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Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts Associated Press · By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial...

China's DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 model as AI race intensifies CNBC · Dylan Butts Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek on Friday released a preview version of its long-awaited V4 large language model, allowing users to … DeepSeek V4 - almost on the frontier, a fraction of the price simonwillison.net · Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's last model release was V3.2 (and V3.2 Speciale) last December. They just dropped the first of their hotly anticipated V4 … Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures The Verge · Tom Warren Leadership reshuffling signals the mounting pressure on Microsoft’s AI bet. It feels like not a week has gone by this year without a senior Microsoft...

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘super app’ TechCrunch · Lucas Ropek OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5, its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use model” yet. The algorithm... Chinese EVs look to sideline foreign brands at Beijing auto show yahoo.com · Sam DAVIES The world's biggest auto show opens in Beijing on Friday, as Chinese manufacturers solidify their status as industry innovators and foreign brands … DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal ABC News · ByKatherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin Federal authorities arrested a special operations soldier who was involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly … US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers theconversation.com · Anne Toomey McKenna On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car’s sensors, cameras and … Google Wallet rolling out big homepage, search redesign 9to5Google · Abner Li Google Wallet is beginning to widely roll out a big redesign of the app on Android that upgrades the passes experience. The top portion of the app’s...

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