ChatGPT-5 Chooses the Right Model For You - DTNSB 5077

Apple will manufacture all of its iPhone and Apple Watch glass at a Corning facility in the US, and Dr. Niki explains why putting wires in mouse eyes might be a good thing.

Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt and Dr Niki.

JASON: This is the Daily Tech News for Thursday, August 7, 2025. We tell you what you need to know, follow up on the context of those stories, and help each other understand.

HUYEN: Today Dr. Niki tells us why putting wires in mouse eyes is helpful for the mice and us and OpenAI announces the long-awaited release of ChatGPT-5. [24:25]

I’m Jason Howell,

I’m Huyen Tue Dao

JASON: Let’s start with what you need to know with the big story.

[[BIG STORY]]

GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT usersGPT

JASON: After a whole lot of leaks and waiting, OpenAI has officially announced its new flagship model, ChatGPT-5, to users at every subscription level. GPT-5 arrives as a single unified model in ChatGPT, with a behind-the-scenes mechanism that automatically switches to enhanced reasoning based on the complexity of a given task, saying goodbye to the model-picker approach. This means that even free users will gain access to ChatGPT's advanced reasoning capabilities for the first time.

CEO Sam Altman announced the new model during a live-streamed event, calling it “the best model in the world” for coding, writing, and tasks. Altman said the new tech “really feels like talking to an expert on any topic, like a Ph. D-level expert.”

OpenAI also stresses improvements in safety, with a 45 percent drop in hallucinations compared to GPT-4o. All users can begin to use GPT-5 starting today with paid users gaining access to higher use limits and more advanced versions.

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JASON: There’s more we need to know today, let’s get to the briefs.

[[BRIEFS]]

Google’s AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta
HUYEN: Google has launched its AI coding agent, Jules, after a beta that began earlier this year at Google IO. It's powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro and acts as an asynchronous tool that integrates closely with GitHub. It can also spin up Google Cloud virtual machines and fix or update codebases autonomously. The asynchronous nature means it can operate in the background, unlike other coding tools that require developers to be present for each step or prompt. The full release includes structured subscription tiers that includes a free intro plan with a daily task limit and two paid plans with much higher limits.

Apple and Corning partner to manufacture 100 percent of iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky
Samsung to produce image sensors for Apple’s iPhone in Texas
JASON: More details have been shared since Apple's announcement yesterday of a $100 billion investment in US manufacturing. Apple announced it will manufacture all iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass at Corning's Harrodsburg, Kentucky facility. Apple says that 100 percent of Apple's device cover glass will be US made for the first time as a result.

Samsung will work with Apple to produce advanced digital image sensors in upcoming iPhones at its semiconductor plant in Texas as well. The announcement mentioned the launch of "an innovative new technology for making chips, which has never been used before anywhere in the world."

Trump Eyes 100 percent Chips Tariff, Exempting Firms That Invest in US
HUYEN: The president of the US announced Wednesday that he might impose a 100 percent tariff on semiconductor imports, with exemptions for some companies like Apple and TSMC. The president often announces numbers that later change, and the number of exemptions to the rule may limit its impact. Although one company looks like it might find it hard to get an exemption…. [[transition to next story]]

Trump Urges ‘Conflicted’ Intel CEO Tan to Resign Immediately
JASON: The president of the United States wrote on Truth Social Thursday. "The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign immediately. There is no other solution to this problem."

Intel's CEO is Lip-Bu Tan. He has served on Intel's board since 2022 and took over as CEO on March 12 this year. Tan also serves on the boards of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Schneider Electric, and Softbank. He was born in Malaysia, went to school in Singapore, and attended graduate school in the US in the 1970s. He is now a US Citizen and lives in Piedmont, California, in the Bay Area. He's Presbyterian and has served on the board of evangelical Christian colleges.

He founded Walden International Investments, which has invested in many Chinese semiconductor companies. Tan received a letter in 2023 raising concerns about those investments from the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. Earlier this week, US Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel's board asking questions about those investments and Tan's 12-year term as CEO of chip-design company Cadence Designs, which sold products to China’s National University of Defense Technology. Cadence pleaded guilty in July to violating US export controls. Intel has been cutting costs and recently delayed several projects, including the building of factories in the US. Other companies like TSMC, Samsung, and, most recently, Apple have announced expansions of investment in the US.

Japan: Apple Must Lift Browser Engine Ban by December
HUYEN: Japan recently passed the Smartphone Act which requires Apple to lift its long-standing ban on third-party browser engines by December 2025. This will prevent Apple from requiring competitors in the browsers space to use Apple's WebKit engine, something that many of the browsers in question will not do since they can't control or modify it. The law not only bans outright blocks, it also demands equal access to OS APIs for third-party browsers. Users in Japan will soon see a choice screen when setting up new devices as this law goes into effect by December 2025. Similar rules are coming into force in the EU and the UK in 2026.

Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio
The Framework Desktop made me fall for small form factor PCs
Framework Desktop (2025) Review: Powerful, but perhaps not for everyone
JASON: The Framework Desktop reviews are out, and their new modular approach to desktop PC builds is generally praised for its compact size, a powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max processor, and how easy it is to assemble. The desktop has a customizable magnetic front panel, swappable decorative tiles, and expansion cards for individualized port arrays. But general consensus seems to say that the machine sits in a confusing position given Framework's repairability ethos and the fact that this desktop is in ways less repairable than standard desktop machines. RAM is soldered into place and there are limited CPU choices at launch. But reviewers say it performs well in productivity and gaming, even at 4K with upscaling. Ultimately, it sounds like the Framework Desktop is a niche product that developers and fans of small form factor PCs might want to consider, starting at $1099.

DJI’s first robovac features drone tech and a transparent design
HUYEN: DJI introduced its first robot vacuum, the Romo, with a transparent design and integrated drone technology. It uses advanced sensors like a binocular fisheye vision sensor and a machine-learning perception algorithm to detect obstacles, plan routes, and potentially clean more efficiently than competing robo-vacuums. The DJI Romo comes in three flavors, mostly differentiated by their transparent appearance. China is first up for availability at around 4 699 Yuan to start (roughly $654 US) with a worldwide release to follow later this year.

HUYEN: Those are the essentials for today. Let’s dive a little deeper.

[[IN DEPTH]]

JASON: In early June, researchers restored partial vision in blind mice and enabled near-IR vision in primates. It just involves sticking wires in their eyes. Before you say no, let Dr. Niki explain. [TRT 6:29]

[[PROMO]]

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[HELPING EACH OTHER UNDERSTAND]

JASON: We end every episode of DTNS with some shared wisdom. Today Andrew and Stim have some stories to share inspired by Tom’s mention of Microsoft Bob earlier this week.

HUYEN: Andrew writes: You resurfaced a core memory for me when you mentioned Microsoft Bob.

When my parents first got a Windows 95 PC, I played with the operating system for literal hours. And then I found Bob and played with it for hours, until that fateful day that I realized...Bob was just a worse UI than Windows to do the same things! I still miss that dog though....

Andrew from Colorado

And Stim wrote on Patreon: I've never understood the hate that MS Bob got. I personally found it fun. My now wife, who back then was not technology averse, but largely indifferent and didn't own a computer yet, found it a great entry into the world of Windows 95.

[DISCUSS]

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