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OpenAI's o3 model is freaking out computer science majors, and for good reason. This reasoning powerhouse threatens to automate away significant chunks of programming work. While it's not quite "Skynet for coders" yet, o3 represents a seismic shift in how we approach software development. The real kicker? Early tests show o3 can debug and refactor legacy code better than most senior engineers. Time to dust off those philosophy degrees, folks.

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Jensen Huang claims Nvidia's latest data center superchip is 30x faster for AI inference than its predecessor. At this rate, we'll be running AGI on pocket calculators by 2030. The real question: can Nvidia keep up with demand, or will we see another great GPU shortage of '23?

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In a move that would make Orwell proud, Meta is ditching third-party fact-checkers for a "Community Notes" style system. Apparently, crowdsourcing truth is the new black. This shift, along with looser hate speech rules, marks a major pivot in how Big Tech handles controversial content. Get ready for your uncle's spicy political memes to reach a whole new audience.

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• Google Home hubs now offer full local control of Matter devices. Your smart home just got a lot smarter (and less reliant on the cloud).
• Bosch unveils the first Matter-enabled smart fridge. Finally, a fridge that can talk to your toaster!
• T-Mobile sued over massive 2021 data breach. Apparently, "Un-carrier" doesn't mean "un-hackable".

If quantum computers are still decades away from being "very useful" (according to Nvidia's CEO), are we living through the AI equivalent of the dot-com bubble? Or is Jensen Huang just trying to keep Nvidia's stock price earthbound?

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