OpenAI has finally released open-weight language models

OpenAI has finally released its first open-weight large language models since 2019’s GPT-2. These new “gpt-oss” models are available in two different sizes and score similarly to the company’s o3-mini and o4-mini models on several benchmarks. Unlike the models available through OpenAI’s web interface, these new open models can be […]

The Trump administration is warning states that they risk losing access to broadband funds if they set price caps on low-cost ISP plans (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: The Trump administration is warning states that they risk losing access to broadband funds if they set price caps on low-cost ISP plans  —  The Trump administration is telling states they will be shut out of a $42 billion broadband deployment fund if they set […]

Venus and Jupiter dance in the morning sky

If you head out before sunrise (say, about 5 a.m. local time) and look eastward during the next few days, you’ll see planetary motion in action. Venus, blazing at magnitude –4.0, and Jupiter, no slouch itself shining at magnitude –2.0, are getting closer each day. Tomorrow morning (which is Wednesday, August 6 […]