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| Doug OLaughlin / SemiAnalysis: |
GPT-5's router directs queries based on complexity and intent, helping OpenAI allocate compute across low-value informational and high-value commercial requests — To many power users (Pro and Plus), GPT5 was a disappointing release. But with closer inspection, the real release is focused …
More: Blood in the Machine, mandates, and WinBuzzer
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI adds GPT-5 Auto, Fast, and Thinking settings to ChatGPT's model picker; Auto seems to work like GPT-5's model router that OpenAI initially announced — When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, the company said the model would simplify the ChatGPT experience.
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| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
OpenAI restores GPT-4o for paid ChatGPT users, vows “plenty of notice” if it deprecates 4o, and raises GPT-5 Thinking rate limits to 3,000 messages per week — OpenAI is once again making GPT-4o — the large language model (LLM) that powered ChatGPT before last week's launch of GPT-5 … | Reuters: |
Sources: the US secretly embedded location trackers in select AI chip shipments, such as in Dell and Super Micro servers, to detect illegal diversions to China — U.S. authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk …
More: Tom's Hardware, Daily Mail, Sherwood News, Benzinga, israelhayom.com, and The American Bazaar
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Forums: r/hardware and Slashdot
| M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: |
Perplexity's unsolicited $34.5B bid for Chrome with claimed VC backing is clearly a marketing stunt and maybe a signal to the judge in Google's antitrust case — Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome — With its unsolicited bid for Google's browser … | Katherine Blunt / Wall Street Journal: |
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Threads: @joanwestenberg, @pkafka, @gruber, @pkafka, @tomgara, @technologizer, and @benedictevans
| John Sakellariadis / Politico: |
A senior US official says the recent hack of the US federal court filing system is a “continuation of the same rudimentary security issues” present since 2020 — The latest intrusion is a “continuation of the same rudimentary security issues” that have been present since 2020, said the law enforcement official.
More: The Sun and DataBreaches.Net
| New York Times: |
Sources: US investigators found evidence that Russia is at least partly responsible for the US federal court's filing system being under attack since early July — Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities.
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Core Devices CEO Eric Migicovsky unveils the Pebble Time 2 in four colors, with a 1.5" e-paper display, multicolor RGB backlighting, and a 30-day battery life — The Time 2 sports a sleeker profile and RGB backlighting. … Now that Pebble is Pebble again, we're getting an official look …
More: Eric Migicovsky's Blog, 9to5Google, and Android Authority
| Derek Thompson: |
Studies suggest AI chatbots' sycophantic responses may increase narcissism among young and vulnerable users, potentially changing personality traits at scale — “I can imagine a future where a lot of people really trust ChatGPT's advice for their most important decisions,” Sam Altman said.
More: Financial Times, Hugging Face, Bloomberg, Tom's Guide, and Wall Street Journal
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Forums: r/ChatGPT and r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
Pony AI says it rolled out 200+ Gen-7 Robotaxis since mass production started two months ago, putting it on track for its 1,000-vehicle goal by the end of 2025 — Pony AI Inc. is confident it will meet its 2025 robotaxi vehicle output target and is actively exploring new markets in Europe …
More: Tech in Asia
| Financial Times: |
Sources: OpenAI is preparing to back Neuralink rival Merge Labs, co-founded by Sam Altman, that aims to raise $250M at an $850M valuation, including from OpenAI — OpenAI in talks to invest in brain implant start-up that would compete with Musk's company — OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman … | Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: |
A US federal judge rules Elon Musk must face OpenAI's claims that his legal and media attacks are a “years-long harassment campaign” and sets a March 2026 trial — Elon Musk must face claims by OpenAI that his attacks on the startup in court and in the media amount to a …
More: Agence France-Presse, WinBuzzer, and New York Times
| Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
Open-source AI models from DeepSeek, Alibaba's Qwen, and others driving global adoption of Chinese AI tech jolts US policymakers and companies to respond — Free-to-use models from DeepSeek, Alibaba and others gain users worldwide — China's ambition to turn its open-source artificial-intelligence models …
