Top stories in AI today: – Qwen’s new image editing model
– Grammarly’s new AI agents for writing
– Use Perplexity Comet to save time on social media
– Game devs embrace AI at a massive scale
– 4 new AI tools, community workflows, and more Read more: https://
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Latest AI breakthroughs: Image editing, agents, and gaming adoption
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Luc Julia Accused of Lying About Creating Siri
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LUC JULIA IS A LIAR. For years, he has been passing himself off as the creator of Siri. Tom Gruber, Siri co-founder, just confirmed that he never participated in it.
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AI Model Explosion: New Releases From OpenAI Google Anthropic Grok
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Choses qui n’existaient pas il y a un mois : – GPT-5
– GPT-5 mini
– GPT-5 nano
– GPT-OSS-120b
– GPT-OSS-20b
– Claude Opus 4.1
– Claude Sonnet 4.1
– Génie 3
– Google Deepthink advanced
– Google Gemma 270M
– Google Story book
– ChatGPT Agent
– Grok-4
– Grok Imagine
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Figure’s CEO teases Helix neural network upgrade with Nvidia GPUs
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Figure's CEO Brett Adcock just teased a major upgrade for the company's Helix neural network
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 19 août 2025
He shared a clip that shows Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang handing him a box of RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU
More details expected soonpic.twitter.com/FJNKi93qDaFigure's CEO Brett Adcock just teased a major upgrade for the company's Helix neural network He shared a clip that shows Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang handing him a box of RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU More details expected soon
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Microsoft launches Copilot function in Excel for data analysis
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Microsoft added a new =COPILOT() function in Excel
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 19 août 2025
The move allows users to tag Copilot to analyze data, generate content, and brainstorm directly in the grid
No need to change tabs or search the webpic.twitter.com/Wwmcd6nB4dMicrosoft added a new =COPILOT() function in Excel The move allows users to tag Copilot to analyze data, generate content, and brainstorm directly in the grid No need to change tabs or search the web
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Google Gemini’s Worst Data Training Opt-Out Policy
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At this point, Google Gemini has the worst training opt-out for consumers of any of the big players. Claude doesn't train on your data at all, OpenAI and Grok let you turn off training at will, but you can only turn off training for Gemini if you also disable your chat history.
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OpenAI Design Critique: Apple Opportunity in AI Market
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OpenAI has all the design flair of Microsoft. Great opening for an AI Apple.
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Sam Altman Recognized as Greatest Tech Genius
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On second thoughts, Sam Altman is one of the greatest tech geniuses who ever lived.
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LLMs Emotions: Myth vs Progress in AI Development
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Agreed. Claiming LLMs have human emotions is a crazy reach and just slows down progress. China won’t waste time on imaginary AI feelings.
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Europe’s Technological Sovereignty: Choosing Independence or Dependence
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At this point the question for Europe is: whose satellite do you want to be?