OpenAI Monday announced a new flagship model, dubbed GPT-4o, that brings more powerful capabilities to all its customers, including smarter, faster real-time voice interactions.
Why it matters: Google, Microsoft and Apple are all reorganizing their offerings around a generative-AI based future, and OpenAI, whose ChatGPT kicked off the race, is trying to hold its lead.
Imagine if you could touch your phone screen to feel the texture of that shirt you might buy, the roughness of a sand dune, or the striations of a block of wood.
That's the promise of surface haptics, a branch of mechanical engineering that aims to improve the displays in our automobiles, on kitchen appliances, and, yes, on cellphones and iPads.
Planet Earth gained a record number of satellites — nearly 3,000 — last year, exacerbating orbital congestion.
Why it matters: Crowded orbits and collisions between satellites raise the risk of creating dangerous space debris and making parts of the planet's orbit unusable.
Data: The National Insurance Crime Bureau; Chart: Axios Visuals
Kia and Hyundai models topped the National Insurance Crime Bureau's list of the most stolen cars in 2023.
Notably, none of the most-stolen Kia or Hyundai vehicles made Kelley Blue Book's list of the best-selling cars of 2023, suggesting they're being stolen at outsized rates.
Data: Storm Prediction Center; Note: "Preliminary" reports are eyewitness storm reports issued shortly after an event before being verified. Map: Danielle Alberti/Axios
More than 500 tornadoes have been spotted in the U.S. since April, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
The big picture: The 2024 tornado season is on track to become among the most prolific of recent years, per the NWS.
Imagine if you could touch your phone screen to feel the texture of that shirt you might buy, the roughness of a sand dune, or the striations of a block of wood.
That's the promise of surface haptics, a branch of mechanical engineering that aims to improve the displays in our automobiles, on kitchen appliances, and, yes, on cellphones and iPads.
The United States is heading to Geneva this week to start a series of diplomatic talks with the Chinese government about artificial intelligence safety and risk standards.
Why it matters: The U.S. and China are in tight competition to dominate the AI market, both in the private sector and within their own governments.
The strongest solar flares in decades made for some jaw-dropping views over the weekend, but the incredible images that were shared across the world also reflect a unique moment in technological time.
Zoom in: The power of modern smartphones to combine several seconds of light into a single captivating image made most of the photographs possible.
AI's heaviest hitters are positioning themselves for a looming titanic showdown over who will answer the world's questions.
Why it matters: Google has owned this role in the digital universe for two decades, reaping a river of cash from monetizing users' attention — but the rise of ChatGPT opened the door to change, and OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, is coming on strong.
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