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OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’

Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope?Brandie plans to spend her last day with Daniel at the zoo. He always loved animals. Last year, she took him to the Corpus Christi aquarium in […]

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NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK Health officials fear Palantir’s reputation will hinder the delivery of a “vital” £330m NHS contract, according to briefings seen by the Guardian, sparking fresh calls for the deal to be

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Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says

Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as MaxRussia has attempted to “fully block” WhatsApp in an attempt to push users towards its own state-sponsored communications app, Max, a spokesperson for the Meta-owned company has said.The company did not reveal more detail

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Shares in trucking and logistics firms plunge after AI freight tool launch

SemiCab platform by Algorhythm, previously considered a ‘penny stock’, sparks ‘category 5 paranoia’ across sectorShares in trucking and logistics companies have plunged as the sector became the latest to be targeted by investors fearful that new artificial intelligence tools could slash demand.A new tool launched by Algorhythm, a former maker of in-car karaoke systems turned

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Google DeepMind Introduces Aletheia: The AI Agent Moving from Math Competitions to Fully Autonomous Professional Research Discoveries

Google DeepMind team has introduced Aletheia, a specialized AI agent designed to bridge the gap between competition-level math and professional research. While models achieved gold-medal standards at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), research requires navigating vast literature and constructing long-horizon proofs. Aletheia solves this by iteratively generating, verifying, and revising solutions in natural language.

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OpenAI Releases a Research Preview of GPT‑5.3-Codex-Spark: A 15x Faster AI Coding Model Delivering Over 1000 Tokens Per Second on Cerebras Hardware

OpenAI just launched a new research preview called GPT-5.3 Codex-Spark. This model is built for 1 thing: extreme speed. While the standard GPT-5.3 Codex focuses on deep reasoning, Spark is designed for near-instant response times. It is the result of a deep hardware-software integration between OpenAI and Cerebras. The results are game-changing. Spark is 15x

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Anthropic raises $30bn in latest round, valuing Claude bot maker at $380bn

Maker of chatbot boasting coding ability said annualized revenue grew tenfold in each of past three years, to $14bnThe artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday it raised $30bn in its latest funding round that values the Claude maker and OpenAI rival at $380bn, underscoring the breakneck pace of AI investments.The round, led by the

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Is This AGI? Google’s Gemini 3 Deep Think Shatters Humanity’s Last Exam And Hits 84.6% On ARC-AGI-2 Performance Today

Google announced a major update to Gemini 3 Deep Think today. This update is specifically built to accelerate modern science, research, and engineering. This seems to be more than just another model release. It represents a pivot toward a ‘reasoning mode’ that uses internal verification to solve problems that previously required human expert intervention. The

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Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption

But, after second day of Wall Street falls, analysts say sell-off ‘may overstate AI’s immediate risk to complex deal-making’Shares in commercial property services companies have tumbled, in the latest sell-off driven by fears over disruption from artificial intelligence.After steep declines on Wall Street, European stocks in the sector were hit on Thursday. Continue reading…

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Anthropic to donate $20m to US political group backing AI regulation

Move puts AI firm in opposition to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which has advocated for less stringent AI regulationsAnthropic will spend $20m to back US political candidates who support regulating the AI industry, according to a company statement released on Thursday. Anthropic’s donation puts it in opposition to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which has advocated for less

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