Bluesky: @martijnrasser
| Bloomberg: |
Amazon says it now offers same-day grocery delivery in 1,000+ cities and plans to bring it to 2,300+ more by the end of 2025; Prime subscribers get it free — Amazon.com Inc. plans to offer same-day grocery delivery in 2,300 cities by the end of the year, more than doubling the current number … | Fortune: |
Sources: Stripe appoints Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang to serve as CEO of its planned Layer 1 blockchain Tempo; a source says Huang will remain at Paradigm — Matt Huang (left) and Glara Ahn at a 2024 gala in Hollywood, Los Angeles. — As Stripe pushes further into crypto …
More: CoinDesk, The Block, Cryptonews, and The Crypto Times
| Mark Gurman / @markgurman: |
In response to Elon Musk's claims that the App Store favors ChatGPT, Apple says that it “is designed to be fair and free of bias” and has “objective criteria” — Apple on @elonmusk's claims: “The App Store is designed to be fair and free of bias. We feature thousands of apps through charts, algorithmic recommendations, and curated lists selected by experts using objective criteria.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Surbhi Misra / Reuters: |
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Mastodon: @brucelawson@social … and @carnage4life@mas.to
Threads: @jrkast, @crumbler, and @documentingmeta
X: @elonmusk, @markgurman, @elonmusk, @sama, @sama, @elonmusk, @alexeheath, @munster_gene, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @deedydas, @devahaz, @nikitabier, @markgurman, @ns123abc, @amxfreeze, @teortaxestex, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @elonmusk, @sama, @elonmusk, @ns123abc, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @basedbeffjezos, @elonmusk, @basedbeffjezos, @lutherlowe, @teroterotero, @apollozac, @zerohedge, @scobleizer, @scobleizer, @sama, @ns123abc, @jwsherrod, @elonmusk, @blkmdl3, @lutherlowe, and @firstsquawk
Forums: r/apple, r/singularity, r/ChatGPT, r/Enough_Sanders_Spam, and Beehaw
| Wall Street Journal: |
US tech startups are reviving US hiring plans as President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill lets companies accelerate R&D tax deductions, starting in 2025 — Faster deductions make adding staff cheaper when cash flow is critical, executives say — Tech startups are dusting off U.S. hiring plans …
More: Observer
| Volodymyr Verbianyi / Bloomberg: |
Ukrainians are adapting critical yet fragile SpaceX equipment to withstand Russia's assault, spawning a cottage industry of backstreet workshops and technicians — Ukrainians are adapting critical yet fragile SpaceX equipment to withstand Russia's assault — In most of the world …
More: Benzinga, Gizchina.com, and Reuters
| Bloomberg: |
Crypto exchange Bullish raised $1.1B in its IPO, selling 30M shares for $37 each, above its $32-to-$33 marketed range, implying a $5.4B valuation — Bullish raised $1.1 billion in an initial public offering, pricing its shares above the marketed range. — The digital-asset exchange operator …
More: Reuters, CNBC, The Crypto Times, CryptoNinjas, Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, The Block, Cryptonews, and Proactive
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: World Liberty Financial's partnership with Binance-run PancakeSwap is helping boost demand for USD1, generating profit for Trump, as CZ seeks a pardon — The under-the-radar trading platform is quietly administered by Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, whose founder is seeking a pardon from President Trump| Joedy McCreary / MedPage Today: |
Study: endoscopists accustomed to using AI during colonoscopies detected fewer precancerous growths after the tech was taken away, raising “deskilling” concerns — - The adenoma detection rate (ADR) in more than 1,400 non-AI assisted colonoscopies dropped 6 percentage points …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/science, and r/technology
| Reuters: |
Advent International agrees to acquire and take private Nasdaq-listed Sapiens International, an Israel-based insurance software company, for $2.5B in cash — Israeli software provider Sapiens International (SPNS.O) said on Wednesday that it will be acquired by Advent International for $2.5 billion in cash …
More: Benzinga, Sapiens International …, Globes, and Proactive
| Bloomberg: |
CoreWeave reports Q2 revenue up 207% YoY to $1.21B, vs. $1.08B est., and adjusted net loss up 2,450% YoY to $130.8M, vs. $96.3M est.; CRWV drops 10%+ — CoreWeave Inc.'s shares fell 10% after it delivered a disappointing earnings outlook, reflecting margin pressures from a rapid AI datacenter expansion.| Dylan Loh / Nikkei Asia: |
Singapore's three neobanks, GXS Bank, MariBank, and Trust Bank, together posted $278.1M in losses in 2024 as legacy rivals digitalized, intensifying competition — SINGAPORE — Eugina Sim will continue saving with a traditional lender, even though digital banks owned by technology players including Grab … Sponsor Posts
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