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Despite the hype, few Americans rely on ChatGPT for news
AI chatbots like ChatGPT are being used by more people every day, but they haven’t yet become a regular source of news for most Americans, a new survey has found. In fact, there’s a long way to go.
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Angel investors favor established AI firms, pushing record investments in 2025
2025 has reached its zenith in terms of investments, and AI startups are the ones reaping the most benefits.
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Perplexity makes Comet browser free to everyone
Perplexity AI, a tech startup, has announced the release of the Comet browser at no cost, which will soon be available on the app.
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UN accused of using AI to write press releases
The United Nations (UN) is among organizations increasingly relying on artificial intelligence (AI) systems for written communication. A study has found that 13% of its press releases have patterns resembling AI.
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Google appears to be blocking AI searches on Trump and dementia in latest act of deference
It was happy to answer questions about Biden's cognitive health.
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Humans out, AI in: Do Oklahoma layoffs hint at a not-so-distant future?
Oklahoma-based Paycom has become the latest large company to openly acknowledge the impact of automation on its workforce. Some experts say this proves the future will be grim, but others see no significant disruption of the labor market so far.
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Wikidata Embedding Project: how Wikipedia will teach AI to be more reliable
Could this be the end of AI hallucinations?
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Hackers find hidden exploit in Google's Gemini
Three critical flaws in Google’s Gemini could allow attackers to inject prompts and steal user data.
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Baidu-backed BioMap claims lead over Google’s AlphaFold in AI drug discovery
BioMap, a biotech startup backed by Chinese tech giant Baidu and the Hong Kong government, has claimed that it’s now ahead of market leader AlphaFold in drugs discovered using its models.
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Thieving Sam Altman caught stealing from Target – here’s what really happened
Sam Altman, the CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) giant OpenAI, was caught stealing from a Target store. However, in this case, the video doesn’t tell the full story.
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OpenAI's Sora app lets users spin copyrighted media into AI-generated videos
OpenAI is releasing an AI video-generating app called Sora that lets people create and share AI videos that can be spun from copyrighted content and shared to social media-like streams.
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This AI matchmaker is ditching DMs and swiping to help you find your perfect partner
Say goodbye to endless swiping and pointless small talk in your DMs, as the AI-driven dating app, “Amata,” is hitting the US this week.
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Bollywood actors challenge Google in India court over AI deepfake videos
In India, Bollywood stars are asking judges to protect their voice and persona in the era of artificial intelligence. One famous couple's biggest target is Google's video arm YouTube.
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Stripe moves into agentic commerce via stablecoin and AI offerings
As more companies explore AI-agent- and cryptoasset-powered commerce, payments giant Stripe is moving deeper into the stablecoin market, this time also releasing a new AI offering.
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Cheaper and faster: China’s DeepSeek introduces new experimental AI model
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has introduced its new "experimental" model, which it claims to be cheaper to train and better at processing long sequences of text.
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New firewall in California: Newsom signs bill to regulate AI titans
When you don’t succeed, try again. Almost exactly a year ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a state bill aimed at preventing AI disasters. Now, after 12 months of negotiations, a new set of regulations on AI companies has finally been signed into law.
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Trump again resorts to AI slop to attack political opponents
US President Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social mocking Democrats as “a bunch of woke pieces of s***” over a potential government shutdown.
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Shadow AI soaring: 59% of employees hide AI use from their bosses
Nearly six in ten US employees are using AI tools at work that their employers haven’t approved, and many are feeding models with sensitive data, a new Cybernews survey has revealed.
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59% of employees use unapproved AI tools at work – most of them also share sensitive data with them
Cybernews conducted a survey on employees in the U.S. to figure out how they use AI tools at work. The findings were quite surprising, revealing that the vast majority of respondents used AI tools that were not approved by their employers.
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OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a wholesaler
OpenAI is introducing a new feature that helps users find products they want to buy and actually buy them. The move comes a year after Perplexity did the same – and better.
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