The latest math problem OpenAI is trying to solve is a bunch of angry mathematicians. A researcher at OpenAI said on Thursday that the ChatGPT maker is no longer sponsoring Caltech’s “math hackathon,” an event where participants use large language models to solve research problems. OpenAI’s exit follows an open letter released on Wednesday from
Welcome to Eye on AI. Beatrice Nolan here. In today’s issue: Anthropic examines the economic impact of AI. U.S. accuses Chinese AI firms of industrial-scale model copying. Meta launches its AI agent, Muse. And the amount businesses spend on AI is falling. Anthropic has three very different visions for the impact AI will have on
Oracle is holding the line on its data center spending forecast. On Thursday, Oracle reported $28.5 billion in first-quarter capital expenditures, up from $8.5 billion a year earlier. It kept its fiscal 2027 capital expenditure forecast at $90 billion to $95 billion, including data center spending. Its capex forecast has not changed from the guidance
The days of American backpackers jetting across Europe for $20 per ticket on Ryanair could be ending soon—according to Ryanair. When the war in Iran started squeezing airlines with higher fuel prices in March, Ryanair had a buffer: it hedged the majority of its estimated fuel needs at a set price through March 2027, a
Versatility: Packing space is sacred; you can only fit so much in your suitcase, and everything you bring should serve multiple purposes. For this reason, we look for coats that go with several outfits and would work just as well on a blustery day as a rainy one, including features like reversible designs, removable hoods,
As U.S. prices for diesel fuel surge to all-time highs, some California pumps literally can’t price their diesel any higher—maxing out the display at $9.999 per gallon. Fuel-tracking firm GasBuddy reported Thursday that a small handful of California fueling stations hiked their retail diesel up to the maximum display pricing as the state’s overall diesel
