Year: 2025

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 8, No. 319.

The A.I. start-up said its new flagship technology was faster, more accurate and less likely to make stuff up.

Right-wing commentators suggested there was widespread criticism of Ms. Sweeney over her new ad campaign. There wasn’t, at least at first.

The new measures have been widely embraced, but new age-verification methods have drawn some criticism because of privacy concerns.

With safer design, more robust reasoning, expanded developer tooling, and broad user access, GPT-5 reflects a maturing AI ecosystem.Read More

A new study from Anthropic introduces “persona vectors,” a technique for developers to monitor, predict and control unwanted LLM behaviors.Read More

The verdict, for now, is split. OpenAI’s gpt-oss models are a landmark in terms of licensing and accessibility.Read More

AI-native working allows Genspark to work at “gen speed” and release new products and features nearly every week.Read More

AWS is making automated reasoning checks, a feature on Bedrock, generally available to customers to start proving truth in their AI systems.Read More

A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.