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Can AI become a study ally and help combat bad learning habits? Experts weigh in
As students become ever more reliant on AI, experts have utlized the tool to discover which study habits lead to bad exam results — and discussed whether the use of AI can be effective in learning and preparation.
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Albania wants an AI minister, but can a chatbot govern?
Albania has advanced the idea of using an AI chatbot named “Djella” as “the servant of public procurements.”
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Microsoft and OpenAI agree to new terms paving way for ChatGPT maker’s for-profit conversion and IPO ambitions
Microsoft and OpenAI said on Thursday they have signed a non-binding deal for new relationship terms that would allow OpenAI to proceed to restructure itself into a for-profit company, marking a new phase of the most high-profile partnerships to fund the ChatGPT frenzy.
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Alibaba claims its new Qwen AI model with 80B parameters beats Gemini-2.5 Flash
Alibaba has released its latest free artificial intelligence (AI) model. It claims that it’s extremely fast and efficient, very cheap to train, runs well on consumer hardware, and beats Gemini 2.5 Flash across multiple benchmarks.
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FDA panel to hold public meeting on risks of AI mental health chatbots
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced its digital advisory panel would hold an advisory panel meeting in November to examine the fast-emerging class of AI-enabled digital mental health devices.
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“Fictional entity:” Google AI denies existence of Elon Musk’s DOGE
Google’s AI-powered search seems to be confused about whether the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ever existed – or what it is exactly.
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Can there be a cyber or AI-Zapad 2025?
It’s long been said that a hypothetical World War III would be vastly different from the two previous world wars, mainly due to technological advancement. In addition to fighting with guns, bombs, and artillery, a cyber and AI war will remain an always-open second front. Has Russia already opened it?
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If you’re sexting a chatbot, your partner likely thinks you’re cheating
As more people substitute human connection for artificial intelligence chatbots, the line between fidelity and infidelity is increasingly blurred.
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ASML invests $1.5B in Mistral, boosting Europe’s AI ambitions
Dutch semiconductor maker ASML, one of Europe’s tech giants, has become the largest investor in Paris-based Mistral. The investment reinforces Mistral’s position as the continent’s most valuable AI startup.
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Reddit erupts amid retirement of ChatGPT’s “standard voice"
OpenAI is retiring ChatGPT’s beloved Standard Voice, sparking a Reddit uproar as users mourn the loss of the expressive, human-like voice known as “Sky.”
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Vodafone uses AI influencer on TikTok as brands shift to automation
The German branch of Vodafone has used an AI influencer on its TikTok account to market its new service of strong connectivity, and a €120 ($141) cashback offer.
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Sweden launches AI music licence to ensure royalties for songwriters
Sweden’s music rights organisation has introduced a licence that allows artificial intelligence companies to legally use copyrighted songs for training their models, while ensuring that songwriters and composers are paid.
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“I don’t trust her to do anything more complicated:” How can Apple restore users’ confidence in Siri?
This year’s Apple event is just hours away, but how long do we have to wait for a more responsive Siri?
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Even AI pioneers get dumped by a chatbot – Geoffrey Hinton’s breakup story
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says his ex used ChatGPT to break up with him, showing AI’s role in personal relationships.
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Google reveals Gemini’s use limits
Google has finally presented usage limits for Gemini, prompting different reactions from users.
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Bring Your Own AI and the rise of shadow AI in the workplace
BYOD, also known as "Bring Your Own Devices," was a trend that IT infamously failed to prevent as leadership teams and workers united in their demands to bring their personal iPads and smartphones into the office.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: here’s how to keep your AI chats private
A Cybernews reader was worried that their private conversations with ChatGPT and Grok models could end up on Google search. Each week, our team selects a pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help readers stay safe online.
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Apple sued by authors over allegedly training its AI on pirated books
Apple was accused of illegally using copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model without authors’ consent in a class action filed in the federal court in Northern California on Friday.
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AI bots endlessly crawl your website for data, but what do you get in return?
When search engines like Google started crawling our websites, we liked it at first because they kept sending us visitors. However, with AI crawlers, it’s a different story.
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Do we really understand how AI thinks?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become incredibly powerful and increasingly mysterious. From CEOs to researchers, there is a growing admission that we no longer fully grasp how advanced AI models arrive at their decisions. This uncertainty has triggered a new wave of debate. Should we keep building complex AI systems when we don't yet understand how they "think"?
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