OpenAI makes ChatGPT ‘more direct, less verbose’

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, just got a big upgrade. OpenAI announced today that premium ChatGPT users — customers paying for ChatGPT Plus, Team or Enterprise — can now leveraged an updated and enhanced version of GPT-4 Turbo, one of the models that powers the conversational ChatGPT experience. This new model (“gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09”) brings with it […]

Colorado legislator apologizes for leaving gun in Capitol bathroom

A Colorado lawmaker apologized Thursday for leaving a firearm unattended in a bathroom at the state Capitol this week. Republican state Rep. Don Wilson left a loaded 9 mm Glock handgun on a shelf in a single occupancy bathroom on Tuesday around 9 p.m. local time, Colorado State Patrol said in a news release. The […]

Bogota begins water rationing amid severe drought

By Max Matza About ten million residents of the Colombian capital Bogota are being forced to ration water amid crippling shortages due to a severe drought. It comes as the El Niño climate phenomenon pushes reservoir levels to their lowest point in decades. Officials have split the region around the capital into nine zones – […]

Denver inflation hits below the national rate

Denver has announced that the state’s rate of inflation has hit its lowest in three years. The news means the Mile-High City’s inflation has hit under 3% and well below the United States average. The Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area would see this financial boon due to outsourced food and gasoline prices. Denver tops the low inflation charts […]

Major betting operator ensures that tribal parties are respected

FanDuel has made campaign assurances to the one hundred tribes that call the Golden State home. Speaking at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention in Anaheim, California FanDuel Chief Executive Officer Amy Howe made assurances to the assembled representatives and the media. She said “If legalized wagering is going to be done in California, it […]

Kari Lake calls legislators in push to repeal abortion ban she previously backed

Senate candidate Kari Lake has made calls to state lawmakers to push for the repeal of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion ban, according to a Republican legislator who spoke about receiving a call from her. The GOP-controlled Legislature is considering its next steps after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s 1864 near-total ban […]