Jay himself. Jay-Z's relatively delayed breakthrough made him something of a late bloomer, even in an er...

This week, we discuss talking aloud to computers, Cannes, and “Engineering Creativity: Guac Is Extra."

My thanks to Mojave Paint for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Mojave Paint is a new macOS image editor for power users that will feel really familiar (in the best possible way).…

Smart home reporter Jennifer Pattison Tuohy at The Verge reports that parent company Assa Abloy has folded Level, which it acquired in 2024, into its Kwikset brand and removed the company’s founders:

The Verge obtained exclusive details from a person familiar with the restructuring who requested anonymity as they were part of the layoffs.

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Rogue Amoeba’s Paul Kafasis is encouraged by the interface improvements Apple is making in macOS 27, but points out that there’s still one huge issue from last year that needs to be resolved, namely forcing all Mac icons to be trapped inside a single, uniform shape:

Apple’s prohibition on shapes is a step backward for both usability and creativity in app icons.

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Perhaps lost a bit amid the Apple price hikes of Thursday was this surprising bit of news from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman regarding the future of Apple silicon Macs:

[Apple] plans to debut a base M6 processor as early as this year for entry-level Macs, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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If you want to beef up your home security this Prime Day, Eufy’s Floodlight Camera is a great way to do it.

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The White House asked OpenAI to delay the rollout of its GPT-5.6 AI models two weeks after Anthropic had to take its most advanced AI models offline.

I’m heartbroken that the housing needs of my fellow citizens are not being met at either the national or local level. It’s especially upsetting when the solution is so simple: build more houses. But my town, just so you know, is full. In fact, the last new building that was ...

A story about what being neighborly is all about. “I reported back to the neighborhood text thread, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. What came back, from one neighbor after another, was the same question: what can we do to help?”

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We remember one of the most sought-after directors in television, James Burrows. He died June 19 at age 85. Burrows worked on many classic sitcoms including ‘Taxi,’ ‘Frasier,’ ‘Friends,’ ‘Will and Grace’ and ‘Cheers.' He was known for his comedic instincts, his visual style, and for insisting the comedy be believable. Burrows spoke with Terry Gross in 2006. Also, we hear an appreciation from TV critic and historian David Bianculli. 

Film critic Justin Chang reviews ‘The Invite,’ starring Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde.


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