ChatGPT Is Apple's Most Downloaded App of 2025
December 11, 2025 at 11:30AM
December 11, 2025 at 11:30AM
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ChatGPT Is Apple's Most Downloaded App of 2025
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market, OpenAI's ChatGPT topped the ranks of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the…
NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter
December 11, 2025 at 03:00PM
December 11, 2025 at 03:00PM
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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter
NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind Mars. When it remerged from behind the planet, the spacecraft never resumed communications. SpaceNews reports: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in September…
ChatGPT 是苹果美国 2025 年下载量最高的免费应用
苹果周三发布了最受欢迎应用和游戏年度榜单。在美国市场,OpenAI 的 ChatGPT 应用位居 2025 年免费应用(不包括游戏)下载量榜首。紧随其后的是 Threads、Google、TikTok、WhatsApp、Instagram、YouTube、Google Maps、Gmail 和 Google 的 Gemini。ChatGPT 去年排名第四,榜首是拼多多的跨境购物应用 Temu。ChatGPT 应用于 2023 年 5 月在 iPhone 上发布,虽然表现不凡,但在 2023 年它未能进入前十。 via Solidot
苹果周三发布了最受欢迎应用和游戏年度榜单。在美国市场,OpenAI 的 ChatGPT 应用位居 2025 年免费应用(不包括游戏)下载量榜首。紧随其后的是 Threads、Google、TikTok、WhatsApp、Instagram、YouTube、Google Maps、Gmail 和 Google 的 Gemini。ChatGPT 去年排名第四,榜首是拼多多的跨境购物应用 Temu。ChatGPT 应用于 2023 年 5 月在 iPhone 上发布,虽然表现不凡,但在 2023 年它未能进入前十。 via Solidot
Operation Bluebird 想使用 Twitter 的名字推出新社交网络
马斯克的 X 平台已经弃用了他收购时使用的 Twitter 名称、商标以及相关 logo。一家叫 Operation Bluebird 的新创公司向 USPTO 申请撤销 X 的 Twitter 和 tweet 商标,希望以 Twitter 的名字推出新社交网络,吸引现有用户重现 Twitter 旧日的辉煌。Operation Bluebird 已经发布了 Twitter.new 的原型,正邀请用户预留用户名。创始人 Michael Peroff 表示,类 Twitter 社交网络如 Threads、Mastodon 和 Bluesky 都没有达到 Twitter 当年的规模和知名度。 via Solidot
马斯克的 X 平台已经弃用了他收购时使用的 Twitter 名称、商标以及相关 logo。一家叫 Operation Bluebird 的新创公司向 USPTO 申请撤销 X 的 Twitter 和 tweet 商标,希望以 Twitter 的名字推出新社交网络,吸引现有用户重现 Twitter 旧日的辉煌。Operation Bluebird 已经发布了 Twitter.new 的原型,正邀请用户预留用户名。创始人 Michael Peroff 表示,类 Twitter 社交网络如 Threads、Mastodon 和 Bluesky 都没有达到 Twitter 当年的规模和知名度。 via Solidot
校园供餐能略微提升学生学习成绩
校园供餐计划旨在减少饥饿并提升儿童的学习能力、专注力及整体健康。中、低收入国家约占全球营养不良现象的 90%。最新研究涉及 9.1 万名中、小学生。大多数研究来自中、低收入国家。整体而言,研究作者发现,中、低收入国家的校园供餐计划可使学生的数学测验成绩与入学率略有提升,并可能促进儿童在年龄别身高及年龄别体重等相对成长指标上的些微改善。供餐计划对阅读测验成绩及学校出席率可能影响不大或几乎没有影响。研究的第一作者、渥太华大学荣誉教授 Elizabeth Kristjansson 表示:校园供餐计划在改善弱势儿童的健康与教育成果方面扮演关键角色。我们看到的成效虽然不大,但是真实存在。就我来看,喂饱饥饿的孩子是一项道德责任。 via Solidot
校园供餐计划旨在减少饥饿并提升儿童的学习能力、专注力及整体健康。中、低收入国家约占全球营养不良现象的 90%。最新研究涉及 9.1 万名中、小学生。大多数研究来自中、低收入国家。整体而言,研究作者发现,中、低收入国家的校园供餐计划可使学生的数学测验成绩与入学率略有提升,并可能促进儿童在年龄别身高及年龄别体重等相对成长指标上的些微改善。供餐计划对阅读测验成绩及学校出席率可能影响不大或几乎没有影响。研究的第一作者、渥太华大学荣誉教授 Elizabeth Kristjansson 表示:校园供餐计划在改善弱势儿童的健康与教育成果方面扮演关键角色。我们看到的成效虽然不大,但是真实存在。就我来看,喂饱饥饿的孩子是一项道德责任。 via Solidot
Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered Nearly 200 Children Across Europe
December 11, 2025 at 06:00PM
December 11, 2025 at 06:00PM
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Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered Nearly 200 Children Across Europe
schwit1 shares a report from CBS News: perm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has been used to conceive nearly 200 babies across Europe, an investigation by 14 European public service broadcasters, including CBS News' partner network…
New OpenAI Models Likely Pose 'High' Cybersecurity Risk, Company Says
December 11, 2025 at 09:00PM
December 11, 2025 at 09:00PM
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New OpenAI Models Likely Pose 'High' Cybersecurity Risk, Company Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a "high" risk, according to a report shared first with Axios. The models'…
US Could Ask Foreign Tourists For Five-Year Social Media History Before Entry
December 11, 2025 at 10:05PM
December 11, 2025 at 10:05PM
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US Could Ask Foreign Tourists For Five-Year Social Media History Before Entry
Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. From a report: The new condition would affect…
Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser
December 11, 2025 at 10:45PM
December 11, 2025 at 10:45PM
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Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser
Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to select…
Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images
December 11, 2025 at 11:22PM
December 11, 2025 at 11:22PM
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Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and has entered into a three-year licensing deal that will let users generate AI-powered short videos and images featuring more than 200 characters from its Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar franchises. The new features…
AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans
December 12, 2025 at 12:13AM
December 12, 2025 at 12:13AM
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AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans
Stanford researchers spent much of the past year building an AI bot called Artemis that scans networks for software vulnerabilities, and when they pitted it against ten professional penetration testers on the university's own engineering network, the bot…
Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
December 12, 2025 at 12:44AM
December 12, 2025 at 12:44AM
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Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
An anonymous reader shares a report: Growing support for far-right parties is pressuring European governments to introduce stricter controls on immigration. Switzerland is set to vote on a proposal that would take the idea to the next level -- imposing a…
The Game Awards Are Losing Their Luster
December 12, 2025 at 01:36AM
December 12, 2025 at 01:36AM
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The Game Awards Are Losing Their Luster
The Game Awards, which broadcasts tonight on Twitch, YouTube, and Prime Video, has become the biggest night on the video game calendar since launching in 2014, but the show's treatment of developers has drawn increasing criticism. At the 2023 ceremony, acceptance…
College Campuses Have Become a Front Line in America's Sports-Betting Boom
December 12, 2025 at 02:10AM
December 12, 2025 at 02:10AM
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College Campuses Have Become a Front Line in America's Sports-Betting Boom
Since the Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition on sports betting in 2018, 39 states have legalized the activity, and college campuses have emerged as ground zero for what appears to be a generational gambling problem among young men. A 2023 NCAA…
GPT-5.2 Arrives as OpenAI Scrambles To Respond To Gemini 3's Gains
December 12, 2025 at 02:45AM
December 12, 2025 at 02:45AM
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GPT-5.2 Arrives as OpenAI Scrambles To Respond To Gemini 3's Gains
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.2, its latest and what the company calls its "best model yet for everyday professional use," just days after CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" internally to marshal resources toward improving ChatGPT amid intensifying…
Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
December 12, 2025 at 03:24AM
December 12, 2025 at 03:24AM
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Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
Uber has discontinued its monthly electric vehicle bonuses for drivers in the United States and Canada, marking the latest in a series of rollbacks from a company that once pledged to pour $800 million into helping its drivers transition away from gasoline…
New York Becomes First State To Require Disclosure of AI Performers in Ads
December 12, 2025 at 04:05AM
December 12, 2025 at 04:05AM
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New York Becomes First State To Require Disclosure of AI Performers in Ads
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills aimed at regulating the use of AI in entertainment, requiring disclosure when ads feature AI-generated performers and mandating consent from heirs before a deceased person's likeness can be used…
Cisco Stock Hits New All-Time High, 25 Years After the Dotcom Bubble Burst
December 12, 2025 at 04:45AM
December 12, 2025 at 04:45AM
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Cisco Stock Hits New All-Time High, 25 Years After the Dotcom Bubble Burst
Cisco's stock price touched $80.25 on Wednesday, finally eclipsing its dotcom-era peak of $80.06 set on March 27, 2000 -- when the networking giant briefly surpassed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable company. The journey back took 25 years, eight…
Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App
December 12, 2025 at 05:22AM
December 12, 2025 at 05:22AM
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Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App
Google's Chrome team has built an experimental browser called Disco that takes a query or prompt, opens a cluster of related tabs, and then generates a custom application tailored to whatever task the user is trying to accomplish. The browser launched Thursday…