GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Best iPad of 2025: Top iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Pro Picks

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-01 06:25:00

As we said above, the best iPad features right now are distributed across models, making it hard to single out a go-to "perfect" iPad right now. Price, performance, front camera quality, accessory support and display quality vary across models. Most people tend to buy iPads for family or personal use, and you'll need to decide how much you want to spend. There are also frequent sales of iPads that can change the equation too. The iPad as a product line is great overall. Models tend to have long

Topics: air apple ipad models pro

Shop Amazon

Sony’s best noise-canceling headphones are up to 45 percent off

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-08-01 07:00:00

Every model in Sony’s WH-1000XM lineup has consistently ranked among the best headphones you can buy, and thanks to Amazon Prime Day, several of the latest entries are on sale. Right now, for instance, the brand-new WH-1000XM6 are available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Sony for around $428 ($22 off), which is the first cash discount we’ve seen. If that’s too pricey, you can also pick up the XM5 at Amazon starting at $248 ($150 off), which remains their best price to date. Unsurprisingly, the XM6

Topics: best headphones model sony xm5

Shop Amazon

Show HN: Cactus – Ollama for Smartphones

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-01 11:20:59

Hey HN, Henry and Roman here - we've been building a cross-platform framework for deploying LLMs, VLMs, Embedding Models and TTS models locally on smartphones. Ollama enables deploying LLMs models locally on laptops and edge severs, Cactus enables deploying on phones. Deploying directly on phones facilitates building AI apps and agents capable of phone use without breaking privacy, supports real-time inference with no latency, we have seen personalised RAG pipelines for users and more. Apple a

Topics: ai cactus deploying models platform

Shop Amazon

Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-01 13:05:35

On Wednesday night, Elon Musk unveiled xAI's latest flagship models Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy via livestream, just one day after the company's Grok chatbot began generating outputs that featured blatantly antisemitic tropes in responses to users on X. Among the two models, xAI calls Grok 4 Heavy its "multi-agent version." According to Musk, Grok 4 Heavy "spawns multiple agents in parallel" that "compare notes and yield an answer," simulating a study group approach. The company describes this as t

Topics: grok heavy models musk percent

Shop Amazon

Elon Musk introduced Grok 4 last night, calling it the ‘smartest AI in the world’ — what businesses need to know

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-08-01 19:24:46

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now After days of controversy surrounding a flurry of antisemitic responses made recently by his Grok AI-powered chatbot on his social network X (formerly Twitter), a seemingly unrepentant and unbothered Elon Musk launched the latest version of his AI model family, Grok 4, during an event livestreamed on X last night, calling it the “the smarte

Topics: ai grok model models musk

Shop Amazon

Prime Day-3 Deals: iPhone 16 Pro $365 off, iPad from $279, Nomad Find My wallet card $20, much more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-08-02 03:45:39

We are back at it again for the third day of Amazon’s massive Prime Day sale. While much of the best Apple gear deals – AirPods Pro 2 at $100 off as well as all-time lows on Apple Watch Series 10, iPad mini 7, and the M3 iPad Air lineup – are still alive and well, we have some fresh deals to bring into the spotlight. Amazon is offering some official Prime Day deals on iPhone 16 Pro units today, including 256GB and 512GB models at up to $365 off. Those offers are also joined by a rare discount on

Topics: apple day deals models prime

Shop Amazon

Could a Paper Plane Thrown from the ISS Survive the Flight?

news.ycombinator.com Universe Today 2025-08-02 06:51:30

Sometimes there are profound questions in life that must be answered, like "What is the meaning of existence?", "Are we alone in the universe?" or "What happens if you throw a paper airplane from the International Space Station?" Luckily, that third one has finally been answered, because of course someone would eventually. A new paper from Maximilien Berthet and Kojiro Suzuki from the University of Tokyo looks at "the dynamics of an origami space plane during Earth atmospheric reentry" – in ot

Topics: airplane km model paper plane

Shop Amazon

Amazon Prime Day TV deals for 2025 from Sony, LG, Samsung and others

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-02 11:19:57

Amazon Prime Day is here, and it’s the perfect time to consider upgrading that old 1080p or first-gen 4K set. While it’s been nice to see TV prices fall in general over the years, there’s always room for even more discounts. And yes that includes typically high-end technology like OLED and MiniLED screens. We’ve collected the best Prime Day discounts on sets from Sony, Samsung, LG and others, along with additional deals on media streamers and soundbars. It turns out, you really don’t have to spe

Topics: inch mini model sony tv

Shop Amazon

Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-08-02 23:28:59

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, late on Wednesday released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 4, and unveiled a new $300-per-month AI subscription plan, SuperGrok Heavy. Grok is xAI’s answer to models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, and can analyze images and respond to questions. In recent months, Grok has become more deeply integrated into Musk’s social network, X, which was recently acquired by xAI. However, that has also put Grok’s misbehavior front and center for millions of users.

