The end of the AI honeymoon? ChatGPT market share falls below 50% for first time

OpenAI still has over a billion monthly active ChatGPT users, but consumers are also increasingly choosing Gemini.

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SMBs are acting on financial advice from AI chatbots — before talking to their accountant, as experts warn ‘that pressure is only going to grow’

70% of UK SMEs consult AI for financial advice before their accountants – professionals now need to offer higher-value, proactive business advice.
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Next-gen 128TB SSDs set to squeeze data on the fly thanks to a new smart chip — Longsys WM8500 promises a compression ratio of up to 2:1, creating a virtual 256TB SSD at a much lower price

Longsys might have an answer to ever-increasing SSD prices: intelligent storage that incorporates state-of-the-art compression.
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People are starting to think ChatGPT is too cheap — and that might be a problem for OpenAI

ChatGPT’s expanding capabilities and unchanged subscription price have sparked a debate over whether it’s a good deal or headed for a cliff
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Microsoft makes Copilot Cowork open to everyone, and wants to help you tackle even the trickiest work tasks

Microsoft and Anthropic reveal an upgraded Copilot Cowork is now generally available.

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‘I think there’s going to be a lot of experimentation’: Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon anticipates big changes in the AI space as it works on a whole host of new designs

Qualcomm CEO believes agentic AI is a major opportunity for chipmakers as apps shift and consumer device require more powerful chips.
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I watched a 90-minute AI movie made in just two weeks — and Hollywood can stop worrying, for now

A 90-minute AI movie made in two weeks sounds like Hollywood’s worst nightmare — until you actually sit down and watch it.
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‘Google will pay for 100% of the power it uses’: Google pledges $1.5 billion to expanding Alabama data center and paying for its energy cost

Google plans major expansion of Alabama data center campus – which could be backed up with nuclear power.

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‘This case presents the Court with an unusual scenario’: Judge kicks lawyers off cases are finding out both were using AI to argue

US District Judge Sharion Aycock took a less-than-favorable view of all 4 lawyers involved a recent case leveraging AI to fight their battles for them.
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‘AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there’ll be great companies’ – quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Sam Altman has purported publicly for years that AI safety is critical

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