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Project Maven interview: a new book about the US’s march toward AI weapons

In the first 24 hours of the assault on Iran, the US military struck more than 1,000 targets, nearly double the scale of the “shock and awe” attack on Iraq over two decades ago. This acceleration was made possible by AI systems that speed up the targeting process. Chief among them is the Maven Smart […]

Markets fall on IT sell-off, high crude prices amid Hormuz tensions | Markets News

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Domestic equity markets declined on Friday, weighed down by a sharp selloff in information technology (IT) stocks and persistently elevated crude oil prices, amid uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.  The benchmark Sensex ended at 76,664, down 1,000 points or 1.3 per cent, while the Nifty closed at 23,898, lower […]

Funding grants for new research into AI and mental health

OpenAI is awarding up to $2 million in grants for research at the intersection of AI and mental health. The program supports projects that study real-world risks, benefits, and applications to improve safety and well-being. Source link

Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters

In terms of performance, V4 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a huge jump from R1—and it seems to be a strong alternative to just about all the latest big AI models. On the major benchmarks, according to results shared by the company, DeepSeek V4-Pro competes with leading closed-source models, matching the performance of Anthropic’s Claude-Opus-4.6, OpenAI’s GPT-5.4, […]

The person who allegedly leaked the new Avatar movie has been arrested

The Straits Times reports Singaporean police have arrested a 26-year-old man who is alleged to have uploaded the new Avatar movie (previously titled The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender) online after accessing a server where the project was being held ahead of its scheduled October 9th premiere on Paramount Plus. According to the authorities, […]

Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time

Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited changes to Windows Update to users on its Dev and Experimental Windows Insider channels, including the ability to indefinitely delay updates up to 35 days at a time. […]

Inside Mirakl's agentic commerce vision

Mirakl is redefining commerce through AI agents and ChatGPT Enterprise—achieving faster documentation, smarter customer support, and building toward agent-native commerce with Mirakl Nexus. Source link