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Perplexity’s tokenmaxxing Model Council gives you multiple bot perspectives
Perplexity has expanded its “Model Council” feature to its cloud-based Computer platform, letting users query multiple AI models simultaneously and receive a synthesised report highlighting where their answers agree or diverge. The move matters because it gives paying customers more flexibility for tackling ambiguous, judgement-heavy questions—such as legal, financial or business-strategy queries—by comparing perspectives from…
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The Team Behind Ibiza Mega-Clubs Launches Creative Agency: ‘The Best Creative Doesn’t End on a Screen’
Yann Pissenem and Sam Mooney, two figures behind Ibiza’s leading superclubs Hï, Ushuaïa and [UNVRS], have launched a new creative agency called The Ideation Bureau. The venture aims to apply lessons from staging large-scale nightlife experiences to broader brand and marketing work, reflecting a wider trend of nightlife entrepreneurs expanding into commercial creative services. The…
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AI company employees petition US government for regulation
More than 1,100 employees at leading artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta, have signed a petition calling on the US government to help slow the pace of AI development. The letter, reported by Bloomberg, urges Washington to back an international effort to build the technical and governance tools needed to “deliberately pace”…
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An ArenaNet developer’s spouse first discovered Jimothy the raccoon, so it’s only right that Guild Wars 2 adds him as a new pet for all classes
Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet is adding a new pet called Jimothy the raccoon, which will be available to all classes in the MMORPG. The addition has a charmingly personal origin story: the raccoon was first spotted by the spouse of an ArenaNet developer, whose sighting inspired the creature’s inclusion in the game as a…
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Draymond Green returns to Golden State for $27M after Warriors’ pursuit of LeBron James falls flat
Draymond Green has agreed to remain with the Golden State Warriors, signing a new one-year contract worth $27.7 million, according to Klutch Sports. The deal comes after the Warriors’ efforts to lure LeBron James away from the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly failed to materialise, leaving the franchise to refocus on retaining its core roster around…
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Netflix’s ‘Gundam’ Star Officially Reveals How Sydney Sweeney Changed a Scene in Just “5 Seconds” [Exclusive]
Sydney Sweeney is set to star in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime franchise “Gundam”, one of several high-profile projects lined up for the actor following the box-office success of “The Housemaid”. Cast member Michael Mando, speaking to Collider, praised director Jim Mickle’s leadership on set and offered new details about the production, which…
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Boy George Says He Used AI To Create His New Pro-Israel Reggae Song
Boy George has revealed that he used artificial intelligence to help create “We Will Dance Again,” a new reggae song expressing support for Israel, which he posted to his social media accounts. The song, which shares its title with a documentary about the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival, has drawn…
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Leading economist warns of rise of ‘Gen Z affordability socialism’
Diogo Costa, president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), has warned that a growing number of Gen Z Americans are embracing what he calls “affordability socialism” — support for price controls and heavier government intervention in the economy — even as they say they want to live under a market system. Speaking at FreedomFest,…
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Xbox spin-off Double Fine cuts 23 jobs weeks after divestment
Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts 2, Keeper and Kiln, has laid off 23 developers, just weeks after Microsoft’s Xbox division divested the company as part of a wider restructuring. Founder Tim Schafer said the cuts were necessary for the studio’s survival as it adjusts to becoming a self-sustaining independent company again, calling the decision…
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Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands
A property developer’s plan to build a 2 million-square-foot data centre in a former steel plant in Plymouth Township, a Philadelphia suburb, has sparked a bitter dispute over local demands for mitigating its impact. Developer Brian O’Neill initially agreed to accept whatever conditions the township proposed, but has since challenged the resulting 43-point, nine-page zoning…