All generative AI models hallucinate, from Google’s Gemini to Anthropic’s Claude to the latest stealth release of OpenAI’s GPT-4o. The models are unreliable narrators in other words — sometimes to hilarious effect, other times problematically so. But not all models make things up at the same rate. And the kinds of mistruths they spout depend […]
Nestor Cortes delivers best road start of season in Yankees' essential win
It took facing the worst team in Major League Baseball, but Nestor Cortes finally gave the New York Yankees a shutout performance on the road. Entering Tuesday night’s start against the Chicago White Sox, the funky lefty has struggled mightily on the road this season. Cortes entered the game with a 6.08 ERA on the […]
The best hacks and security research from Black Hat and Def Con 2024
Thousands of hackers, researchers and security professionals descended on the Black Hat and Def Con security conferences in Las Vegas this week, an annual pilgrimage aimed at sharing the latest research, hacks, and knowledge across the security community. And TechCrunch was on the ground to report on the back-to-back shows and to cover some of […]
USA’s best Olympic medal count: How 2024 Paris Games final haul compares to Team USA’s most medals all-time
The United States went to Paris in the hopes of bringing back a chestful of gold from the 2024 Olympics. The Americans did just that, as Team USA’s group of Olympians totaled 40 gold medals and 126 total, leading the way in both categories for the Olympics. No other country reached triple digits in total […]
Could the Dallas Cowboys have the best cornerback duo in the NFL?
The Dallas Cowboys defense was one of the bright spots of the team over the last two seasons with the emergence of their superstar Michah Parsons and a dominant defensive line. One of the more undersung parts of the defense however, is the teams dynamic duos at the cornerback position with Trevon Diggs and DaRon […]