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How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?
OpenAI is rolling out its latest frontier language model, Sol, for wide public access, following a period in which rival Anthropic’s comparable model, Fable, was briefly banned from public release over safety and ownership concerns. The article’s central point is that no one — including researchers, former officials and even frontier-lab employees — seems to…
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How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos
Meta has launched “Muse Image,” a new artificial intelligence feature that lets users generate original images, edit existing photos and create custom adverts within its apps. The tool has drawn controversy because it can incorporate photos from any public Instagram account: as long as a profile is public, another user can tag that account and…
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Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
Meta is set to begin producing the latest versions of its in-house AI chips in September, according to a Reuters report citing an internal memo. The move is aimed at reducing the company’s reliance on costly GPUs from suppliers such as Nvidia and AMD, particularly amid an unprecedented shortage of components. The push reflects a…
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Devs don’t buy Steam disclosure claiming gen AI was a necessity: “I’m literally unemployed and I still make all of my assets by hand”
GamesRadar reports on a backlash among game developers over a Steam AI-disclosure notice on an unnamed game, in which the creators claimed that using generative AI was a “necessity” for their project. Sceptical developers publicly rejected that justification, arguing that plenty of solo and resource-strapped creators still produce their own assets by hand. The dispute…
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
OpenAI has begun a public rollout of its GPT-5.6 model after receiving approval from the Trump administration, ending a roughly two-week “limited preview” during which the model was available only to government-approved organisations. Alongside the launch, the company introduced ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent that blends ChatGPT with its Codex tool so that non-technical…
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Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger
Microsoft has announced that its monthly security updates for Windows 11 will grow larger as it makes greater use of artificial intelligence to spot potential vulnerabilities earlier in the development process. In a blog post, the company said this shift means customers will see a higher volume of security fixes bundled into each release, reflecting…
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Sony’s Indian Version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, Adds Google Gemini as AI Guide (EXCLUSIVE)
Google India and Sony Pictures Networks India are teaming up to bring Google Gemini into the new season of “Kaun Banega Crorepati?” turning the AI chatbot into an interactive knowledge companion for the long-running quiz show. The collaboration integrates Gemini across Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV, weaving the AI tool into the “KBC” experience…
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PC ports of old console games are the new AI vibe coding battleground
PC Gamer reports that PC ports of older console games have become the latest flashpoint in debates over AI-assisted “vibe coding” — the practice of using AI tools to generate large amounts of code with minimal manual oversight. The article frames this as an emerging battleground within the gaming industry, where the quality, legitimacy and…
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New York Times and Other News Outlets Accuse OpenAI of Lying in Discovery, Demand Legal Sanctions Against AI Giant
The New York Times and several other news organisations have filed a motion for sanctions against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of concealing for more than two years that it could search the training datasets and output logs behind its models. The outlets allege that OpenAI initially claimed it was unable to access such data,…
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Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI
Anthropic has launched “Reflect,” a built-in Claude dashboard that lets users track and visualise how they use the AI chatbot, including the topics they discuss and the tasks they turn to it for. TechCrunch argues that beneath its analytics veneer, the feature’s deeper purpose is to shape how people think about AI at a moment…