Monthly Archives: July 2024

Patriots offensive lineman is not worried about switching positions

This offseason, the New England Patriots opted to let starting left tackle Trent Brown leave in free agency, and they’re attempting to replace him with a veteran signing, Chukwuma Okorafor, and a third-round draft pick, Caedan Wallace. Okorafor was brought in first after spending his first six seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.… Read More »

New OC but same old story for the 2024 Cleveland Browns

Ken Dorsey replaces Alex Van Pelt as the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator in 2024.  Some Browns fans hoped that this meant a changing of the guard with the Browns offense in terms of playcalling, but head coach Kevin Stefanski recently confirmed it does not. Stefanski announced that he will continue to call the plays this… Read More »

Hang out with Ars in San Jose and DC this fall for two infrastructure events

Enlarge / Infrastructure! reader comments 16 Howdy, Arsians! Last year, we partnered with IBM to host an in-person event in the Houston area where we all gathered together, had some cocktails, and talked about resiliency and the future of IT. Location always matters for things like this, and so we hosted it at Space Center… Read More »

Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI models

Enlarge / An illustration provided by Google. reader comments 18 On Thursday, Google DeepMind announced that AI systems called AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 reportedly solved four out of six problems from this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), achieving a score equivalent to a silver medal. The tech giant claims this marks the first time an… Read More »

OpenAI hits Google where it hurts with new SearchGPT prototype

Benj Edwards / OpenAI reader comments 69 Arguably, few companies have unintentionally contributed more to the increase of AI-generated noise online than OpenAI. Despite its best intentions—and against its terms of service—its AI language models are often used to compose spam, and its pioneering research has inspired others to build AI models that can potentially… Read More »

Chrome will now prompt some users to send passwords for suspicious files

reader comments 54 Google is redesigning Chrome malware detections to include password-protected executable files that users can upload for deep scanning, a change the browser maker says will allow it to detect more malicious threats. Google has long allowed users to switch on the Enhanced Mode of its Safe Browsing, a Chrome feature that warns… Read More »