Google launches Gemini 3 Flash, promising faster AI reasoning at lower cost | Technology News

Google, on Wednesday, December 17, introduced Gemini 3 Flash, a new iteration of its AI model family that has been designed to offer advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities with considerable reduction in latency and cost.  The new model is a combination of deep reasoning strengths of larger frontier models with speed and efficiency that has … Read more

Dubai hosts live, playable game of Tetris in the desert night sky with 2,800 RGB drones | Technology News

Red Bull Gaming recently hosted a tournament where it used RGB drones to turn the desert night sky into a live, playable Tetris game. The grand final was held at the Dubai Frame, a 492-foot-tall structure that served as the venue. Spectators here were treated to a total of 4,000 drones with live music and … Read more

OnePlus launches 15R with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, brings stylus support to new OnePlus Pad Go 2 | Technology News

OnePlus on Wednesday, December 17, officially launched OnePlus 15R, the sidekick to the flagship OnePlus 15 launched last month, featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 mobile processor and Android-based OxygenOS 16. The latest iteration in OnePlus’ R-series follows the formula set by previous models, which is to be the halfway point between flagships … Read more

Pornhub data breach: Who are ShinyHunters, the hackers claiming to steal user data? | Technology News

ShinyHunters, a prominent hacking group known for infiltrating big tech companies, has claimed that it has stolen member data belonging to the popular adult website Pornhub. The extortion gang has threatened the website that it will publish the search and watch history of its members. Last week, Pornhub announced that it was impacted by a … Read more

AI can now pass the CFA exams: What does that mean for finance jobs? | Technology News

For a long time, large language models (LLMs), known for their expertise with language and reasoning, miserably failed at serious finance tests. But now all that is changing; a new study has found that six leading AI models passed all three levels of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification exams. This is often reckoned as the … Read more

Earth’s satellite fleet faces rising risk of rapid collision cascades, says study

Scientists warn that Earth may have only a narrow window of less than three days to avert a cascading satellite disaster if a powerful solar storm disrupts spacecraft operations in low Earth orbit. A single significant collision could trigger a chain reaction of debris, resulting in an orbit congested with junk and rendering the area … Read more

Meta brings Instagram Reels to TVs, taking a first step toward competing with YouTube | Technology News

Meta on Wednesday announced that it is bringing Reels, Instagram’s short-form video feed, beyond mobile as it expands the app to TVs, starting with Amazon Fire TV. For years, Instagram Reels have been limited to smartphones. That’s now changing with a new app launching on TVs, particularly Amazon’s Fire TV devices. This is the first … Read more

Amazon in talks to invest about $10 billion in OpenAI, source says | Technology News

Amazon.com Inc is in talks to invest in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI in a potential deal that could value the artificial intelligence firm at more than $500 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Amazon may invest about $10 billion in OpenAI, but the talks between the two firms are “very fluid”, the source … Read more