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The new OpenAI Foundation is pledging $250 million for initiatives to help people and communities adapt to AI-driven change.Funding will support programs aimed at workforce transitions and economic resilience as generative AI scales.The move signals a growing push from major AI players to address social impacts alongside rapid deployment.
May 27, 2026
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The Vatican’s new encyclical warns that ‘opaque algorithms’ concentrated in a handful of companies could produce dehumanizing outcomes. It frames AI harms as moral and societal issues, urging greater transparency and accountability from tech firms and governments.
May 25, 2026
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OpenAI says its system resolved Erdős problem 90, a conjecture in discrete geometry that had resisted proof for roughly 80 years.The company frames this as a step beyond earlier ‘toy’ AI math results toward tackling non‐trivial, open problems.It signals AI’s expanding role as a discovery engine in pure mathematics, not just code generation or language tasks.
May 21, 2026
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Apr 5, 2026
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Starting April 4, Anthropic began blocking third‐party interfaces like OpenClaw from using consumer Claude subscription quotas.Users are being pushed to the official Claude apps or to paid API/enterprise routes for external tool access and higher rate limits.The clampdown reflects a broader platform shift to curb quota abuse, harden safety controls, and consolidate user experience.
Apr 4, 2026
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A new complaint alleges Perplexity’s “Incognito Mode” misleads users while their chats are shared with Google and Meta to boost ad revenue.Plaintiffs claim “millions” of private chats were transmitted and seek class-action status, damages, and an injunction.The case intensifies scrutiny of privacy disclosures and data flows across AI chat products.
Apr 3, 2026
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Apr 2, 2026
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404 Media reports Wikipedia has adopted a policy prohibiting AI‐generated text in articles.The move targets quality and sourcing issues stemming from large language models.
Mar 26, 2026
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OpenAI will discontinue the Sora app and wind down its API just over a year after debuting the video model.The company told users it will share timelines for the app and API and details on processing refunds and data soon.
Mar 25, 2026
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Federal prosecutors charged three individuals in an alleged plot to illegally export AI technology to China.The case highlights stepped‐up enforcement of export controls around sensitive AI capabilities
Mar 23, 2026
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OpenAI will show ads to all ChatGPT Free and ChatGPT Go users in the United States, according to Reuters.The move signals a broader shift toward ad-supported AI assistants as usage scales and costs rise.
Mar 22, 2026
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The Iran war has disrupted helium shipments from Qatar, with shortages expected to bite within weeks.
Mar 21, 2026
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