Topics: ai grok heavy model xai

Shop Amazon

Open vs. closed models: AI leaders from GM, Zoom and IBM weigh trade-offs for enterprise use

venturebeat.com Marty Swant 2025-08-03 00:19:35

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Deciding on AI models is as much of a technical decision and it is a strategic one. But choosing open, closed or hybrid models all have trade-offs. While speaking at this year’s VB Transform, model architecture experts from General Motors, Zoom and IBM discussed how their companies and customers consider AI model selection. Barak Turovsky

Topics: ai model models open said

Shop Amazon

Why I recommend this TCL Mini LED TV over flagship OLED models - especially at $700 off

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-08-03 11:23:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL QM7K (65-inch) is on sale for $799 ($800 off). It has exceptional contrast and superb glare resistance, plus AI features and gaming boosts. The setup process for this beautiful-looking TV is tedious. View now at Amazon For Amazon Prime Day, you can get various sizes of the TCL QM7K for hundreds of dollars off. Recently, I took a look at this year's base-level Mini-LED set from TCL, the QM6K. After spending some time with its higher-end sibling, the TCL QM7K, I i

Topics: model qm6k qm7k tcl tv

Shop Amazon

A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control

wired.com Will Knight 2025-08-03 22:59:23

A new kind of large language model, developed by researchers at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), makes it possible to control how training data is used even after a model has been built. The new model, called FlexOlmo, could challenge the current industry paradigm of big artificial intelligence companies slurping up data from the web, books, and other sources—often with little regard for ownership—and then owning the resulting models entirely. Once data is baked into an AI model today, extract

Topics: ai2 data flexolmo model models

Shop Amazon

OpenAI’s open language model is imminent

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-04 07:00:00

Microsoft’s complicated relationship with OpenAI is about to take an interesting turn. As the pair continue to renegotiate a contract to allow OpenAI to restructure into a for-profit company, OpenAI is preparing to release an open language AI model that could drive even more of a wedge between the two companies. Sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell me that CEO Sam Altman’s AI lab is readying an open-weight model that will debut as soon as next week with providers other than just OpenAI and

Topics: ai microsoft model open openai

Shop Amazon

Circle to Search gets a key upgrade first on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 15:00:35

TL;DR The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are the first devices to receive the improved Circle to Search with AI Mode. AI Mode supports longer questions in Google Search and enables more descriptive answers. With AI Mode in Circle to Search, you can add context to screen snippets for improved results. AI Mode is also coming to Google Lens. Among all other touchpoints, Google has been especially bullish on injecting AI into our Search experience. After first launching its AI Mode in Google search

Topics: ai galaxy google mode search

Shop Amazon

Proposal: GUI-first, text-based mechanical CAD inspired by software engineering

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-01 15:37:00

Most mechanical CAD tools (SolidWorks, Fusion, FreeCAD) still lock all modeling into opaque binary files. That makes it hard to track changes, collaborate with Git, or automate builds. I’ve written a proposal for an alternative paradigm: - GUI-first, like KiCad - visual modeling is the default - Text-based source files (YAML/JSON) — readable, diffable, Git-friendly - Separation of source and result - .step, .stl and previews are built artifacts - Parametric logic is explicit - slot width =

Topics: cad files git github modeling

Shop Amazon

Why I don't ride the AI Hype Train

news.ycombinator.com Mert Bulan 2025-08-05 08:29:46

Ever since ChatGPT came out, the tech world has jumped on a new hype train—just like it did before with crypto, NFTs, and the metaverse. This time, I think the hype spread even faster because it was so easy to try—just open a website and start typing. ChatGPT quickly became one of the fastest-growing products ever, reaching 100 million users in 2 months. Like past trends, it also brought a lot of debate and strong opinions. I’ve used ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), and I’ve even

Topics: ai companies like models people

Shop Amazon

Best Dyson Vacuum Cleaners of 2025: I Put the Best-Known Vacuum Brand to the Test

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 23:34:00

There are many key factors we look at when helping you decide on a Dyson vacuum. Here are some of the ones we use to weigh scoring. Sarah Tew/CNET Cordless vs. corded Cordless Dyson models (V-series, Gen5) prioritize portability for quick cleanups and multi-level homes but are limited by battery life. Generally, CNET only tests cordless vacuums in our testing lab, but that doesn't mean corded isn't the right choice. Our lab testing shows that most Dyson vacuums we recommend can last between 3

Topics: detect dyson gen5 like models

Shop Amazon

I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 12:33:14

EarthGPT Work with multi-spectral satellite imagery by leveraging the power of LLMs and modern remote sensing.

