Chinese search engine Baidu has launched two new AI models — Ernie 4.5, the latest version of the company’s foundational model first released two years ago, as well as a new reasoning model, Ernie X1. According to Reuters, Baidu claims that Ernie X1’s performance is “on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price,”, […]
Ranking 'Inside the NBA' best moments from Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson
The announcement that Turner Sports lost NBA broadcast rights following the 2024-25 season has basketball fans reeling as it implies that TNT’s “Inside the NBA” studio show will be no more. While the show was first introduced in 1989, the current “Inside” crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith have been […]
Ernie Johnson dishes out March Madness bracket strategy, biggest upset picks: 'Put Samford into the Sweet 16'
Ernie Johnson has been covering March Madness for over a decade — and he’s been preparing for this year’s tournament for the last several months. But the Emmy award-winning broadcaster is just like all of us when it comes to preparing a bracket. Ahead of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, Sporting News caught up […]