Author: Vidya Saras

OpenAI is making a smaller, more efficient version of its cleverest artificial intelligence model available for free as it seeks to answer the hype and enthusiasm swirling around a new open source offering from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.WIRED previously reported that OpenAI was prepping the new model, called o3-mini, for release on January 31. The company’s researchers have been working overtime to get it ready for prime time, according to sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity.o3-mini, which OpenAI teased in December, is a smaller version of the model that features the most advanced AI reasoning capabilities of any…

Loving, naive parents believed medical science was above politics and beyond question. Now, with the stroke of a pen, a destructive ideology has been eliminated.

Every cell in your body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes. These cell-specific gene expression patterns, which ensure that a brain cell is different from a skin cell, are partly determined by the three-dimensional structure of the genetic material, which controls the accessibility of each gene.MIT chemists have now come up with a new way to determine those 3D genome structures, using generative artificial intelligence. Their technique can predict thousands of structures in just minutes, making it much speedier than existing experimental methods for analyzing the structures.Using this technique, researchers could…

The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized dozens of servers and domains for a hugely popular spam and malware dissemination service operating out of Pakistan. The proprietors of the service, who use the collective nickname “The Manipulaters,” have been the subject of three stories published here since 2015. The FBI said the main clientele are organized crime groups that try to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party. One of several current Fudtools sites run by the principals of The Manipulators. On January 29, the FBI and the Dutch national police seized the technical…

Sydney Sweeney’s Hollywood takeover shows no signs of slowing down. The Euphoria and The White Lotus star has been stacking up major projects, and now, one of her long-awaited films, Americana, finally has a release date (according to our source). The neo-Western thriller, which also marks the acting debut of Grammy-nominated singer Halsey, will officially hit theaters on August 22, 2025. Sydney Sweeney’s film Americana release date Bron Studios Americana first premiered at SXSW in 2023 to strong buzz but has been stuck in distribution limbo ever since. Now, audiences will finally get a chance to see Sweeney in a…

From Saturday, the cost of wine and spirits will climb as the government raises alcohol duty in line with inflation and implements new rules linking tax levels to the strength (ABV) of each drink. While trade bodies warn that this will be a “bitter blow” for the sector, the duty on draught pints is set to fall by a modest 1.7 per cent—resulting in roughly 1p off an average-strength pint. Under the revised system, taxes on some stronger drinks will go up even more. A temporary reprieve for certain wines ended last week, meaning duty on a 14.5% ABV bottle…

The New NemesisThere is no doubt that the last cycles of elections worldwide, particularly in the U.S., have revealed several “elephants in the room” filled with hypocritic actions, psychological experiments subjecting the proletariat to new forms of manipulation, and through control under the guise of misinformation. The post-Cold War world moved from a good versus evil exposé to a world void of the enemies required to feed the West’s military-industrial-political establishment. In such a void, the illuminati in power sought a new nemesis to ensure the continuance of their power base, a foe that was easier to manipulate. The new…

The meme coin market is having a rough week.  $DOGE and $SHIB, the two giants of the meme world, are dipping in price, leaving investors scratching their heads.  But while these old-school meme coins are taking a breather, a new player is stealing the spotlight: $BEST.  This fresh presale has already raised a jaw−dropping $8.8M, proving that even in a down market, there’s always a shiny new opportunity waiting to be discovered.  The Meme Coin Market Takes a Hit Let’s face it—memes are the lifeblood of crypto culture. But even the funniest jokes can fall flat sometimes.  Over the past…

The ethereum.org Translation Program has been live for over two years, and we are excited to share a couple of milestones we have hit since its inception, as well as some of our plans for the future. Since we launched the initiative in 2019, over 2,000 community members have contributed, translating a total of 2.8 million words so far! Thanks to all this activity, ethereum.org is now available in 37 different languages. While English continues to be the primary language viewed on the site (88% of total page views), traffic to translated pages is growing as well and has more…

Research has shown the benefits of virtual reality in conjunction with meditation in improving outcomes for patients with depression and anxiety. The study used Meta Quest 3 headsets for short meditation sessions across numerous participants, with patients completing a patient health questionnaire. The results indicated that VR meditation led to a reduction in symptoms and helped stabilize emotions. Electrocardiograms were used to assess emotional regulation and monitor the heart’s rhythm. VR continues to show potential in its use as a positive tool for medical practitioners in improving mental health outcomes:” The results of our study provide a rationale for implementing…