Reasoning AI models have become a trend, with multiple labs releasing their own models after OpenAI's o1, driven by the need for novel approaches to refine generative AI tech and maintain innovation pace.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT outage was caused by a new telemetry service gone awry, which disrupted services for three hours.

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The Trump transition team wants to end a federal rule requiring automakers to report crashes when advanced driver-assistance or autonomous driving technology is engaged, which would limit the ability of federal safety agencies to investigate and regulate vehicle safety.

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Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has rolled out a faster and more accurate version of its Grok 2 chatbot model on the social network X (formerly Twitter). The upgraded model is three times faster, offers improved accuracy, and has better multi-lingual capabilities. A 'Grok button' has also been added to X, with higher usage limits for Premium and Premium+ subscribers.

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A 26-year-old former OpenAI employee, Suchir Balaji, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment, with the cause of death determined as suicide.

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Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, restricted access to an internal AI chatbot after a security researcher discovered it was publicly accessible. The chatbot was used by employees to ask company questions about handling patient health insurance claims and disputes, but it did not reveal sensitive personal or health information.

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OpenAI published emails claiming Elon Musk's lawsuit is misleading, showing he wanted a for-profit transition. Musk's lawsuit accuses OpenAI of abandoning its nonprofit mission.

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Bluesky users are calling for the ban of writer Jesse Singal due to his past writings on transgender issues, which have been flagged by GLAAD's Accountability Project.

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A Waymo robotaxi was caught in an endless loop on a roundabout, prompting the company to release a software update to address the issue. Waymo has not disclosed the underlying cause of the behavior.

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Liquid AI, a startup co-founded by Daniela Rus, raised $250 million in a Series A led by AMD to develop general-purpose AI systems using liquid neural networks, which are smaller and require less computing power than traditional AI models.

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