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OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down
Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s chief executive of AGI deployment, is stepping down from her full-time role and moving into a part-time advisory position. The change follows a months-long medical leave prompted by a worsening chronic neuroimmune condition, which Simo said in a post on X had deteriorated more severely than expected and now required her full…
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Pressure builds on Europe’s biggest port to be greener
The Port of Rotterdam, the largest freight port in Europe and a major fossil-fuel, energy and chemicals hub, is facing growing pressure to accelerate its shift away from oil, coal and gas. A lawsuit brought by the environmental group Advocates for the Future argues that the Port of Rotterdam Authority is not doing enough to…
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The Best Sci-Fi Series of the 2000s Gets Disappointing Reboot Update
The anticipated Heroes reboot, set to continue the beloved 2000s sci-fi series, has hit a roadblock, leaving fans uncertain about its future.
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John Carmack reacts to massive layoffs at id Software: ‘My ‘Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand’ statement isn’t aging well’
Programmer John Carmack, the co-founder of id Software and creator of Doom and Quake, has publicly criticised parent company Microsoft following a fresh round of layoffs at the storied studio. Carmack noted that his earlier optimism about the acquisition had proved misplaced, remarking that his previous statement that “Microsoft will probably be a good steward…
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Guy Ritchie’s ‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ Officially Gets Its Biggest Update in 15 Years
Sherlock Holmes 3 writer Chris Brancato has confirmed that he has written a draft of Robert Downey Jr.’s long-awaited sequel.
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Flores Hobbits’ eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past
A new study led by University of Tübingen anthropologist Elizabeth Veatch challenges the long-held assumption that Homo floresiensis — the diminutive extinct hominins nicknamed “Hobbits” who lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until around 60,000 years ago — were capable big-game hunters. Rather than hunting and butchering the island’s pygmy elephants (Stegodon), the researchers…
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OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.6, a new family of AI models comprising three variants: Sol (its flagship “workhorse”), Terra (an intermediate option) and Luna (a budget-friendly tier). The launch intensifies competition in an increasingly crowded market, with the models pitched at enterprise work, coding and scientific research, and marketed heavily against rival Anthropic. OpenAI also introduced…
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Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts
Meta has drawn criticism from privacy advocates over its new AI image generator, Muse Image, which by default can create pictures drawing on the faces of Instagram users with public profiles. Released on Tuesday, the tool lets people tag public Instagram accounts and generate images pulling from the faces featured in those posts, without notifying…
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How an app in South Korea will let victims track their stalkers
South Korea’s government has launched a new smartphone app that allows stalking victims to track the real-time location of the people who are stalking them. Authorities say the tool is intended to strengthen protection for victims, giving them advance warning of an offender’s movements, though some experts have questioned whether it will genuinely make people…