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A new AI test is outwitting OpenAI, Google models, among others

Mashable Tech

Instead it focuses on puzzles that are relatively easy for humans to solve because of our innate ability to take in new information and make inferences, thus revealing gaps that can't be resolved by simply feeding AI models more data. AI systems are already superhuman in many specific domains (e.g., OpenAI's o3-low model scored 75.7

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Mobile data cost rankings: the U.S. is one of the most expensive countries, Israel has the cheapest data plans

TechSpot

The information comes from an interactive map published by British price comparison site Cable.co.uk, which gathered information about 5,603 mobile data plans from 237 countries this year to arrive at its conclusion. Per the report, Zimbabwe was the most expensive place in the world to buy mobile data, with one.

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Tesla accused of messing with odometers to get out of repair bills

Engadget

He made comparisons to his other vehicles and concluded that the odometer ran, at the minimum, 15 percent fast. pic.twitter.com/Gb2LiBfZge Mike Rundle (@flyosity) April 22, 2024 Of course, this isnt the first time Tesla has been charged with fibbing about mileage data. Hey @NHTSAgov you up?

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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution—but very few of the jobs

Fast Company Tech

No matter how you slice or dice the data by states, metro areas, or parishes, the datas consistent. The study relied on data from the U.S. The amount of money theyre investing in schools and various programs pales in comparison to how much theyre profiting in our communities, she said.

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4 Ways to Write Data To Parquet With Python: A Comparison

Towards Data Science

Learn How To Efficiently Write Data To Parquet Format Using Pandas, FastParquet, PyArrow or PySpark. Continue reading on Towards Data Science »

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Financial comparison “super app” Jeff raises $1.5M seed extension

TechCrunch

Jeff App wants to give consumers a “super app” where they can compare many financial products and apply for them using the startup’s proprietary data-scoring models. Jeff was created to develop alternative data scoring models for financial services. The startup announced today it has raised a seed extension of $1.5

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USB4 Version 2.0 standard delivers data rates up to 80 Gbps

TechSpot

specification, a significant update that will enable data rates up to 80 Gbps over USB-C cables and connectors. For comparison, both Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Version 1.0 The USB Promoter Group announced the USB4 Version 2.0 only support a maximum bandwidth of 40 Gbps bidirectionally.

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