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Professor Fei Fei Li, often referred to as the “godmother of AI,” says she is “proud to be different” as she becomes the only woman among seven pioneers of artificial intelligence being honoured with one of the world’s most prestigious engineering prizes.

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In a significant move for the tech giant, Apple has secured the rights to broadcast Formula 1 in the United States for the next five years. The deal, valued at approximately $750 million, will commence in 2026 and make F1 available to all US Apple TV subscribers as part of their existing subscriptions. This represents Apple's first venture into sports broadcasting of this scale.

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OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence creation, the Sora text-to-video app, has become an instant sensation — and a source of heated debate. The app has crossed one million downloads in under five days, outperforming the launch growth of OpenAI’s own ChatGPT.

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OpenAI unveiled "Atlas," an AI-powered search browser built around its Chat technology, on Tuesday, directly challenging Google Chrome's dominance in the web browsing market. OpenAI chief Sam Altman announced the new product in a streamed presentation, emphasizing its reliance on artificial intelligence. This move marks an escalation in OpenAI's competition with Google, which has responded by integrating AI capabilities into its search engine and wider platform.

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OpenAI's new text-to-video AI, Sora, is off to a flying start: the company reported over a million downloads in less than five days, outperforming even ChatGPT launch pace. The app, which crafts realistic ten-second videos from simple text prompts, has already reached the top spot on the Apple App Store in the US, a feat achieved despite its limited release to only invited users in North America. The figures were announced in an X post from Sora boss Bill Peebles.