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OpenAI reportedly offered the government a slice of the company so the public could share in AI's profits. Here's what that actually means, in plain English.
The US added far fewer jobs than expected in June, and 'blame AI' was everywhere. Here's what the number actually says, what it doesn't, and what it means for you.
Anthropic might team up with Samsung to design its own AI chip. Here's what that means for cost, speed and the Nvidia question — in plain terms.
The UN just set up a new group to help govern AI — and it put the AI company bosses on it. Here's what that means for you.
The US switched off two Claude models for 18 days, then switched them back on. Here is a friendly, plain-English guide to what happened, why your access vanished, and what it means for you now.
In plain English: a faster, far cheaper way to run AI agents that plan and use tools for you — and why the fact it's bad at hacking is genuinely good news.
A food-delivery company just gave away a 1.6-trillion-parameter AI model — and trained it entirely on Chinese chips. Here's what that means for you, in plain English.
Elon Musk just put a giant new Grok in beta at SpaceX and Tesla. Here's what's real, what's just a claim, and why you can't try it yet.
The US switched off one AI model over a security flaw — but it turns out nearly every big model had the same one. Here's what happened, in plain terms.
OpenAI's newest model family has three friendly names and one big catch. Here's what Sol, Terra and Luna actually are, why you can't use them in ChatGPT yet, and when you'll likely get your turn.
Companies spent two years using as much AI as possible — now the bills have landed. Here's what changed, why cheaper Chinese models are winning business, and what it all means for you.
Four big names left Google in a week — here's who they are, where they're going, and why it matters to you.
Anthropic says a rival copied Claude's brain using thousands of fake accounts. Alibaba says it didn't. Here's what's actually being alleged, in plain English.
Google teased a powerful new Gemini at I/O. Here's why you still can't use it — and what you can.
In four days, OpenAI shared four results using AI in actual research. Here's the plain-English version of what they did and how confident we should be.
AI can now sound just like a person. Here's who makes the best voices, what each is actually for, and which one suits you.
Powerful AI you can run yourself is having a moment. Here's what changed and why it matters.
You've seen the name everywhere. Here's what Qwen is, why it matters, and the 2026 catch.
What happened, why, whether it affects you, and what to watch — calmly explained.
What Moonshot released, why open-source AI matters for developers, and the honest answer on the 'it's better' claim.
Europe's main AI company is raising billions. Here's what that means, in plain English.
Walking, working robots are real now — but maybe not where you'd expect. Here's the honest picture.
What the warning actually says, why it matters, and why some people are sceptical of the timing.
AI that builds explorable, video-game-like worlds — and why it's a big deal for self-driving cars and robots.