av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 5, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
OpenAI has confirmed that it’s retiring ChatGPT’s most popular model, called GPT-4o, and several other models, including GPT-5 Instant, GPT-5 Thinking, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini.
In a support document, OpenAI confirmed that it made the ultimate decision to retire GPT-4o after GPT 5.2 started to live up to expectations.
”On February 13, 2026, alongside the previously announced retirement of GPT-5 (Instant and Thinking), we will retire GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini from ChatGPT. In the API, there are no changes at this time,” OpenAI said in a statement.
Bleeping Computer
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 5, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent.
Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information transmitted by the satellites but could also allow Moscow to manipulate their trajectories or even crash them.
Russian space vehicles have shadowed European satellites more intensively over the past three years, at a time of high tension between the Kremlin and the West following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
For several years, military and civilian space authorities in the West have been tracking the activities of Luch-1 and Luch-2—two Russian objects that have carried out repeated suspicious maneuvers in orbit.
Källa: Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 4, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
The countdown is on, and Super Bowl LX, between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, is less than a week away. This year’s game will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, and the Bay Area will be host to loads of other football events this week, too, including Thursday’s NFL Honors, where we’ll learn who this season’s MVP is. (That event, which will be held in San Francisco, will air live on NBC and the NFL Network on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.) While we’re curious to see who will snag the most prestigious awards at the NFL Honors, we’re more excited for the championship game itself, which airs on Sunday, Feb. 8, with a 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff, and there will be pre-game coverage airing from 12 p.m. ET on.
Källa: How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Seahawks channel, where to stream, start time, and more
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 4, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
A deep selloff in global software stocks entered a second day on Wednesday, reflecting growing concerns about how advances in artificial intelligence might impact these companies’ livelihoods.
European data analytics, professional services and software stocks fell further, following declines in shares in rivals around the world, after Anthropic’s
new legal artificial intelligence model served a fresh reminder of the threat to those companies whose business models are seen as most vulnerable to potential AI disruption.
On Wednesday, Britain’s RELX
(REL.L), opens new tab and the Netherlands’ Wolters Kluwer
(WLSNc.AS), opens new tab, which both provide analytics services to the legal industry, hit new lows, each down almost 3% in morning European trade.
Shares in London Stock Exchange Group
(LSEG.L), opens new tab fell another 6%, extending Tuesday’s near 13% drop.
Indian IT exporters
(.NIFTYIT), opens new tab also fell sharply, while Japanese software and systems developers NEC
(6701.T), opens new tab, Nomura Research
(4307.T), opens new tab and Fujitsu
(6702.T), opens new tab slid between 7% and 11%, dragging the Nikkei
(.N225), opens new tab benchmark index lower overnight.
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 4, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Last year, a federal judge ruled that Google had illegally maintained a search monopoly, but allowed the company to keep paying to be the default search engine on Apple devices (with very few caveats). Now, the Department of Justice and a group of states are appealing the overall decision. Here are the details.
A bit of background
In August 2024, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google had resorted to illegal means to maintain its monopoly in the U.S. online search market.
Part of that decision involved Google’s exclusionary agreements with companies such as Apple, as they created steeper anticompetitive effects.
With that decision in the books, the case moved to a year-long remedies phase, during which multiple witnesses from all sides, including from associated companies such as Apple, tried to make their case as to what, exactly, should happen to Google.
Källa: Apple’s search deal with Google could face renewed scrutiny as DOJ appeals antitrust ruling – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 4, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Attention Pluribus fans: Season two is in the works but don’t expect The Pitt-level of swiftness in between seasons.
Vince Gilligan joined his star Rhea Seehorn and members of the ensemble Karolina Wydra, Carlos Manuel Vesga and Samba Schutte for a panel conversation during Apple TV’s inaugural press day at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar on Tuesday. Naturally, the Emmy Award-winning creator was asked the question “everyone’s dying to know” by a member of the press and fielded by Schutte, who moderated the lively discussion: “Where are you currently in the process of writing Pluribus season two?”
Källa: Vince Gilligan Is Working on ‘Pluribus’ Season 2, But Cautions He Won’t Be as Quick as ‘The Pitt’
