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Matthias Bastian

Read full article about: Abu Dhabi's TII claims its Falcon H1R 7B reasoning model matches rivals seven times its size The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) from Abu Dhabi has released Falcon H1R ...
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Project Gumdrop: OpenAI's first AI gadget could send handwritten notes to ChatGPT

OpenAI has reportedly shifted production of its first AI hardware device from Luxshare to Foxconn. The company wants to avoid manufacturing in China, according to Taiwanese business newspaper Economic ...
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Moonshot AI closes $500 million Series C to fund Kimi-K3 development and expand computing capacity

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI, the company behind the Kimi chatbot, has closed a $500 million Series C funding round. The deal values the company at $4.3 billion, according to an exclusive report ...
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AI fraud forces world's largest accounting body to end online exams

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the world's largest accountancy organization, will stop offering online exams starting March 2026. The decision comes as AI-powered cheating ...
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OpenAI seeks new "Head of Preparedness" for AI risks like cyberattacks and mental health

OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness. The position focuses on safety risks posed by AI models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman points to the now well-documented effects of AI models on mental health as one ...
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Resemble AI drops Chatterbox Turbo, an open-source text-to-speech model that clones voices in five seconds

AI startup Resemble AI is taking on Elevenlabs with "Chatterbox Turbo," an open text-to-speech model that can clone voices from just five seconds of audio. The company claims its new model beats both ...
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Maximilian Schreiner

Read full article about: OpenAI releases new models for its Realtime API OpenAI has updated its Realtime API with three new model snapshots designed to improve transcription, speech synthesis, and ...
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Google's updated Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio handles complex voice tasks better

Google has released an update for Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio that makes voice assistants more capable. The model now handles complex workflows better, follows user instructions more precisely, and ...
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Google launches new AI agent to help plan your day

The experimental productivity assistant called CC comes from Google Labs and runs on Gemini. After signing up, CC connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and the internet to understand your ...
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Gemini gets direct access to NotebookLM data

Google is linking its NotebookLM research tool directly to the Gemini chatbot. This integration lets users select specific notebooks as context for their Gemini queries, effectively expanding the ...
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OpenAI's new ChatGPT image model matches Google's Nano Banana Pro on complex prompts

OpenAI has released GPT Image 1.5, a new image generation model for ChatGPT that delivers faster results and follows prompts more accurately than its predecessor. The model handles complex ...
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Nearly half of US workers now use AI on the job, but most aren't using it daily

A Gallup survey of more than 23,000 US employees shows that workplace AI use rose from 40% to 45% between the second and third quarters of 2025, but only 10 percent use it daily. AI is mainly used in ...