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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on December 19, 2025

Mistral AI: What to Know About Europe’s OpenAI Rival

French startup Mistral AI is pushing generative AI to new heights with its commercial and open source LLMs.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 18, 2025

ChatGPT Is Relaxing Its Rules Around Sexual Content

Soon, ChatGPT will allow sexually explicit conversations with verified adults — a move OpenAI says is simply about “treating adult users like adults.” But with competition heating up, this is likely also a play for engagement.

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Ankush Rastogi Ankush Rastogi
Updated on December 17, 2025

How Much Could Replacing Human Expertise With AI Cost You?

An AI-generated report looked perfect until someone actually read it. The scandal reveals why AI cannot replace human expertise.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on December 17, 2025

Digital Passports Could Make Holiday Travel Easier — But Are They Safe?

Digital passports may speed up lines at the TSA, but their use beyond the airport could reshape the internet — raising concerns about privacy, security and a future where you’re asked for your ID at every turn.

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on December 17, 2025

OpenAI Is on a Hot Streak. But How Long Will It Last?

OpenAI is striking major deals with other AI titans like Nvidia and Oracle, while building upon its Sora and ChatGPT products. But it’s unclear whether OpenAI’s aggressive expansion reflects a thriving AI industry or a bubble about to burst.

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on December 16, 2025

Trump Signed an Executive Order to Block State AI Laws. Here’s What We Know So Far.

Trump has signed an executive order seeking to limit state AI regulations in favor of a single federal framework. But such a drastic move could splinter the MAGA movement — and remove existing protections Americans have.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on December 16, 2025

What to Know About OpenAI’s GPT-5: Key Features and Updates

After years of development, OpenAI has finally released its much-anticipated GPT-5 language model, offering several enhancements over its predecessors. But it’s still a long way from artificial general intelligence.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 11, 2025

Circular Financing Is Quietly Fueling the AI Boom. Here’s Why That Could Be a Problem.

Billions of dollars are changing hands between the same few AI companies. That affects everything from compute costs to market volatility — and it’s worth understanding.

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Vrijen Attawar Vrijen Attawar
Updated on December 11, 2025

Why Can’t Schools Keep Up With AI?

The traditional model of education can’t keep up with the pace of AI development. That’s a problem for everyone.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on December 09, 2025

Trump’s H-1B Visa Policies: What We Know and How It Will Change the Tech Industry

Trump tried to limit the H-1B program during his first term in office, and succeeded in doing so in his second term. But his friends in Silicon Valley might persuade him to take a more lenient stance for the future.

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