The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a new framework to allow companies to deploy autonomous vehicles without traditional manual controls, requiring AV companies to share safety data with the agency.

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A ransomware attack on Ascension, a US healthcare giant, allowed hackers to steal personal and sensitive health information on 5.6 million patients, causing widespread disruption and lapses in healthcare.

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PearAI, a startup that faced online backlash on the first day of Y Combinator's winter 2024 session, has successfully graduated from the program and raised $1.25 million in seed funding.

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Nvidia received approval from the European Union to acquire Run-ai, an Israeli GPU orchestration platform. The EU determined the acquisition wouldn't create a monopoly. However, the deal is still pending approval from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Four Rivian employees have sued the company over allegations of harassment, including some by top executives, and claim the company's leadership did not address their concerns. Rivian has also settled three other harassment and discrimination cases.

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ChatGPT, a text-generating AI chatbot, has gained 300 million weekly active users since its launch in November 2022. OpenAI has released new products and features, including GPT-4o with voice capabilities and Sora, a text-to-video model.

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OpenAI has announced a new AI model called o3, but no further details are provided in the given news.

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Google is expanding Gemini's in-depth research mode to 40 more languages, in addition to the 22 languages it already supports.

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OpenAI is hosting a series of live events called '12 Days of OpenAI' through December 20th, showcasing new ChatGPT features and products. These include ChatGPT Pro, a reasoning model, text-to-video generator Sora, Canvas, ChatGPT integration with Apple Intelligence, real-time video capabilities, and a 1-800 number for calling ChatGPT.

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There is a growing trend of AI being used in defense technology. This is due to increased investment in both AI and defense, as well as concerns about China's influence in the field.

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