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ChatGPT 5.5 scored 87 where the next best model scored 67. Here's what that gap looks like in real work.

Using GPT-5.5 for the first time was the most blown-away I have felt about a model release in a while, and the reason is not benchmark scores. The reason is that I handed it the kind of work that breaks models, the kind with messy files and legal risk and 23 deliverables that have to open in the right format, and it came back with something close to a real executive handoff. That has not happened before.

The buying rule for your personal AI computer (and how to skip the $5,000 mistake)

AI is making the computer on your desk important again. The question most people have not answered yet is which parts of that should they own.

Google’s Preferred Sources feature is now available in more languages.

Launched last year, Preferred Sources allows you to customize the outlets you see the most often in Google Search’s “top stories” section. Now, this feature is available in “all supported languages globally,” according to Google.

Sam Altman falls out of love with universal basic income

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once spent millions to fund a massive study of UBI. In the age of AI, cash payments aren't the best answer.

SAS: AI Agents for Industry-Specific Challenges

SAS expands AI accelerators to close the talent gap, rolling out supply chain, industrial and fraud solutions as part of a US$1bn programme

Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week

Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its gen AI tools

Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

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Exclusive: Citi moves into agentic AI

Enterprises are rushing to let their employees build and deploy agents.

Why is Google Doubling Down on Anthropic with a US$40bn Bet?

Google is committing US$40bn to its AI rival Anthropic, as the firm looks to secure cloud dominance and fuel the expansion of Gen AI infrastructure

China launches months-long campaign against AI misuse

The Cyberspace Administration’s annual ‘Qinglang’ campaign arrives in a materially different regulatory environment to last year’s edition, and in the same week the White House accused China of running ‘industrial-scale’ AI theft operations.

OpenAI's New Security Model is for 'Critical Cyber Defenders' Only

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As AI spending surges, investors say: Show us the returns

Google parent Alphabet outshines Meta on big earnings day