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Models & LabsTechCrunch

OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”

From TechCrunch: OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.

Models & LabsOpenAI

Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II)

From OpenAI: Learn how OpenAI scaled Habitat with reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.

Policy & SocietyArs Technica

Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising

From Ars Technica: Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

Business & MoneyTechCrunch

Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell

From TechCrunch: The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.

Research & ScienceSimon Willison

Quick Study

From Simon Willison: Tool: Quick Study Prompt to Claude Opus 5.5 High: Build an artifact where you open a photo and it rapidly (in a few seconds) paints a version of that photo using a…

Research & ScienceGoogle Research

Bringing foundational models to the front lines of TB screening