Author: The Tech Guy

The rumors were true: OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of its new frontier large language model (LLM) family, GPT-5.2.It comes at a pivotal moment for the AI pioneer, which has faced intensifying pressure since rival Google’s Gemini 3 LLM seized the top spot on major third-party performance leaderboards and many key benchmarks last month, though OpenAI leaders stressed in a press briefing that the timing of this release had been discussed and worked on well in advance of the release of Gemini 3.OpenAI describes GPT-5.2 as its "most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work," aiming to reclaim…

NASA has selected one small explorer mission concept to advance toward flight design and another for an extended period of concept development. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Science Management Council selected CINEMA (Cross-scale Investigation of Earth’s Magnetotail and Aurora) to enter Phase B of development, which includes planning and design for flight and mission operations. The principal investigator for the CINEMA mission concept is Robyn Millan from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The proposed CINEMA mission aims to advance our understanding of how plasma energy flows into the Earth’s magnetosphere. This highly dynamic convective flow is unpredictable — sometimes steady…

If you’ve been eyeing Samsung’s top-end smartwatch but choking at the price, this is a much easier way in. This renewed Galaxy Watch Ultra gives you the 47mm titanium design, LTE connectivity, AI-powered insights, and all the fitness and health tracking you’d expect, for $249.99 instead of roughly $500. The catch is simple: it’s renewed, not brand new, which is exactly why the price looks so good. What you’re getting This is Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra 47mm LTE model, so you’re getting the big, premium version, not a stripped-down variant. The titanium gray case, rugged design, and onboard GPS make…

Ever since I added a receiver and Apple TV 4K to my living room, I’ve been cursed with having too many remotes. I have my receiver’s remote, my TV’s remote, and my Apple TV’s remote. It was a jumbled mess of things, and I often had to use a combination of all three to get to where I wanted to go. For a long time, I just put up with it, but that’s all changed with the SofaBaton X2. Universal remotes have been around for many years, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one quite like this. For starters,…

Marble, a startup building artificial intelligence agents for tax professionals, has raised $9 million in seed funding as the accounting industry grapples with a deepening labor shortage and mounting regulatory complexity.The round, led by Susa Ventures with participation from MXV Capital and Konrad Capital, positions Marble to compete in a market where AI adoption has lagged significantly behind other knowledge industries like law and software development."When we looked at the economy and asked ourselves where AI is going to transform the way businesses operate, we focused on knowledge industries — specifically businesses with hourly fee-based service models," said Bhavin Shah,…

As prominent artificial intelligence researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational hardware.These “biocomputers” are still in their early days. They can play simple games such as Pong, and perform basic speech recognition.But the excitement is fueled by three converging trends.First, venture capital is flowing into anything adjacent to AI, making speculative ideas suddenly fundable. Second, techniques for growing brain tissue outside the body have matured with the pharmaceutical industry jumping on board. Third, rapid advances in brain–computer interfaces have seen growing acceptance of technologies…

ZTE is reportedly closing in on a deal to resolve its foreign bribery allegations by way of a $1 billion payment to the U.S. government. According to a new Reuters News report, the U.S. Department of Justice has an ongoing investigation into ZTE’s violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) across several regions, with U.S. officials now working on a resolution that would involve a $1 billion payment. ZTE faces multiple bribery allegations under the FCPA for allegedly bribing officials across several regions to secure telecom contracts. According to people familiar with the ongoing DOJ investigation into ZTE, the…

My first car was a 2002 model, which required an annoying setup of a phone stand, FM transmitter, and tapping a tiny screen to enjoy navigation and music in the car. When it came time for a replacement, I made sure my new car had Android Auto and Apple CarPlay so I wouldn’t have to deal with that clumsy setup again. I’ve had that car for almost 8 years, and after more than five years with Apple CarPlay, I’m happy with it overall. It’s convenient, and I can’t imagine having a car without it. However, it’s not perfect. CarPlay could…

Watch 2026 PDC World Darts Championship live streams as Luke Littler returns to the iconic Alexandra Palace, London, to defend the world crown he won for the first time last year. Below we have worldwide information on PDC World Darts Championship TV channels, broadcasters and where you can watch live streams. Littler is back where it all began. Two years ago the unseeded 16-year-old cut an unexpected swathe through the draw to reach the final. The Nuke has barely let up since, and won the 2025 title after beating three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final. Littler faces…

Engineering teams are generating more code with AI agents than ever before. But they're hitting a wall when that code reaches production.The problem isn't necessarily the AI-generated code itself. It's that traditional monitoring tools generally struggle to provide the granular, function-level data AI agents need to understand how code actually behaves in complex production environments. Without that context, agents can't detect issues or generate fixes that account for production reality.It's a challenge that startup Hud is looking to help solve with the launch of its runtime code sensor on Wednesday. The company's eponymous sensor runs alongside production code, automatically tracking…