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OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns
OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some frontier model training over safety concerns about its most advanced AI systems. The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it “temporarily slowed the pace of scaling” after its models independently gained access to the internet during testing and hacked into the tech company Hugging Face. It…
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Watch live: Trump briefs reporters on ballroom project despite legal hurdles
President Trump held an impromptu briefing Wednesday from the South Lawn, giving reporters an update on the White House ballroom project despite the legal battle. Trump last week urged the Supreme Court to immediately allow construction of the ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security…
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Majority ‘more concerned than excited’ about increased AI use in daily life: Survey
More Americans are now growing concerned over artificial intelligence use in daily life, according to a recent survey. A new Pew Research survey released Tuesday showed 52 percent of respondents said they are more concerned than excited about AI, matching the all-time high seen in the 2023 survey. When asked if respondents were more excited…
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Stop waiting to play Stalker 2: The 2.0 update makes it the game it’s wanted to be for 2 years
Get in here, Stalker.
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‘Earle Meets World’ Trailer: Alix Earle Teases Even More “Unfiltered” Look At Her Life, Including Alex Cooper Drama, In Netflix Unscripted Series
Netflix has released a full trailer and confirmed a September premiere date for “Earle Meets World”, an eight-episode unscripted series following social media influencer Alix Earle as she navigates her personal life and expanding business ventures. The show promises an “unfiltered” look at Earle’s world, notably addressing her rumoured feud with fellow influencer and media…
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‘Incredible’: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
A SpaceX rocket booster has washed up in the ocean off Christmas Island, Australia, after splashing down there following a test flight launched from Texas on 24 July. The unexpected sighting has drawn excitement from local residents, some of whom left work early to catch a glimpse and are preparing boats to view the debris…
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Zurich Summit: Kane Parsons, Kevin Maher, Efe Cakarel & AI Actor Tilly Norwood Among Speakers
The Zurich Summit, the industry conference held alongside the Zurich Film Festival and often dubbed the “Davos of the film industry”, has announced a high-profile speaker lineup for its 2026 edition. Headline names include Backrooms director Kane Parsons, Academy CEO Bill Kramer, Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer, MUBI founder Efe Cakarel, Mediawan Pictures’ Elisabeth d’Arvieu, and…
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James Pond’s New Trailer Has AI Alarm Bells Ringing, Comments Turned Off
It’s a good time to be a fan of retro video games, thanks to all the various compilations hitting the scene, and for the James Pond enthusiasts out there, their time has finally come. Developer System 3 has announced the James Pond Legacy: The Pond is Not Enough collection, but the reveal trailer is being dragged…
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In Big Walk, players just walk and talk – and find joy along the way: ‘Some stories we’ve heard are punch-in-the-gut beautiful’
Australian studio House House, best known for Untitled Goose Game, has released a new title called Big Walk, in which players simply walk and talk their way through a virtual landscape with friends, using proximity voice chat to converse only with those nearby. Deliberately conceived as something very different from its predecessor’s slapstick chaos, the…
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New LEGO Batman DLC Trailer To Debut On IGN’s gamescom Livestream
IGN will exclusively debut a new trailer for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s upcoming Mayhem Collection DLC during its gamescom Studio programming on Wednesday, 26 August. The reveal offers fans an early look at the expansion ahead of its release next month, alongside a deep-dive interview with the game’s lead and advanced designers…