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ChatGPT update rolls out GPT-5.5 Instant with fewer hallucinations and more personalized answers
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's new default model, which reduces hallucinations by 52.5% on...
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Ethics & Regulation
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctor
Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI after one of its chatbots falsely presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist and...
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Startups & Funding
Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development
Blitzy, an autonomous software development startup, has raised $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation, bringing its...
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Startups & FundingAnthropic
Anthropic Teams With Wall Street Firms on AI Venture
Anthropic has partnered with Wall Street firms to deploy its Claude AI model across their portfolio companies. The...
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Personal AssistantsOpenAI
OpenAI's first hardware play might be a phone that replaces your app grid with an agent task stream
OpenAI is reportedly developing its own AI smartphone with manufacturing partners MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare,...
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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT that reduces hallucinations in sensitive domains...
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LLMOpenAI
OpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way less
OpenAI claims its new GPT-5.5 Instant default model significantly reduces hallucinations, producing 52.5% fewer false...
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Ethics & RegulationMeta
Book publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copying
Meta faces a class action lawsuit from five major book publishers and an author alleging the company illegally copied...
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AI AgentsAnthropic
Anthropic ships ten AI agents for finance as both it and OpenAI chase IPO-ready revenue
Anthropic has released ten preconfigured AI agents designed for the financial sector to automate tasks in investment...
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AI Agents
PayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again’ — that means AI
PayPal is implementing an AI-driven turnaround strategy centered on automation and technology modernization to achieve...
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Ethics & RegulationMeta
Meta now scans photos for bone structure and body size to flag minors on Instagram and Facebook
Meta uses AI-powered image analysis to identify minors on Instagram and Facebook by analyzing visual characteristics...
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Personal AssistantsOpenAI
Etsy launches its app within ChatGPT as it continues its AI push
Etsy has launched a native app within ChatGPT to provide users with a conversational shopping experience. This...
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Healthcare AI
AI is saving pharma billions in manufacturing and back-office work, just not in the lab
Eli Lilly's digital chief reveals that AI is delivering significant cost savings in pharmaceutical manufacturing and...
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Personal AssistantsOpenAI
OpenAI is reportedly launching a phone for ChatGPT
OpenAI is reportedly developing its first hardware product, a phone designed to run ChatGPT, with plans to begin mass...
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Ethics & RegulationMeta
Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage
Meta is deploying an AI visual analysis system to identify underage users by analyzing physical characteristics like...
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Ethics & Regulation
Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review their new AI models before public...
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Startups & Funding
ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria as new investors
ElevenLabs, a voice AI company, announced new high-profile investors including BlackRock, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria...
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Startups & Funding
CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app-native AI agents
CopilotKit, a Seattle-based startup focused on app-native AI agents, raised $27M in Series A funding led by Glilot...
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LLM
What an AI-designed car looks like
Car manufacturers are exploring AI and large language models to accelerate vehicle design and development processes,...
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