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We’ve all felt the creeping suspicion that what we’re reading is being written by a large language model. But it’s very difficult to pin down. For several months last year, everyone became convinced that certain words like “explore” and “underscore” could identify the model, but the evidence was thin, and as the models became more sophisticated, the telltale words became harder to track down. But as it turns out, the folks at Wikipedia have gotten pretty good at flagging prose written by AI. And this group’s public guide, “Signs of AI Writing,” is the best resource I’ve found to find…
City workers in the La Defense commercial district on Thursday, October 9, 2025 in Paris, France. Nathan Lane | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — European markets resumed their decline on Friday as volatility in U.S. tech stocks once again spilled over into the Atlantic.By 10:48 a.m. London (5:48 a.m. ET), pan-European Stocks 600 fell 0.9%, with major exchanges and most sectors in negative territory. Looking at individual stocks in Europe, Dutch semiconductor companies BE Semiconductor Chip equipment makers fell 7% in morning trading. ASMI and ASML They fell 5.8% and 7%, respectively. The region’s STOXX European Technology Index was down…
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2025. Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv is “preparing for clear and honest work” on developing a peace plan to end the war with Russia, after receiving a draft proposal from the U.S. delegation. On Tuesday, Axios reported that a secret peace deal was being drawn up by Washington and Russia, and some media outlets said a breakthrough could be imminent. President Zelenskyy said in a…
As storms batter the South, the Texas Hill Country is experiencing major flooding. Parts of the region are still recovering from the devastating floods that killed more than 130 people in July. More than 9 inches of rain has fallen in parts of the western Hill Country since Thursday morning, prompting a flash flood emergency, the highest level of flood warning, for about 1,300 people in southeastern Concho, western McCulloch and central Menard counties Thursday afternoon. County Judge Brandon Corbin said in a statement Thursday afternoon that officials have ordered precautionary evacuations of local RV parks and area campgrounds due…
Felipe Massa’s £64m claim against F1 could go to trial against the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone, a High Court judge has ruled.Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 world championship in 2008 has been the subject of legal action and Brazilian Massa said he was the rightful winner of the title. At the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Renault forced Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash to give Fernando Alonso victory, but the safety car was brought out and Massa, who was leading the race in a Ferrari, lost his strategy and finished 13th. Massa lost the title by one point. The following season, Pique…
Gemini replaces Google Assistant in Android Auto, the smartphone projection technology integrated into millions of cars, trucks, and SUVs. Google announced the move on Thursday, saying it would begin rolling out Gemini to Android Auto users who upgraded from Google Assistant to Gemini on their phones. By bringing Gemini to Android Auto, Google will enable users to speak naturally, have back-and-forth conversations, and complete more complex tasks on the go, according to the company. Android Auto is an app that runs on your phone and wirelessly communicates navigation, music, messaging, and other features from your Android-based smartphone and projects them…
Entrance to the Foxconn construction site in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, May 2019.Katie Tarasoff | CNBCFoxconn unveiled its artificial intelligence efforts Friday at its annual Hong Hai Tech Day in Taiwan, highlighting efforts by the world’s largest contract manufacturer to evolve beyond its role as Apple’s largest iPhone assembler. The company is officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.The event was held on the same day that it announced a partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which is also a major player in the AI hardware space. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a video statement distributed at the event…
Investors around the world are bracing for a battle for long-term and short-term wins as artificial intelligence stocks plummet. AI darling Nvidia After Wednesday’s bell, the companies announced strong financial results, energizing an otherwise sluggish market, sending their own stocks soaring and selling related stocks alongside them. However, the gains quickly reversed on Thursday, with Nvidia ultimately closing 3% lower. U.S. chip makers’ earnings initially looked strong enough to dispel concerns about an AI bubble, but economic speculation put global investors back on the defensive as hopes for a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve faded. The UK’s…
U.S. job growth accelerated in September even as the job market cooled due to rising unemployment.Nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000 jobs after a downwardly revised 4,000 decrease in August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released Thursday.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe unemployment rate was 4.4%, up from 4.3% in August.The largest increase was in the health care sector, with a total of 43,000 jobs in September. The food and beverage services sector followed, adding 37,000 jobs, and social assistance employment increased by 14,000.Other sectors such as construction, wholesale trade, retail services, professional services and…
President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday directing the Justice Department to release all records collected by federal prosecutors during the sex trafficking investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.Trump’s signing marks a stunning reversal by the president, primarily aimed at quelling a burgeoning Republican insurrection and restoring iron control over the party. Under the language of the law, the Justice Department must release the Epstein files within 30 days. But there are some bylaws in the law’s text that allow some files to be withheld. And the announcement of a new investigation into Epstein’s contacts…