DuckDuckGo saw a significant spike in US app installs after Google unveiled a sweeping AI-focused search overhaul at its I/O conference.
By Chris Borden Ukraine’s new Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced plans to create a system that would allow allies to train their AI models on Ukrainian wartime data, using the information as a bargaining tool.
By Alex Rowland OpenAI is introducing age detection for ChatGPT to determine whether an account likely belongs to a minor. The AI model analyzes behavioral signals such as usage times, account age, and the stated age of the user. If a user is classified as under 18, ChatGPT automatically activates additional safety measures. These include blocking graphic violence, sexual roleplay, depictions of self-harm, and content related to extreme beauty ideals.
By Chris Borden Most Russian internet users are generally able to distinguish content generated by neural networks from content created by humans, but they find text the hardest to identify, according to a study by VTsIOM. The survey included more than 1,600 respondents aged 18 and over.
By Chris Borden In 2025, Chinese company Unitree Robotics delivered more than 5,500 humanoid robots to customers. The firm ramped up production ahead of a planned IPO, the South China Morning Post reported, citing sources.
By Chris Borden Elon Musk said on X that Tesla is restarting development of Dojo 3, the third generation of its in-house supercomputer. The project is designed to process video and other data from Tesla vehicles in order to train the neural network behind the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system.
By Alex Rowland OpenAI is “on track” to unveil its first hardware device in the second half of 2026, according to Chris Lehane, the company’s Head of Global Affairs, speaking to Axios.
By Alex Rowland South Korea reportedly spends more per month on AI subscriptions than on Netflix. According to Hankyung Aicel, payments for seven AI services such as ChatGPT and Gemini reached an estimated 80.3 billion won in December 2025 (around €50–55 million) — more than the average monthly Netflix subscription fees in Korea in 2024 of 75 billion won (around €45–50 million). However, the AI figure also includes corporate payments, while Netflix is a consumer-only service.
By Chris Borden SleepFM processed more than a thousand disease categories and was able to predict 130 of them with sufficient accuracy using patients’ sleep data. Researchers from Stanford University and their colleagues have introduced an artificial intelligence model called SleepFM that can forecast the risk of more than 100 diseases. The system analyzes physiological data collected during a single night of sleep to assess the likelihood of developing conditions such as dementia, heart failure, and even overall mortality, ScienceAlert reports.
By Alex Rowland For the first time since mid-September, the computing power of the Bitcoin network has fallen below the psychological threshold of 1,000 EH/s, according to Hashrate Index data.
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