OpenAI Updates ChatGPT Amid Battle for Knowledge Workers

Belle Lin / wsj - The new, productivity-focused GPT-5.2 model comes as the AI company faces increasing competition from Google and Anthropic.

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Broadcom Reports $18 Billion in Revenue as AI Chip Sales Climb

Robbie Whelan / wsj - The chip designer posted nearly twice as much net profit in the fourth quarter as it did a year earlier.

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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars

Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…

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Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App

msmash / slashdot - Google's Chrome team has built an experimental browser called Disco that takes a query or prompt, opens a cluster of related tabs, and then generates a custom application tailored to whatever task the user is trying to accomplish. The browser launched Thu…

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Google Releases Gemini 3 Powered Deep Research Agent to Developers via API

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google has released its Deep Research agent to developers via the Interactions API, undercutting OpenAI with low pricing and open-sourcing the DeepSearchQA benchmark.The post Google Releases Gemini 3 Powered Deep Research Agent to Developers via API appea…

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Oracle (ORCL) Stock Tumbles as Revenue Misses and Guidance Falls Short

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Oracle posted Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.26 versus $1.64 consensus, boosted by $2.7 billion Ampere stake sale Quarterly revenue of $16.06 billion fell short of $16.19 billion estimate despite 14% year-over-year increase Cloud infrastructure revenue surged…

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Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser

msmash / slashdot - Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to se…

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Harness raises $240M to lead AI-powered DevOps beyond the code editor

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Harness Inc., a software delivery startup that integrates artificial intelligence tools into DevOps workflows, today announced it has raised $240 million in a Series E funding round. The round was comprised of a $200 million investment led by Goldman Sach…

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Google Rolls Out Gemini AI for Chrome on iPhone and iPad

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Google is rolling out Gemini integration for its Chrome browser on iPhone and iPad, a move that brings AI feature parity with its web and desktop versions.The company teased built-in Gemini in Chrome for iOS in September, and the feature is now rolling ou…

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DeepMind to open first AI science lab in UK 2026

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Google DeepMind announced plans to open its first automated science laboratory in the United Kingdom in 2026. The facility will use artificial intelligence to identify new materials for superconductors, semiconductors, and solar cells. This initiative for…

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OpenAI, Microsoft Face Historic Liability Test in AI-Linked Homicide Suit

Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; Lawsuit claims ChatGPT intensified paranoia leading to a tragic Connecticut murder–suicide. OpenAI and Microsoft face unprecedented liability over harmful AI-generated responses. Section 230 protections may not apply because ChatGPT created the dis…

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Trendtracker Secures $7M To Expand AI-Driven Strategic Intelligence Platform

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Ghent-based tech scale-up Trendtracker has secured $7 million in Series A funding, led by Armilar and joined by existing investor Capricorn Partners. The new capital will fuel the advancement of Trendtracker’s autonomous AI strategy and foresight platform…

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Qargo Raises $33M in Series B Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Qargo, a London, UK-based transport management system (TMS) company, raised $33M in Series B funding. The round was led by Sofina, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. The raise brought the total amount to $54M. The company intends…

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