PSA: OpenAI will remove several models from ChatGPT next month

From time to time, OpenAI removes older models from ChatGPT’s model picker, as users become accustomed to newer ones. Here ...
eWeek

World Models Just Got Their GPT-2 Moment — Here’s What That Means For You

New Odyssey and World Labs APIs turn text, images, and video into interactive simulations and explorable 3D worlds for gaming ...
TechCrunch

Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model

The race to release world models is on as AI image and video generation company Runway joins an increasing number of startups and Big Tech companies by launching its first one. Dubbed GWM-1, the model ...
Vogue

The Story Behind History-Making Model Bhavitha Mandava’s Major Chanel Moment

Last week, as fashion fans watched model Bhavitha Mandava open Chanel’s 2025 Métiers d’art show—staged on a New York City subway platform—they had no idea just how accidentally appropriate the setting ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Aspire 13 Makes Python a First-Class Workload with .NET and JavaScript

Microsoft has added official Python support to Aspire 13, expanding the platform beyond .NET and JavaScript for building and running distributed apps. Documented today in a Microsoft DevBlogs post, ...
IEEE

Software/hardware framework for generating parallel Gaussian random numbers based on the Monty Python method

Abstract: We present a hardware architecture for efficient implementation of a Gaussian random number generator (GRNG), using the Monty Python method. To maximize the ...
Road & Track

Tesla Adds Cheaper Model 3 Standard, Model Y Standard to Lineup

After months of waiting, more affordable versions of the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y have finally arrived. Going forward—at least until Elon Musk changes things—both of the cheaper versions of the ...
Electrek

Tesla’s ‘more affordable’ Model Y spotted uncamouflaged on highway

What looks to be Tesla’s long-rumored “more affordable model” has been spotted testing on a highway, without any camouflage. But before you get too excited, it’s just a Model Y with some cheaper parts ...
Los Angeles Times

Fashion models reckon with AI models and digital clones after controversial ad appears in Vogue

Fashion models are contending with how to stay ahead as major brands experiment with artificial intelligence-generated models and digital “twins” of real models. Some models are digitally cloning ...
GitHub

[ICCV 2025] GUAVA: Generalizable Upper Body 3D Gaussian Avatar

This repository contains the official author's implementation associated with the paper "GUAVA: Generalizable Upper Body 3D Gaussian Avatar". With just a single image and a tracked pose, GUAVA can ...
Phys.org

Battle to eradicate invasive pythons in Florida achieves stunning milestone

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured and ...