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For its part, OpenAI hasn’t confirmed anything beyond saying in the past that GPT-5 (and even GPT-6) were under devleopment, and that the company had something “exciting” in the making this year.In an earlier March 2024 interview with the Lex Freidman Podcast, Altman said the “honest answer” is he doesn’t know when GPT-5 will be ready, saying that his company has “a lot of other important things to release” before its next major LLM update.“A lot” could well refer to OpenAI’s wildly impressive AI video generator Sora and even a potential incremental GPT-4.5 release.This is also the now infamous interview…

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If you want to get the biggest Social Security check possible, you’ll likely have to wait until you turn 70 years old. The program rewards participants who wait to start collecting their benefits by offering them up to 8% for each year they delay past their full retirement age. Benefits top out at 70, and more often than not, waiting until that age to claim maximizes someone’s lifetime income from Social Security.But delaying benefits until 70 comes with some serious costs too. And sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to wait that long at all. Here’s the unfortunate truth about claiming…

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Last month, the City of New York came under scrutiny when its AI-powered chatbot was shown to be dispensing incorrect information, encouraging small business owners to break laws and violate worker and tenant protections. When asked about the chatbot’s shortcomings, first reported by investigative outlet The Markup, New York City Mayor Eric Adams responded that “[a]ny time you use technology, you need to put it out into the real environment to iron out the kinks.”   Weeks later, the chatbot is still up, running, and dispensing faulty advice — and any “kinks” being ironed out are coming at the expense…

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A group of young dancers from Atlantic City showed they can compete with the best last week.Hot Topic Dance Academy returned from the Allstar World Championship in Orlando, Fla., with gold and silver wins.This is the third time Hot Topic has been world champs, noted Whitney Brown, the academy’s proud owner.The “mini-divas” ages 8 to 11 got gold, while the older group came in second in the junior division.The two teams based out of Atlantic City’s PAL topped all their previous competitions this year, Brown said.”We are thrilled to share the incredible experience Hot Topic Dance Academy had competing at…

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Table of Contents {{ tocState.toggleTocShowMore ? ‘Show more’ : ‘Show less’ }} High inflation and stagnant wage growth are contributing to cost-of-living pressures, with more Australians than ever launching a side hustle to make extra money. Here’s a few ideas to get you started. Some 44% of Australians were experiencing some form of financial hardship at the end of 2023, which is the highest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic began, according to a survey by NAB. It is therefore unsurprising that the number of people holding more than one job is at a record high in Australia, with the…

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NEW YORK — As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye.But when it came to the seamy claims by porn performer Stormy Daniels, David Pecker, the tabloid’s longtime publisher, said he put his foot down.“I am not paying for this story,” he told jurors Thursday at Trump’s hush money trial, recounting his version of a conversation with Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen about the catch-and-kill scheme that prosecutors…

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YouTube recently expanded its affiliate marketing offerings, aiming to streamline brands’ and creators’ ability to partner in advertising and reach consumers in a timely, relevant, and personalised fashion. Among the new tools is YouTube’s Affiliate Hub, which has been launched directly within the platform’s app “so creators can find the latest list of shopping partners, competitive commission rates, promo codes, and even request samples from top brands”. It is intended to make it easier for shopping creators to find the information to start planning their next shoppable video. Shopping Collections, “a new way for creators to curate products from their…

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Today to be a leading player in any industry, brands must position themselves as smart and futuristic. Such positioning requires adopting sustainable practices, using cutting-edge technology, leveraging brand legacy, rigorous R&D, developing innovative products, and using marketing effectively to connect with tech-savvy customers and engage with them in real-time conversations.  Over the last decade, marketing has evolved to weave handcrafted narratives that shape how a brand is perceived by consumers. With innovation at its core, a good marketing strategy brings a brand closer to consumers by integrating a host of traditional and new-age marketing strategies that build brand awareness, and…

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With artificial intelligence reshaping industries, offering AI services can unlock new earning … [+] opportunities as a freelancergetty Between mass layoffs, ghost job postings, and the effects of inflation, the 2024 job market is proving to be extremely challenging, leading increasing numbers of professionals to resort to freelancing. In fact, Gen Z have already jumped aboard the trend. A staggering 70% of Gen Z professionals globally are either currently freelancing, or intend to in the near future, according to a recent study undertaken by Fiverr. If you find yourself among those looking to secure a new gig, there is a…

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