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Deutsche Telekom releases $200 AI phone
Deutsche Telekom, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, is launching a set of “AI for everyone” devices powered by Perplexity.
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How costly is AI-fication?
AI has become widely used in our professional and everyday lives. We use it to accelerate our work and increase...
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Otter’s sneaky tool allegedly listens to users' meetings to train its AI models
Otter.ai is facing legal action after one user found that the artificial intelligence (AI) transcription company was using their conversations to train its AI models.
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US Senator Hawley to probe Meta AI bot policies amid child safety concerns
US Senator Josh Hawley, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, has started an investigation into Meta, following news that Meta’s rules permitted the company’s AI creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.”
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Meta prepares fourth AI division restructuring in six months
Meta is planning its fourth restructuring of artificial intelligence (AI) efforts in six months to streamline operations, according to a report from Reuters.
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How can AI improve software engineering?
When the tech journalist Brian Merchant put out a call for those whose jobs had been affected by AI, many of those who responded were developers.
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Man develops rare bromide toxicity after ChatGPT dietary advice
A 60-year-old US man was hospitalised with rare bromide toxicity after following ChatGPT’s dietary advice, in a case doctors say highlights the dangers of relying on AI for health guidance.
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Apple to tap into AI expansion with robots and lifelike Siri
Apple is developing a variety of new features, including robots and a lifelike Siri, as the company aims to catch up with its AI-first tech rivals.
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AI invents antibiotics for drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA.
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From nonexistent attractions to fake book lists: should we stop AI from generating content for us?
AI can do everything. Even resurrecting a dead singer to create another song.
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The key mind who helped Musk build his AI company has just quit
One of Elon Musk’s top AI lieutenants is leaving xAI to pursue his own vision of building safer models.
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Leaked Meta document shows AI could flirt with kids, spread racist claims
An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”
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AI startup Perplexity makes $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser
Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the startup reaches for the browser's billions of users pivotal to the AI search race.
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OpenAI meets Musk's Grok in AI chess tournament: Who won?
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has battled Elon Musk’s Grok in the first-of-its-kind three-day chess tournament.
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Elon Musk's AI SuperGrok generates topless videos of Taylor Swift
Elon Musk's AI video generator can create explicit videos of celebrities — in this case, Taylor Swift, — without prompting, according to a recent report.
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I put Chat GPT-5’s personality to the test – which AI style wins at dating, hacking, and pitching startups?
OpenAI’s ChatGPT 5 has unveiled new AI personalities, including cynic, nerd, listener, and robot, offering fresh takes on dating, hacking, and startups in 2025. But are they legit?
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OpenAI releases GPT-5, the "PhD-level expert" chatbot
Sam Altman and his artificial intelligence company OpenAI have introduced their latest flagship model, GPT-5, the most intelligent chatbot in existence. It can literally write entire computer programs in one prompt.
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Google to provide free AI training to "every college student in America" pledging $1B investment
Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a three-year, $1 billion commitment to provide artificial intelligence training and tools to US higher education institutions and nonprofits.
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Motorola’s new “AI labels” aim to build public trust in safety tech
Motorola Solutions said on Wednesday it will introduce AI labels across its safety and security products, in a bid to increase transparency around the use of artificial intelligence in public safety and enterprise security.
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Former CNN journalist “interviews” AI avatar of teen killed in school shooting
One journalist is facing backlash following his “interview” with the artificial intelligence avatar of a teenager killed in the Parkland high school shooting of 2018.
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