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Should you say “please” and “thank you” to ChatGPT? Sam Altman thinks so

“Tens of millions of dollars well spent – you never know,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in response to a viral tweet.
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Google suspended 39M advertiser accounts last year, thanks to AI

Throughout 2024, Google suspended over 39.2 million advertiser accounts on its platform, which is more than three times the number compared to the year before.
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Copilot Studio can now browse the web on its own: “If a person can use the app, the agent can too”

Microsoft has introduced a new feature called “computer use” in Copilot Studio, allowing AI agents to interact with websites and desktop applications just like a human user.
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NATO is turning to AI for war – sealing the deal with Trump-supporting company

NATO has signed a deal with Palantir to deploy battlefield AI across its operations.
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Military training AI to be its “Dr. Watson.” What could go wrong?

The US military is increasingly using AI applications. Experts are worried, of course.
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The fallout from falling in love with AI

Falling for a machine may feel harmless until it isn’t. Psychologists are now warning that AI love can manipulate, mislead, and even devastate
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These accidental iPhone photos aren’t quite what they seem

Redditors have discovered a new prompt that allows ChatGPT to create super realistic yet “unremarkable” photos that look like they were shot on an iPhone.
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Trump’s education secretary makes a tasty mistake: best to start them early

Linda McMahon mistakenly pronounced "AI" as "A1", sparking an internet trend and a playful response from the steak sauce brand A.1.
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Anthropic announces its Max plan, a $200 per month subscription

Anthropic, the creator and developer of large language model (LLM) Claude, has introduced its Max plan, a subscription plan designed for people who extensively use the platform.
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AI gigafactories and education: This is how Brussels wants to accelerate AI adoption in Europe

The European Commission has adopted the AI Continent Action Plan to become “a global leader in artificial intelligence.”
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Users shocked to find WhatsApp has AI assistant now

Without users fully realizing, Meta has embedded an AI chatbot into WhatsApp – a move that could redefine how billions interact with artificial intelligence daily.
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OpenAI is testing a watermarking feature in GPT-4o

ChatGPT developer OpenAI is experimenting with a new feature that adds a watermark to images created with the company’s image generator in GPT-4o.
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Fake AI 'subject matter experts' are infiltrating your news stream

Big-name news outlets – including the BBC, Newsweek, and Fortune – have been duped into using dozens of AI-generated “subject matter experts” as reliable sources in hundreds of published news articles.
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Altman teases GPT-5 release, announces ChatGPT PLUS free to college students

OpenAI’s Sam Altman said the start-up’s ChatGPT Plus service, which regularly costs $20 a month, will be offered free to millions of college students until the end of May, but only in the US and Canada.
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Midjourney launches new image generator V7 following OpenAI’s GPT-4o release

Midjourney has started testing its new model V7 Alpha, which promises personalization and a faster way to generate images.
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Alibaba to release its flagship Qwen models this month

Several Qwen 3 models are to be released this April, according to the media.
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ChatGPT's viral Ghibli image tool leads to record 1M users added in an hour, CEO says

OpenAI's ChatGPT Ghibli-style AI art image-generation tool has led to a record surge in users, straining servers, and temporary rate limits, CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday.
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Rise of the Therabot – will AI replace your therapist?

Therapy costs are skyrocketing, and finding the right fit is a struggle. AI therapists like Therabot promise a cheaper, more accessible alternative – but are they the real deal?
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