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ChatGPT boss ridiculed for online ‘tantrum’ over rival’s Super Bowl ad

Commenters said Altman’s lengthy post shows “a nerve was well and truly hit” by Anthropic’s advert.

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UK’s £8bn research fund faces ‘hard decisions’ as it pauses new grants

UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to “focus and do fewer things better”.

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US pitches plan to counter China’s dominance of critical mineral supply

An event was attended by representatives of at least 50 countries, the White House said.

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Netflix and Warner Bros struggle to defend merger

Concerns were raised by a subcommittee including potential price rises and the future of cinemas.

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Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk’s X

The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X’s offices.

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SpaceX to take over Elon Musk’s AI firm

Musk’s space exploration company and his AI start-up are merging.

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What is the ‘social media network for AI’ Moltbook?

The Reddit-like website which launched in late January allows AI bots to speak to each other.

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AI ‘slop’ is transforming social media – and a backlash is brewing

Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?

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Pornhub is now restricting access for UK users – will other sites follow suit?

The UK’s largest porn site has blocked unregistered users from accessing explicit content in the country, but why motives remain unclear.

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Musk’s SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit

The firm wants to create a network of “orbital data centres” to power artificial intelligence.

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