A new paper from AI lab Cohere, Stanford, MIT, and Ai2 accuses LM Arena, the organization behind the popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena, of helping a select group of AI companies achieve better leaderboard scores at the expense of rivals. According to the authors, LM Arena allowed some industry-leading AI companies like Meta, OpenAI, […]
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Borderlands 4: Getting the Perfect Roll On Your Favorite Gun Might Be a Lot Harder
Between the new weapon parts generation system and decreased legendary drop chances, you better strap in for a grind.
Was April the Toughest Month Ever for Wordle? Who Guesses X and Z?
New York Times puzzle-solvers faced some tough challenges in April.
Microsoft expects some AI capacity constraints this quarter
Microsoft customers could encounter service disruptions when using AI services due to demand outpacing the company’s ability to bring data centers online, an executive warned during the company’s earnings call Microsoft’s EVP and CFO Amy Hood said during the company’s fiscal 2025 third-quarter earnings call Wednesday the company may face AI capacity constraints as early […]
Breast cancer mortality in women ages 20-49 significantly dropped between 2010 and 2020
Breast cancer deaths among women ages 20-49 declined significantly between 2010 and 2020, according to a new study.
Giant croclike carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean
Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound — that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until about 11 million years ago. Or at least, that’s what paleontologists thought. A new study shows the Caribbean Islands were a refuge for the last sebecid populations at least 5 million years after they went extinct everywhere else.
This Elephant Lived in Europe for 700,000 Years — Could It Live There Today?
Learn more about the straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus, which disappeared from Europe between around 50,000 and 34,000 years ago.
Seth Rogen Is the Next Free Operator in Black Ops 6, Bringing Weed to a Gunfight
The famous actor, filmmaker and marijuana enthusiast is the latest Call of Duty operator in Season 3 Reloaded.
It’s Gonna Be Meme: Justin Timberlake’s Iconic May Joke Turns 25
Forget flowers, “It’s Gonna Be Me” by *NSYNC is the real sign that May has arrived.
Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping
Artificial intelligence is not just infiltrating the startup world. Now, credit card giants Visa and Mastercard are getting into the AI game. Visa announced on Wednesday “Intelligent Commerce,” which it says enables AI “to find and buy.” AI agents will be able to shop and make purchases on behalf of consumers, based on preselected preferences. […]