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Microsoft rolls out OpenAI’s GPT-5 — and Elon Musk rolls out the commentary
Microsoft launched OpenAI’s GPT-5 on its platforms as Elon Musk jabbed at the company, prompting Satya Nadella to highlight ...
FTC reaches $100M settlement with Assurance IQ over alleged deceptive health insurance marketing
The FTC alleged that Assurance misled consumers shopping for health insurance and made deceptive statements about certain short-term medical and limited benefit indemnity plans, as well as ...
After 48 years at UW, Ed Lazowska reflects on computer science, education, AI, and what’s next
After nearly a half-century at the University of Washington, Ed Lazowska reflects on his career, the future of AI and ...
Microsoft’s new AI reverse-engineers malware autonomously, marking a shift in cybersecurity
Microsoft unveils Project Ire, an autonomous AI system that reverse-engineers software to detect and block malware without ...
Amazon will offer OpenAI’s open-weight models, sidestepping Microsoft via Apache 2.0 license
Amazon is offering OpenAI’s new open-weight AI models on Bedrock and SageMaker, bypassing Microsoft’s Azure exclusivity via ...
New startup Wild Zebra brings AI tutor to thousands of students, raises $2M for wider rollout
Seattle startup Wild Zebra is piloting a personalized AI tutor in schools, guiding students through interactive conversations ...
UW study: Politically persuasive AI chatbots offer potential benefits — and worrying influence
University of Washington researchers found that politically biased chatbots influence users' opinions, even nudging them away ...
Expedia stock soars 15% as B2B momentum fuels revenue growth
Expedia Group topped estimates for its second quarter earnings with $3.8 billion in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and ...
Interlune will team up with Astrolab to send a camera to the moon for helium-3 survey
Interlune says it's struck a deal with Astrolab to send a camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in ...
Ballmer’s USAFacts warns against politicizing data after Trump fires BLS chief over jobs report
USAFacts, the nonpartisan group founded by Steve Ballmer, warns against politicizing government data after Trump fires the ...
‘The hustle factor is real’: Why this fast-growing Seattle startup is packing its bags for Palo Alto
Nectar Social co-founders and sisters Misbah Uraizee (left) and Farah Uraizee. (Nectar Social Photo) Misbah Uraizee and Farah ...
OpenAI to provide ChatGPT to federal agencies for $1, and Seattle’s Slalom will assist worker training
OpenAI is providing U.S. federal government agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 per agency for the next year, the ...