Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3

OpenAI’s ChatGPT service is experiencing outages, affecting some users with performance issues since Tuesday morning. Downdetector indicated that problems began around 3 AM ET, impacting multiple regions globally, with OpenAI confirming “elevated error rates and latency” for ChatGPT, its Sora text-to-video AI tool, and APIs. While some users report sluggish performance, others can access the service without issues; OpenAI is investigating the cause of these outages, with no clear timeline for resolution. Full Article

Blue Origin is struggling to meet its ambitious goal of launching the New Glenn rocket eight times in 2025, with its second flight now postponed until at least mid-August. Leadership changes include the departure of New Glenn program head Jarrett Jones amid concerns over the company's launch cadence, which is under pressure from competition with SpaceX and Amazon's Project Kuiper. The second flight, named "Never Tell Me the Odds," is expected to carry NASA's ESCAPADE...

In a live episode recorded in Cupertino, hosts Cherlynn Low and Nathan Ingraham are joined by Chris Velazco from the Washington Post and Julian Chokkattu from Wired to discuss the highlights of Apple's WWDC 2025 announcements. Despite the wide-ranging nature of the announcements, the group agrees that they appear more significant than those of previous years, although their true impact will only be assessed once they are implemented on devices. Listeners can subscribe to the...

Apple's WWDC event commenced on Monday, unveiling a range of new software announcements and updates for the upcoming year. Among the highlights is the introduction of macOS 26, also known as macOS Tahoe, which signifies a transition to newer software that may lead to reduced support for older Apple devices. As with previous WWDC keynotes, these developments reflect the company's ongoing commitment to innovation while also marking the end of support for some legacy devices....

SummaryAnti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 vaccine experts from a federal committee that advises the CDC on immunization practices, citing "persistent conflicts of interest" and labeling the group as a "rubber stamp" for vaccines. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Kennedy emphasized that removing the current members was necessary for the Trump administration to appoint new members before 2028. This decision marks a...

Apple Enhances Gaming on Macs with Metal 4 Apple announced macOS Tahoe 26 at WWDC 26, introducing Metal 4 for Apple Silicon, which includes new technologies like MetalFX Frame Interpolation and MetalFX Denoising to improve gaming graphics and performance. MetalFX Frame Interpolation enhances frame rates with minimal overhead, while MetalFX Denoising enables advanced real-time ray tracing in upcoming games such as Crimson Desert and InZOI. Additionally, a new Games app will be pre-installed on Mac,...