Topics: earthgpt imagery leveraging llms modern

Shop Amazon

The Prime Day sale on TCL’s 85-inch TV is one of the best deals out there

theverge.com John Higgins 2025-08-05 11:14:36

Prime Day 2025 is the best time this year to get a big-screen TV. Sure, there are deals in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, but those are generally on the previous year’s TV because most new models haven’t been released yet. Prime Day, however, comes after most major TV refreshes — including the 85-inch TCL QM8K, available for a limited time at Amazon and Best Buy for $2,499.99 ($1,300 off). For its size and overall brightness, especially if you’re looking for a bright-room TV, the QM8K

Topics: bright models qm8k tcl tv

Shop Amazon

This $85 Kindle deal is the one most people should buy for Prime Day

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-05 15:13:00

ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon's base model Kindle promises quicker page-turning, a brighter display, and a fun matcha green colorway (alongside the classic black) It's on sale for $85 during Prime Day The e-reader is more reactive and vivid, and reading anything on the lightweight, portable device is convenient. This model has the shortest battery life out of the entire lineup, but it's still six weeks long. View now at Amazon The base model Kindle is on sale during Prime Day for $85, $20 les

Topics: base kindle model reader reading

Shop Amazon

The Tradeoffs of SSMs and Transformers

news.ycombinator.com Goomba Ai Lab 2025-08-05 22:12:06

This blog post was adapted from a talk I’ve given a handful of times over the last year. It was meant to be a high-level talk accessible to a fairly broad audience, but hopefully has some interesting insights, opinions, and intuitions around sequence models for the dedicated researchers too. State Space Models Just so we’re on the same page, I’ll start by defining what I mean by a state space model. (This section isn’t strictly necessary to get to the main part of this post though; feel free t

Topics: attention data models state transformers

Shop Amazon

You Can Now Play ‘The Last of Us Part II’ in Chronological Order

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-08-06 03:00:43

The video Game publisher Naughty Dog released a free update to The Last of Us Part II today that adds a new chronological story mode. The mode effectively replaces the game’s nonlinear structure that bounced players between two separate characters. Otherwise, the update keeps the gameplay the same. Game owners will get the new mode automatically as part of the latest patch download. In the original version of The Last of Us Part II, players switch between dual protagonists Ellie and Abby, whos

Topics: game mode original players story

Shop Amazon

AI Does Something Subtly Bizarre If You Make Typos While Talking to It

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-06 07:10:38

New research suggests that medical AI chatbots are woefully unreliable at understanding how people actually communicate their health problems. As detailed in yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study presented last month by MIT researchers, an AI chatbot is more likely to advise a patient not to seek medical care if their messages contained typos. The errors AI is susceptible to can be as seemingly inconsequential as an extra space between words, or if the patient used slang or colorful language. And strik

Topics: ai medical models patient using

Shop Amazon

Rivian unveils a new quad-motor R1 variant

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-06 07:03:34

Rivian has a new high-performance EV that you almost certainly don't need. On Tuesday, the automaker unveiled a quad-motor variant of the second-generation R1. The EV can do remarkable things, but it's positioned as more of an off-road brand magnet than a sensible purchase. The Gen 2 Quad R1T (truck) starts at $115,990, and its R1S (SUV) counterpart starts at $121,990. The Gen 2 Quad lineup packs serious power. The four motors combine to give it 1,025 horsepower and 1,198 lb-ft of torque. It ca

Topics: ev high mode quad rivian

Shop Amazon

LLM-Ready Training Dataset for Apple's Foundation Models (iOS 26)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 06:52:28

The only comprehensive training dataset for Apple's Foundation Models Framework (iOS 26) What You Get Three technical specification files for training LLMs on Apple's Foundation Models framework: 1. Core Framework Guide SystemLanguageModel availability, LanguageModelSession management, response generation, and context handling. 2. Advanced Implementation Guide @Generable/@Guide macros, constrained decoding, Tool protocol, and performance optimization. 3. Strategic Features Guide Adapter

