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EU's USB-C Mandate Takes Full Effect, Apple Pulls Older iPhones

The new charging standard forces Apple to remove the iPhone 14 and SE models from its online stores across the European Union.

Apple halted sales of the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE (3rd generation) in its online stores across the European Union today, as the region’s USB-C charging mandate went into full effect. The move comes as a result of the EU’s requirement that all new portable electronic devices sold within the bloc must use USB-C charging ports.

While the latest iPhone 15 and 16 models already feature USB-C, the older models relied on Apple’s proprietary Lightning port. This new regulation stipulates that any devices sold in the EU, even older models, must now include the

OpenAI Plans For-Profit Transition, Aims for Public Benefit Corporation

The artificial intelligence company details its plan to shift to a for-profit structure while maintaining a nonprofit arm.

OpenAI announced plans to transition its existing for-profit structure into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), a move designed to balance shareholder interests with a public benefit mission. The company stated that this transition is essential to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI), or AI that can complete most tasks humans can, benefits all of humanity.

The current structure of OpenAI involves a for-profit organization controlled by a nonprofit, with a "capped profit" share for investors and employees. However, the company said that its current structure does not allow the board to directly consider the interests of those who would

Bluesky tests Trending Topics feature

The social network is rolling out the feature in beta, allowing users to see what's currently being discussed.

Bluesky is testing a new "Trending Topics" feature, giving users a way to see what subjects are generating the most buzz on the platform. The feature is available on both the desktop and mobile apps.

According to a post from the official Bluesky account, the trending topics can be found on the right sidebar on the desktop version, while mobile users can access them by tapping the search button.

Merry Christmas from us to you 🎄🎁💙 We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right

OpenAI unveils o3 reasoning models, early 2025 release targeted

The models, o3 and o3-mini, offer enhanced reasoning capabilities and are set for release in early 2025 after safety testing.

OpenAI unveiled its next generation of reasoning AI models, o3 and o3-mini, on Friday, marking the conclusion of its "12 Days of OpenAI" event. These models build upon the o1 series released earlier this year, introducing enhanced capabilities for complex problem-solving.

The company is initiating safety testing with selected researchers, with plans to release the o3-mini model by the end of January and the full o3 model shortly after. Applications for early access are open until January 10, 2025.

According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the o3 models represent "the beginning of the next phase of AI." He highlighted their

OpenAI brings ChatGPT Search to all users along with other updates

ChatGPT Search positions itself as a serious search engine with broader availability.

OpenAI released ChatGPT Search, a text-based search engine, in their chatbot last month after keeping it in prototype for a while. However, the feature has only been available for paid ChatGPT users till now. Some free users who were on the early access list for the SearchGPT prototype were also given access, but that was about it. As I said previously in my review of ChatGPT Search, this limited its potential to be adopted as a mainstream search engine.

Is ChatGPT ready to take on the mantle of a search engine?

While it may now be able to handle search,

AI can now replicate your personality and create your digital clone

AI might now, actually, be able to replace you. Well, at least the version of you that takes personality quizzes.

What if you had a bunch of little AI-powered yous running around mimicking your core personality traits and logical thinking? You'd think that'll take a lot of time. But apparently, it only requires you to sit down with the AI for a two-hour interview.

Researchers at Stanford and Google DeepMind have published new research that shows it's now actually possible in a new research paper. The team, led by Joon Sung Park, a Stanford PhD student in computer science, interviewed around 1052 people from a stratified sample in the US. The process included interviewing the participants for around two hours.

EU's USB-C Mandate Takes Full Effect, Apple Pulls Older iPhones

OpenAI Plans For-Profit Transition, Aims for Public Benefit Corporation

Bluesky tests Trending Topics feature

OpenAI unveils o3 reasoning models, early 2025 release targeted

OpenAI brings ChatGPT Search to all users along with other updates

AI can now replicate your personality and create your digital clone

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