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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 […]