‘606 Day
GPT 5.5 was released two days ago, featuring fine‑grained control over matplotlib, allowing researchers to script complex visualizations with minimal manual tweaking. The model is being applied to the newly released out‑of‑embargo HD 80606 exoplanet observations, enabling a detailed diagram of the planet’s thermal response during periastron. Scientists model the planet as a black‑body with four free parameters: baseline temperature, albedo at the MIRI photosphere (~8 µm), radiative response timescale, and spin period. This combination of AI‑driven plotting and fresh data promises faster, more precise exoplanet analysis.
Dishonest Tunes for Dishonest Times
The article explores how AI diffusion models are now being used to generate music, spotlighting the Suno service that creates full tracks from user‑written lyrics. It explains the technical process—training on low‑entropy data, adding Gaussian noise, then reversing the noise...
Atticus
Atticus, a boutique grocery store in Providence’s East Rock neighborhood, is courting a TikTok‑savvy, health‑conscious crowd with gourmet products and eye‑catching décor. The shop’s checkout bowl, once filled with colorful pronoun pins, now displays ironic cigarette lighters, reflecting a rapid...
Tin Can Til They Wire It.
A fledgling AI‑hardware startup delivered a paid presentation at a major deep‑learning conference, unveiling its prototype “tin‑can” processor. Attendees appeared disengaged, yet the talk sparked a post‑event surge of FOMO among researchers and investors. Within days, the startup reported a...