It may be cold in Korea, where the festival originated, but the weather in Manila was perfect for this year’s first WATERBOMB! 2025 WATERBOMB Manila is taking place on February 22 and 23, with a host of musicians attending. The first night included several popular K-Pop artists including “WATERBOMB Queen” Kwon Eunbi, STAYC, and EXO‘s […]
Archives for 22nd February 2025
Did xAI lie about Grok 3’s benchmarks?
Debates over AI benchmarks — and how they’re reported by AI labs — are spilling out into public view. This week, an OpenAI employee accused Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, of publishing misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, Grok 3. One of the co-founders of xAI, Igor Babushkin, insisted that the company was […]
Inter Miami vs. NYCFC live score: MLS result, updates, stats as Lionel Messi begins 2025 season
Following the disappointing end to 2024, Lionel Messi begins the quest for redemption as Inter Miami open their 2025 MLS campaign with a home match against NYCFC on Saturday. The Herons won the Supporters’ Shield last year as the best team across the MLS regular season, but they fell well short of expectations in the […]
Major YouTubers Sentenced To Prison For Blackmailing Tzuyang
YouTuber Gu Je Yeok, who was on trial for blackmailing and extorting money from the famous mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang, along with some other major YouTubers, has been sentenced to prison by the court. Gu Je Yeok On February 20, KST, the Suwon District Court’s Criminal Division held a hearing for the sentencing of five individuals involved in this case, […]
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]