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- July 3, 2026
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The naturally occurring weather event has been officially declared. Madeleine Chapman explains what that means in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Every few years, scientists and science journalists pick a day to patiently explain the El Niño weather phenomenon to us, and every time we […]
DeepMind CEO again pushes for a frontier AI standards body
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- July 16, 2026
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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on Tuesday reiterated his push for an AI industry self-regulation effort, led by the US government, that is particularly focused on artificial general intelligence (AGI) and national security. But it is precisely that focus on national security that may make the results of such an effort, assuming it happens, less […]
Claude Sonnet 5 continues Anthropic’s pattern of hiding price increases behind unchanged token rates
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- July 1, 2026
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Claude Sonnet 5 ranks fifth in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with 53 points and even beats the pricier Opus 4.8 on some agent-based tasks. But the model chews through about 40 percent more tokens per task than its predecessor, nearly doubling real costs despite identical list prices. Anthropic’s hidden price hikes are becoming a […]
One NZ Recognised On Global Stage For AI Innovation In Telecommunications
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- July 14, 2026
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The award-winning project, The Butler Did It, was selected as one of just six winners from 49 international Catalyst teams involving more than 1,350 participants.