Software
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Z.ai’s open-weights GLM-5.2 beats GPT-5.5 on multiple long-horizon coding benchmarks for 1/6th the cost
Today, Chinese AI startup Z.ai (formerly Zhipu AI) announced the immediate release of GLM-5.2, a 753 ...
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Republicans Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul Rally Behind Trump's Iran Deal
Several Republicans rallied behind President Donald Trump's Memorandum of Understanding, which the U ...
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Trump didn't want 'Herbert Hoover' presidency; said Iran has to have 'some' missiles
Trump said he was open to allowing Iran to maintain its stockpile of ballistic missiles, saying it w ...
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U.S. and Iran sign deal ahead of schedule
The U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the ...
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Reality Series Survivor Is Spawning an Animated Movie Featuring Animal Contestants
Long-running reality TV show Survivor is getting an animated adaptation featuring a cast of contesta ...
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When Americans choose Chinese AI
Stu Clott, an operations manager and part-time developer in San Diego, used to code with Claude. But ...
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Trump formally signs U.S.-Iran deal as questions linger about nuclear program
President Trump warned he could order new strikes if Iran's leaders "don't behave." The U.S. and Ira ...
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Can open-source beat OpenAI?
As the U.S. and China battle for artificial intelligence supremacy, a fundamental divide in engineer ...
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Trump suggests Israel in no place to criticize Iran deal for not joining 2020 strike on Soleimani
US president spends much of G7 press conference haranguing Israel, which he calls a 'very small part ...
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JD Vance’s sad book tour shows why his 2028 hopes are fading
JD Vance is famously addicted to social media, to a degree that one wonders if he has any job duties ...
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From the National Mall to the world: Inside DC’s FIFA Fan Zone
Soccer fans from all over the world are invited to come watch their favorite teams battle it out at ...
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All the Sad Hawks
An irony of the Iran war is that Donald Trump, whose patience for written texts and policy details i ...
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