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Artificial-intelligence agents have their own social-media platform and are publishing AI-generated research papers on their own preprint server.

A very well-known American restaurant chain became mired by controversy in recent years, eventually leading to its bankruptcy. Now, it’s looking to make a big return. According to PR Week, Hooters of ...

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OpenAI is testing a big upgrade for ChatGPT's temporary chat feature. The update will allow you to retain personalization in temporary chat, and still block temporary chat from influencing your ...

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A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular binary-parser npm library that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary JavaScript. The vulnerability, tracked ...

The hats have become a conspicuous presence at protests against President Trump in Greenland and Denmark. By Maya Tekeli and Jonathan Wolfe Maya Tekeli reported from Copenhagen. Bright red baseball ...

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Open AI will begin testing ads in Chat GPT for certain users in the US. The ads will be shown to free users and in the new Chat GPT Go subscription, which costs $8 per month. They will not be shown to ...