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Wes Davis

Wes Davis

Former Weekend Editor

Former Weekend Editor

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    When AI models are past their prime.

    A recent study found that if a coding problem put before ChatGPT (using GPT-3.5) existed on coding practice site LeetCode before its 2021 training data cutoff, it did a very good job generating functional solutions, writes IEEE Spectrum.

    But when the problem was added after 2021, it sometimes didn’t even understand the questions and its success rate seemed to fall off a cliff, underscoring AI’s limitations without enough data.

    Wes Davis
    Wes Davis
    A Paramount and Skydance merger is THIS CLOSE.

    A “special committee” of Paramount’s board approved a rumored merger with Skydance Media, which will be announced Monday, according to Bloomberg. The news could signal the end of the dramatic Paramount merger saga that’s been going on for months.

    Time to pop the champagne? Perhaps. At least put it on ice. Maybe hold the glasses for a bit, though. We’ve been here before.

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    Wes Davis
    This is what NASCAR’s EV prototype sounds like.

    I’ve never been to a stock car race, but I have seen my share of monster trucks, dirt track races, and sprint cars.

    Maybe that’s why my brain won’t accept how quiet NASCAR’s new EV prototype is in this video from the Chicago Street Course. Imagine going to a race and not feeling totally rattled and overwhelmed by the noise!

    Wes Davis
    Wes Davis
    Meta AI may get more collaborative in WhatsApp for Android.

    A new WhatsApp beta version for Android lets you send a photo to Meta AI, then ask it questions about it or edit the image using prompts, according to WABetaInfo.

    Meta has worked more image-generation features into the app lately, including a beta feature letting Meta AI create an avatar for users based on photos of them.

    Picture of a card within WhatsApp letting users know that Meta AI can reply to and edit photos.
    Image: WABetaInfo
    Wes Davis
    Wes Davis
    Have a peek at a futuristic AR vehicle HUD.

    The Verge’s Adi Robertson already wrote about her experience with Distance Technologies’ prototypical heads-up display at Augmented World Expo. It’s nowhere near road-ready — it’s too dim, and the eye-tracking-driven stereoscopic 3D effect can be buggy, laggy, and tiresome.

    Yet, for purely aesthetic reasons, I love the sci-fi future feel of this video from her time with it.

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    Wes Davis
    Some Galaxy S24 Ultra camera tweaks could be on the way.

    The August update for the S24 Ultra will tweak things like how it handles HDR, processing, and exposure, but so far doesn’t touch “telephoto and night mode above 10x,” writes Samsung leaker Ice Universe in a post spotted by SamMobile.