Jak Connor

TL;DR: NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore remain on the ISS after Boeing’s Starliner failed to meet safety standards for their return. Initially planned for a week, their mission is extended until March 2025, with a return via SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. SpaceX’s early return offer was declined by the Biden administration for political reasons. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore were left “stranded” aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after Boeing’s Starliner

TL;DR: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that GPT-4.5 is ready. He describes it as the first AI model that feels like conversing with a thoughtful person. OpenAI has taken to its official website to share an update regarding GPT-4.5, the company’s latest and most sophisticated AI model. The company behind the immensely popular ChatGPT has confirmed it’s releasing a research preview of GPT-4.5, which is OpenAI’s “largest and best model for chat yet“. GPT-4.5 introduces

TL;DR: Meta plans to launch a standalone AI app this year to establish itself as a leader in AI, prompting a reaction from OpenAI. Meta is planning on releasing a standalone AI app, which is part of company CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to put Meta at the forefront of the AI industry. A new report citing people familiar with the matter states Meta will release the standalone AI app, which would be similar to OpenAI’s

TL;DR: Thousands of NIST workers, including probationary staff, are expected to be laid off, leading to the dissolution of the CHIPS Act. Thousands of workers are expected to receive notices of firing this week as they are considered “probationary workers,” which will result in the CHIPS Act being killed. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Multiple reports have pieced together that the multi-billion-dollar CHIPS Act is currently on the chopping block as departures of hundreds of

TL;DR: Apple acknowledged an issue in its voice-to-text feature where the word “Trump” appeared when users said “racist,” attributing it to phonetic overlap. Apple has confirmed its voice-to-text feature does currently have a glitch that makes it write “Trump” when a user says the word “racist“. Apple has verified this bug is real, and it’s currently working on a solution for the glitch that has been detected by some users who have shared video footage

TL;DR: SpaceX has moved its Super Heavy booster to the launch pad in preparation for Flight 8, which is set for Friday this week, as confirmed by Elon Musk. Elon Musk recently confirmed SpaceX will be conducting the 8th flight for Starship on Friday, and now the Super Heavy booster has made it to the launch pad. SpaceX has shared new photos of Super Heavy sitting between the chopstick arms on the Mechazilla launch tower

TL;DR: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 remaster is likely confirmed, with an official rating by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority. If the recent teasers of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 wasn’t enough to convince you a remaster was just around the corner, the unannounced title has now received an official rating by a statutory board. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 is all but confirmed by Activision, with the publisher