Author: Hunter

With the current conversation about widespread LLMs in AI, it is crucial to understand some of the basics involved. Despite their general-purpose pretraining in developing LLMs, most require fine-tuning to excel in specific tasks, domains, or applications. Fine-tuning tailors a model’s performance, making it efficient and precise for specialized use cases. Today, let’s examine the… Read more

Apple has released iOS 18 — plus iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and other new updates — bringing several key updates to how the company’s devices operate and setting the stage for generative AI features. The most discussed feature of iOS 18 is the Apple Intelligence suite. With the release of iOS 18.2 on… Read more

The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out. Read more

TikTok is mostly back online after briefly going dark in the US to comply with the divest-or-ban law that went into effect on January 19th. On January 20th, Donald Trump issued an executive order “instructing the Attorney General not to take any action to enforce the Act for a period of 75 days from today.”… Read more

Spotify wants to see 1 billion people paying for streaming music, double the more than 500 million customers who currently subscribe to Spotify and its competitors. In Spotify’s view, artists are lucky to have streaming services, “each doing its part to normalize the behavior of paying for music.” On Tuesday, the streaming giant announced that… Read more

One of US President Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light. Read more

Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. Read more

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 24, 2025. The Trump administration sent a memo instructing federal agencies to pause grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs. It’s a catch-all for a wide range of programs President Donald Trump has crusaded… Read more

Logitech sales boomed during the pandemic as people outfitted their home offices, and it’s getting a piece of the hybrid workplace with teleconferencing gear too. But Logitech’s also got a little-known corporate office management solution that could soon expand beyond conference rooms — using a pebble-shaped person detection device called the Logitech Spot. It’s a… Read more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 9: A view of flames at the mountain as seen from Topanga Canyon near Pacific Palisades in Topanga, Los Angeles, California, United States on January 9, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images Climate change helped to set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires this month, a new study by… Read more