Let's be honest: GPT-5 is pretty much confirmed for this week. I can't imagine anything else with the best will in the world. This week is going to be phenomenal.
BIG TECH
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Tech Giants Redefining Global Geopolitics
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Nous assistons à la fin des acteurs 100 % westphaliens, comme en témoigne l’implication de Musk dans le conflit en Ukraine via les satellites Starlink. Aujourd’hui, les grandes entreprises technologiques jouent un rôle croissant dans les relations internationales, au point de… pic.twitter.com/A7FyYVCNLW
— Alexandre Tsicopoulos (@Alex_Tsico) 4 août 2025We are witnessing the end of 100% Westphalian actors, as evidenced by Musk's involvement in the Ukraine conflict via Starlink satellites. Today, major technology companies play an increasingly significant role in international relations, to the point where
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Google and OpenAI Intensify Competition with Major Model Releases
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In all seriousness, it seems that the competition between Google and OpenAI is intensifying. Rumor has it that GPT-5 will be released this week – and Google is making it clear that they too will have a “launch week”. Gemini 3 Flash has already been leaked. So we may very well
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NVIDIA GTC 2026: AI Ecosystem Exploration and Developer Training
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Join policymakers, industry leaders, and innovators to explore the AI ecosystem and learn through expert sessions and developer training at the next #NVIDIAGTC.
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Gaben’s Impact: From Gaming to Deep Sea and VR Innovation
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Gaben is one of the most lowkey rich guys for how impactful he is. Changed games forever. Launched the first app store. Made one of the first consumer VR headsets. Working on BCIs. Owns a deep sea exploration company. Now a yacht manufacturer.
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OpenAI’s Universal Verifier: Automated Quality Control for GPT-5
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OpenAI's "universal Verifier": the tl;dr via The Information -OpenAI is developing “Universal Verifier,” a new AI system for automated quality control in reinforcement learning—crucial for the further development of GPT-5. -The goal: to reliably evaluate difficult answers,
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Anthropic Internally Tests Claude Opus 4.1 AI Model
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BREAKING : Anthropic started testing Claude Opus 4.1 internally! This aligns with earlier reports of the ongoing red teaming process for Neptune 4 which is expected to take several more weeks.
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AI Researchers as Modern Sports Icons: Meta’s $250M Deal
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AI reserachers are the sports idols of our time "So Mr. Zuckerberg personally met with Mr. Deitke. Then Meta returned with a revised offer of around $250 million over four years, with potentially up to $100 million of that to be paid in the first year, the people said."
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Palantir CEO’s Controversial Statement on Safety Raises Concerns
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp goes on unhinged rant: "Safe means that the other person is scared."
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) 4 août 2025
I'm not so sure I want Palantir's Gotham software to be used everywhere… pic.twitter.com/3GYZjJbsslPalantir CEO Alex Karp goes on unhinged rant: "Safe means that the other person is scared." I'm not so sure I want Palantir's Gotham software to be used everywhere…
