Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes today’s AI models hallucinate, or make things up and present them as if they’re true, at a lower rate than humans do, he said during a press briefing at Anthropic’s first developer event, Code with Claude, in San Francisco on Thursday. Amodei said all this in the midst of a…
I could talk about accessories and their ability to elevate, if not completely transform, an outfit all day long. But don’t worry—I won’t. What I will do, though, is share some key seasonal buys and styling tricks that will have the most impact on your outfits. Lately, I feel like I can’t have a conversation…
Many plastic dishes and storage containers are marked “microwave safe,” but a recently filed class action lawsuit raises questions about such claims. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that S.C. Johnson, the company that makes Ziploc products, has misled consumers about the safety of certain Ziploc bags and containers by failing to adequately warn them that these…
The Indiana Pacers have the New York Knicks right where they want them. Now comes a critical moment in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers can kick the Knicks while they’re down and take a 2-0 series lead on the road. They could return to Indianapolis with a chance to sweep the series in…
A third-party research institute that Anthropic partnered with to test one of its new flagship AI models, Claude Opus 4, recommended against deploying an early version of the model due to its tendency to “scheme” and deceive. According to a safety report Anthropic published Thursday, the institute, Apollo Research, conducted tests to see in which…
Watching a new Wes Anderson film is like reaching for a trusty closet standby. You know what you’re getting into, but it continues to delight. The familiarity of the director’s distinctive visual aesthetic, sense of whimsy, and reoccurring cast of A-list actors is always comforting, yet his knack for unique storytelling and casting breakout talent…
The majority of Americans may be ineligible for a COVID booster shot this year, according to new guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In an article published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s vaccine division chief, and Martin Makery, the agency’s commissioner, said the FDA is…
Leave it to Jerry Jones to say the quiet part out loud in his Arkansan drawl, flashing a champion’s smile to confirm he’s dead serious. In the contentious debate between billionaire owners accustomed to getting what they want — and taking more than they need — the topic of whether to blackball the “Tush Push,”…
Lidar company Luminar reached a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global and an unnamed investor that could bring another $200 million into its coffers through the sale of convertible preferred stock over an 18-month period. The agreement, which was announced in a regulatory filing Wednesday, follows an abrupt change in leadership and layoffs. Earlier this month,…
When cult beauty brand Merit launches a new product, there’s a solid chance (like, 99.99%) I’ll be obsessed. The fragrance? An instant editor favorite. The lip liners? Creamy, long-lasting, and so dang pretty. My ears immediately perk up with each announcement, my fingertips itching to add to cart, but I’ll be honest: I wasn’t so…
