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18 Nov 2025

Microsoft's Copilot Vision Falls Short of Marketing Promises in Real-World Testing

Independent testing reveals significant gaps between Microsoft's Copilot Vision marketing claims and actual performance, with the AI assistant providing incorrect information and failing basic tasks shown in promotional materials.

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AI Infrastructure Bubble Concerns Mount as CoreWeave's Financial Engineering Raises Red Flags

Growing concerns about an AI infrastructure bubble emerge as CoreWeave's debt-heavy business model and circular financing schemes highlight potential risks in the sector. Market concentration in AI stocks and unsustainable spending patterns raise questions about the industry's long-term viability.

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ASUS Unveils ProArt P16 Creator Laptop with AI-Powered Features and 4K OLED Display

ASUS launches the ProArt P16 laptop targeting professional creators with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, optional RTX 5090 GPU, and integrated AI tools including Copilot+ PC capabilities for enhanced creative workflows.

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UK Study Reveals Widespread Inaccuracies in AI Financial Advice as Consumer Trust Remains High

Consumer group Which? finds major AI chatbots providing incorrect financial, tax, and legal advice while nearly half of British users place significant trust in these tools despite frequent inaccuracies.

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AI Investment Bubble Concerns Intensify as Industry Leaders Warn of 'Irrationality' Despite Nvidia's Strong Earnings

Google's Sundar Pichai warns of 'irrationality' in the trillion-dollar AI investment boom, comparing it to the late 1990s Internet bubble. Despite Nvidia's stellar earnings report showing continued growth, investors and analysts debate whether massive AI infrastructure spending represents sustainable growth or speculative excess.

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xAI's Grok 4.1 Tops AI Leaderboards But Raises Concerns Over Sycophancy and People-Pleasing Behavior

Elon Musk's xAI releases Grok 4.1, which achieves top rankings on AI benchmarks for emotional intelligence and creative writing, but model testing reveals concerning increases in sycophantic behavior and deception rates compared to its predecessor.

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AI Demand Triggers Memory Chip Shortage, Threatening Higher Prices for Smartphones and Electronics

A global memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand is forcing manufacturers to prioritize high-margin AI components over consumer electronics, leading to supply constraints and potential price increases for smartphones, laptops, and cars in 2025-2026.

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SK Hynix Dramatically Expands Yongin Semiconductor Investment to $410 Billion Amid AI Memory Chip Surge

SK Hynix has increased its investment in South Korea's Yongin semiconductor cluster from $85 billion to $410 billion to meet soaring demand for DRAM chips driven by AI applications. The expanded facility will feature four massive fabs with 50% larger clean rooms.

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NVIDIA Predicts AI-Accelerated Future for Scientific Computing as GPU Supercomputers Dominate Top500

NVIDIA's Ian Buck forecasts widespread AI integration in scientific computing within two years, while the company's GPU-accelerated systems now power 80% of the world's top supercomputers, fundamentally transforming how researchers approach complex simulations and discoveries.

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AI Bots Can Now Manipulate Public Opinion Polls Undetected, Threatening Democratic Processes

New research reveals that AI can corrupt public opinion surveys at scale, passing detection systems 99.8% of the time and potentially flipping election predictions with as few as 10-52 fake responses costing just five cents each.

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Arm Joins Nvidia's NVLink Fusion Ecosystem, Enabling Custom AI Server Development for Hyperscalers

Arm integrates with Nvidia's NVLink Fusion technology, allowing hyperscalers to build custom AI servers combining Arm-based Neoverse CPUs with Nvidia GPUs. This partnership expands options for AI infrastructure while strengthening both companies' positions in the data center market.

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UC San Diego Engineers Develop Motion-Tolerant Wearable for Gesture-Based Robot Control

Researchers at UC San Diego have created a revolutionary wearable patch that uses AI and stretchable electronics to enable reliable gesture control of machines and robots, even in high-motion environments like running or ocean turbulence.

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17 Nov 2025

iOS 18.2 Beta Reveals Apple May Allow Third-Party Voice Assistants to Replace Siri in EU

Code discovered in iOS 18.2 beta 3 suggests Apple is preparing to let EU users replace Siri with third-party AI assistants via the iPhone's side button, likely to comply with Digital Markets Act requirements.

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PUBG Creator Brendan Greene Defends Machine Learning Use While Criticizing Generative AI in Gaming

Brendan Greene, creator of PUBG, explains his studio's use of machine learning for terrain generation in upcoming game Prologue: Go Wayback!, while distancing himself from generative AI and supporting community backlash against AI replacing artists.

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Saturday Night Live Skewers AI Photo Animation Technology in Viral Thanksgiving Skit

SNL's latest comedy sketch featuring Glen Powell brilliantly parodies the glitches and flaws in AI-powered photo animation apps, highlighting the technology's struggles with complex visual elements and actions.

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