Topics: ai foundation guide models training

Shop Amazon

Smollm3: Smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner LLM

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 05:13:40

SmolLM3: smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner Published July 8, 2025 Update on GitHub Base model: https://hf.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B-Base Instruct and reasoning model: https://hf.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B Small language models are becoming increasingly important as users seek capable models that can be deployed efficiently. The community has produced a fascinating range of capable small models, each pushing the boundaries of what's possible at this scale. With SmolLM3, we're excit

Topics: model performance reasoning smollm3 training

Shop Amazon

VITURE launches new series of XR glasses for gamers, enthusiasts, and professionals

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-06 15:27:46

TL;DR VITURE has announced the launch of its Luma series and The Beast XR glasses. The Luma series consists of three entries, including a base model, Pro, and Ultra. The Beast is the company’s flagship model, boasting the most advanced specs. The XR glasses market is getting increasingly crowded with major players like Google, Samsung, and Apple all looking to enter the space. However, those tech giants have their work cut out for them as competitors like Xreal and VITURE have their own produ

Topics: beast luma model pro viture

Shop Amazon

The Last of Us Part II’s new mode puts the story in chronological order

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-08-06 15:32:34

With season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us in the books, and with no The Last of Us Part III coming in the immediate future, Naughty Dog has come up with an interesting way to funnel all the attention from the show into the game. The studio has released a new, free patch for The Last of Us Part II Remastered that lets you play the game in chronological order. The mode takes Abby and Ellie’s stories and interleaves them in chronological order rather than the nonlinear story of the original version of

Topics: chronological dog game mode new

Shop Amazon

There’s now a cheaper Retroid Pocket Flip 2 available, but here’s why you shouldn’t buy it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-06 19:38:14

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The Dimensity 1100 edition of the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 will go up for sale later today. With the 72-hour early bird discount, it costs $50 less than the Snapdragon 865 version. The D1100 is powerful enough for PS2, but the SD865 has better driver support. The release of the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 earlier this year was rocky to say the least, with the looming threat of tariffs and halted shipping marring what was otherwise one of the most anticipated A

Topics: 1100 flip model retroid switch

Shop Amazon

The Kindle most people should buy is majorly discounted for Prime Day

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-07 03:40:26

ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon's base model Kindle promises quicker page-turning, a brighter display, and a fun matcha green colorway (alongside the classic black) It's on sale for $85 during Prime Day The e-reader is more reactive and vivid, and reading anything on the lightweight, portable device is convenient. This model has the shortest battery life out of the entire lineup, but it's still six weeks long. $109.99 at Amazon $109.99 at Target $109.99 at Best Buy more buying choices The base

Topics: base kindle model reader reading

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Best iPad of 2025: Top iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Pro Picks

Sony’s best noise-canceling headphones are up to 45 percent off

Show HN: Cactus – Ollama for Smartphones

Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X

Elon Musk introduced Grok 4 last night, calling it the ‘smartest AI in the world’ — what businesses need to know

Prime Day-3 Deals: iPhone 16 Pro $365 off, iPad from $279, Nomad Find My wallet card $20, much more

Could a Paper Plane Thrown from the ISS Survive the Flight?

Amazon Prime Day TV deals for 2025 from Sony, LG, Samsung and others

Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription

Open vs. closed models: AI leaders from GM, Zoom and IBM weigh trade-offs for enterprise use

Why I recommend this TCL Mini LED TV over flagship OLED models - especially at $700 off

A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control

OpenAI’s open language model is imminent

Circle to Search gets a key upgrade first on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7

Proposal: GUI-first, text-based mechanical CAD inspired by software engineering

Why I don't ride the AI Hype Train

Best Dyson Vacuum Cleaners of 2025: I Put the Best-Known Vacuum Brand to the Test

I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

The Prime Day sale on TCL’s 85-inch TV is one of the best deals out there

This $85 Kindle deal is the one most people should buy for Prime Day

The Tradeoffs of SSMs and Transformers

You Can Now Play ‘The Last of Us Part II’ in Chronological Order

AI Does Something Subtly Bizarre If You Make Typos While Talking to It

Rivian unveils a new quad-motor R1 variant

LLM-Ready Training Dataset for Apple's Foundation Models (iOS 26)

Smollm3: Smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner LLM

VITURE launches new series of XR glasses for gamers, enthusiasts, and professionals

The Last of Us Part II’s new mode puts the story in chronological order

There’s now a cheaper Retroid Pocket Flip 2 available, but here’s why you shouldn’t buy it

The Kindle most people should buy is majorly discounted for Prime Day

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising