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Perplexity AI News Research
User asked for research on perplexity about the latest daily AI news (Claude, OpenAI). Collected tasks: – Summarize what ‘perplexity’ measures in language models. – Discuss limitations of perplexity for news/real-time evaluation. – Propose additional metrics and methods for assessing model behavior on daily AI news (hallucination rate, factuality, model drift, robustness, safety signals). –…
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Apple pushing users to iOS 26 — my take
Why I think Apple is pushing users to iOS 26 — and why that worries me I’m skeptical: Apple released iOS 26.2 to fix several serious security vulnerabilities, then simultaneously pushed iOS 18.7.3 as a companion update. That sequence reads to me like pressure — not just protection — for users to move off the…
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Why I think Germany’s revived data‑retention plan is a privacy step backward
Why I think Germany’s revived data‑retention plan is a privacy step backward I’m not a fan of surveillance creep dressed up as public safety. The German government is reportedly pushing to force ISPs to store the IP addresses they assign to users for three months so law enforcement can追踪 online crime. That sounds efficient on…
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Last-minute holiday gifts: stop panicking and buy smarter
Last-minute holiday gifts: stop panicking and buy smarter I’ll be blunt: I don’t feel bad for last-minute shoppers — but I do admire the energy. If you’re racing the clock, stop hunting for the perfect thing and pick something that actually arrives. Shipping deadlines matter more than your taste at this point. Here are the…
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Why Waymo’s SF outage-stranded cars are a reality check for autonomy
Why I think Waymo getting stranded in San Francisco is a reality check I’m not shocked, I’m annoyed. Several Waymo vehicles ended up stuck at dark intersections during San Francisco’s power outage, waving hazard lights like confused lawn ornaments. The company paused ride‑hail services — sensible — but the images of self‑driving taxis stranded in…
