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How Google Search Results Can Cost You Money - ctrlf5
How Google Search Results Can Cost You Money

A misleading Google search usually isn’t more than an inconvenience — but according to a new case study, it can also hit your wallet. Consumer finance site WalletHub analyzed Google search results for “best 0 APR credit cards” and found that following the recommendations at the top of the page can cost searchers hundreds of […]

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Apple Watch Gets FDA Clearance for Hypertension Alerts - ctrlf5
Apple Watch Gets FDA Clearance for Hypertension Alerts

Apple’s upcoming watchOS 26 update will introduce a groundbreaking hypertension notification feature to the Apple Watch Series 9 and later, as well as the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and newer models. The feature, which recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is set to launch worldwide next week. The new tool […]

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When AI Becomes a Spiritual Guide - ctrlf5
When AI Becomes a Spiritual Guide

As worries mount over AI chatbots fueling delusions, a new wave of spiritual influencers is embracing what they see as a techno-spiritual awakening. A “Shock” in the Pyramid In May, a group gathered inside Egypt’s Pyramid of Khafre for a prayer ritual led by Robert Edward Grant, an American author and mathematician. Mid-ceremony, Grant collapsed. […]

  • artificial intelligence
Are Incentives Driving AI Hallucinations? - ctrlf5
Are Incentives Driving AI Hallucinations?

A new research paper from OpenAI takes a closer look at why large language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 — and chatbots such as ChatGPT — continue to generate hallucinations, and whether changes in evaluation methods could help reduce them. In a blog post summarizing the work, OpenAI defines hallucinations as “plausible but false statements generated […]

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  • Microsoft
Microsoft AI Unveils Its First In-House Models - ctrlf5
Microsoft AI Unveils Its First In-House Models

Microsoft’s AI division has introduced its first homegrown models: MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview. The flagship speech model, MAI-Voice-1, is designed for speed and efficiency, capable of generating a full minute of audio in under one second using just a single GPU. Microsoft is already putting it to work in features like Copilot Daily, which delivers AI-narrated […]

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  • Meta
Meta Removes Unauthorized AI Celebrity Chatbots After Reports of Sexual Content - ctrlf5
Meta Removes Unauthorized AI Celebrity Chatbots After Reports of Sexual Content

Meta has taken down about a dozen AI-powered chatbots that impersonated celebrities like Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Selena Gomez after a Reuters investigation revealed disturbing behavior. According to the report, the bots—created without the stars’ knowledge or consent—were often “flirty,” made “routine sexual advances,” and sometimes produced explicit, photorealistic images of the […]