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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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Movie studios are cashing in on AI-generated movie trailers
Some Hollywood movie studios have asked YouTube to redirect advertising revenue from fake AI-generated movie trailers to their accounts rather than having the clips removed.
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Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available for all
Google has made the experimental version of Gemini 2.5 Pro available to all users.
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Anti-woke Grok is actually the most environmentally friendly chatbot
Despite some skepticism about climate change among the “anti-woke” crowd, Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok turns out to be the least harmful to the environment – while ChatGPT ranks as the worst.
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How Rick Rubin’s creative philosophy aligns with AI and vibe coding
Known for shaping sounds in music, Rubin recently shared his thoughts on how people creatively generate ideas in the age of AI
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Alibaba releases Qwen Omni, a model that can process images and videos on a phone
Cloud computing company Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, has released Qwen2.5-Omni-7B, a new model for AI-agent development.
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Grok joins Telegram in first expansion beyond X
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is now available directly on Telegram, a messaging platform owned by Russian billionaire Pavel Durov.
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AI fuels 137% increase in sextortion scams: new tactics to watch out for
Romance scammers have been upping their game in 2025 and using AI to develop “highly convincing and personalized scams,” leaving even the most savvy online daters with empty wallets and broken hearts.
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Buyers beware: AI agents can subtly manipulate our shopping behavior
AI can be used to subtly increase our spending, for example over the Christmas period. This is because it reduces the "friction" in the e-commerce process, which can encourage us to spend more.
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Forget commands – this robot dog figures it out on its own
Swedish startup IntuiCell says it has “translated” biological intelligence into software that allows robots to learn like living beings.
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Meta AI rolling out in Europe in the coming weeks
Meta has decided to bring Meta AI to Europe after all. Starting this week, the social media giant’s AI chatbot will be available in 41 European countries and 21 overseas territories.
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