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February 3, 2025, 9:40 AM

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
OpenAI debuts Deep Research, an AI agent for creating in-depth reports, available to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers and limited to 100 queries per month  —  OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company's AI-powered chatbot platform.
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
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Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
A look at six engineers with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel ties, between 19 and 24 years old, playing key DOGE roles, as Musk seizes control of US infrastructure  —  Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, whose overblown statements about AI replacing humans point to a future that tech companies are working toward  —  Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements …
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
French startup Riot, which educates staff about cybersecurity risks, raised a $30M Series B, a source says at a $170M valuation, and had $10M in 2024 revenue  —  French startup Riot has raised a $30 million Series B round after reaching $10 million in annual revenue in 2024.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The Beatles' Now and Then, created using AI and an original 1970s lo-fi demo, won Best Rock Performance at the Grammys; McCartney and Starr completed it in 2021  —  The “Now and Then” track was released in 2023 after machine learning was used to clean up an old John Lennon demo.

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