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TechnologyOpenAI Addresses and fixes GPT-5's 'Cold' Personality After User Revolt
Nearly 5,000 users piled onto a Reddit thread titled 'GPT-5 is horrible,' and OpenAI responded—restoring GPT-4o for paid subscribers and committing to a warmer version of GPT-5.
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TechnologyOpenAI Returns to Open Source with gpt-oss Release
OpenAI released gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b under the Apache 2.0 license — open-weight models that deliver strong real-world performance and close the gap with closed systems.
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TechnologyOpenAI Raises $8.3B at $300B Valuation
OpenAI's $8.3 billion funding round at a $300 billion valuation closed oversubscribed and ahead of schedule — a sign of just how competitive the AI investment landscape remains.
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TechnologyGPT-5: Everything We Know About OpenAI's Next Release
GPT-5 is expected to land in August 2025, with early testers describing it as extremely positive. Here’s everything known about OpenAI’s next major model before it releases.
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TechnologyChatGPT Agent: AI-Powered Web Browsing and PowerPoint Creation for Business
OpenAI's ChatGPT agent can now browse the web, create PowerPoints, and complete complex online tasks autonomously — combining all of ChatGPT's agentic tools into one unified system.
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golf technologyOpenAI May Be Building Its Own Social Media Like Feed to Rival X and Meta
OpenAI is internally testing a social feed built into ChatGPT, centered on AI-generated images—a move that could challenge X and Meta while creating a first-party data pipeline for model training.
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CultureWednesday Notes for February 21st, 2024
Victor Wembanyama becomes Louis Vuitton's latest ambassador — the NBA's alien phenomenon crosses into luxury fashion. Plus: Apple's new sports app, AJ1 High Olive for Holiday 2024, and Fear of God x adidas x Indiana Hoosiers.
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CultureTuesday Notes for February 20th, 2024
Winston-Salem State beats Virginia Union in the NBA HBCU Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium. Plus: the best All-Star Weekend social reactions and Nike's first Jordan World of Flight store in Philly.
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CultureMonday Notes for February 19th, 2024
A Ma Maniére celebrates a decade with a new collection. Plus: LeBron's Coach Prime tribute kicks at the All-Star Game, Jacque Vaughn ousted in Brooklyn, and the NBA cap may soar to $243M.
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CultureFriday Notes for February 16th, 2024
OpenAI's Sora video model shakes creative industries, Sotheby's overhauls buyer premiums, Mbappe's PSG split gets messy, and Nike surfaces the Field General 82 this month.
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CultureThursday Notes: Black Cuisine, Tina Turner, Bill Lee
Rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner died on May 24, 2023, at age 83 in Küsnacht, Switzerland. Thursday's notes reflect on her legacy, with tributes from musicians and collaborators worldwide.
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Lady WrayWednesday Notes: Black Americans and the dream of homeownership
The national Black-white homeownership gap is wider today than it was in 1970 — Wednesday Notes digs into how systemic barriers keep locking Black Americans out of America's primary wealth-building tool.