OpenAI launches open-weight GPT-OSS models rivaling proprietary LLMs with full customization and chain-of-thought transparency

OpenAI launches gpt-oss open-weight LLMs. - Two sizes: 120B parameters for powerful hardware, 20B for desktops/laptops.\n. - Enable agentic tasks with chain-of-thought reasoning, tool use (web search, Python execution).\n. - Fully customizable with fine-tuning and adjustable reasoning effort.\n. - Provide full chain-of-thought outputs for transparency and debugging.\n. - Apache 2.0 licensed for commercial use without patent or copyleft risks.\n. - Performance close to OpenAI’s proprietary models on benchmarks like MMLU and AIME.\n. - Extensive safety testing with external reviews marks progress for open model safety.\n. - Developer-friendly playground and broad vendor collaboration enhance accessibility.\n. - Community excited about local frontier-quality LLMs but highlight performance trade-offs vs. other open models.\n. . ---. AI tools don’t make engineers 10x productive—here’s why. - AI coding assistants excel at boilerplate and small scripts but struggle with large codebases, complex contexts, and nuanced language.\n. - Software delivery involves many steps beyond coding (ideation, review, testing, deployment) that AI has not notably shortened.\n. - “10x engineer” productivity often comes from reducing unnecessary work, something AI does not replicate.\n. - Many 10x productivity claims are hype or management-driven pressure rather than measurable gains.\n. - Emphasizes maintaining coding joy and mastery over speed, urging realistic expectations about AI’s impact.\n. - Advises managers to foster trust and avoid unrealistic productivity demands fueled by AI hype.\n. . ---. DeepMind unveils Genie 3: scalable real-time 3D world model. - Generates diverse, immersive 3D environments at 720p/24fps without explicit 3D representations like NeRFs.\n. - Supports text-prompted creation of dynamic, interactive worlds including natural, historical, and fantastical settings.\n. - Simulates natural phenomena (water, lighting) and complex environment interactions.\n. - Enables text-driven user interactions and powers embodied AI agents (e.g., SIMA) for navigation and task pursuit.\n. - Demonstrates emergent long-term consistency over minutes but limited multi-agent social interaction and geographical accuracy.\n. - Released as a controlled research preview emphasizing safety in open-ended world generation.\n. - Use cases include education, AI training, robotics simulation, and generative media.\n. - Prompts community reflection on neural world models versus traditional 3D engines and prospects of robots “learning in their dreams.”\n. . ---. US pressures TSMC to invest $400B and buy 49% stake in Intel for tariff relief. - US ties tariff relief on Taiwan to TSMC acquiring a large Intel stake and massive US semiconductor investments.\n. - Intel faces revenue decline ($79B in 2021 to $53B in 2024), production delays, and strategic uncertainty despite federal grants.\n. - The $400B investment plus forced acquisition is financially and politically controversial.\n. - Industry doubts feasibility and critiques the approach as extortionate, likely inflating consumer costs.\n. - Seen as a geopolitical move to bolster US semiconductor independence and tie Taiwan semiconductor capability to US defense commitments.\n. - Alternative partnership suggestions exist, including collaborations with Apple or Nvidia.\n. - Highlights the complex interplay of trade policy, national security, and global chip supply chains.\n. . ---. uBlock Origin Lite: minimal, declarative content blocker for Apple devices. - Lightweight, free content blocker for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision, available via Mac App Store.\n. - Uses declarative filtering leveraging browser-native CSS/JS injection—no persistent background service.\n. - Integrates popular filter lists (EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s Ad servers).\n. - Minimal CPU/memory footprint; service worker activates only during UI interactions.\n. - Compatible with iOS 18+, macOS 15+, visionOS 2.0+.\n. - No user data collection ensured by a detailed privacy policy.\n. - Appeals to privacy-conscious users wanting streamlined ad blocking without extension bloat or performance overhead....