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OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit

The deal will see long term investor Microsoft retain a 27% stake in the ChatGPT-maker.

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Turing AI Institute boss denies accusations of ‘toxic internal culture’

Whistleblowers also accused the charity’s leadership of misusing public funds and failing to deliver on its mission.

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ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts

The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.

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Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun in US

Taki Allen, 16, said he was eating a bag of Doritos after football practice before being handcuffed by police.

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ChatGPT’s new browser has potential, if you’re willing to pay

OpenAI hopes to upend the browser market currently dominated by Google Chrome, but it depends on paid users.

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Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun

Taki Allen, 16, said he was eating a bag of Doritos after football practice before being handcuffed by police.

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Millions of UK Apple users could get pay-out after court ruling

Millions of UK app purchasers may be able to claim damages, but Apple says it will appeal

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No digital ID checks until you change jobs, says No 10

The government plans to introduce the scheme for workers by the end of parliament in 2028.

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President Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in 2024 after pleading guilty to violating money laundering laws.

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Amazon apologises to customers impacted by huge AWS outage

A “faulty automation” was at the core of the issues that caused knock-on effects for more than one thousand sites on Monday, an expert told the BBC.

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