OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent — and it's already in the API

OpenAI is moving away from models that require heavy hand-holding and toward systems that can better infer the user’s goal, ...
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Perplexity Fine-Tuned a Chinese AI Model to Match Claude Opus 4.8 at One-Third the Cost

Perplexity's post-trained GLM 5.2 preview pairs a cheaper open-source base with a frontier advisor—and it's already live in ...

Prepare to expect less from your cheap AI subscription

Fable 5, Anthropic’s best model in general release, won’t be included in Claude subscription plans. Expect Anthropic's competitors to follow suit.
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Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users

Spotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, its layer that lets developers test their third-party applications using the audio platform’s APIs. The changes include a mandatory premium ...
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China Is Learning to Use Less Oil—and That's a Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

Three months into the biggest oil supply disruption in modern history, China appears to have discovered something that should make oil bulls at least a little uncomfortable. It can get by on less fuel ...
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Australians Don't Need More Discounts. We Need Less Complexity.

The funny thing about pricing is that marketers spend far more time thinking about it than consumers ever want to. Consumers don't wake up in the morning wondering whether Every Day Low Pricing is ...
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Less’ Lyrics Seem to Recount the Devastating Moment Louis Partridge Broke Up With Her

Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, takes a devastating spin in its piano-driven 11th track, “Less.” In it, she recounts the exact moment she and her partner—whom ...
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Maybe I need less rotation in my golf swing? #golf #shorts

A reflecting pool that has long enticed visitors now gains police scrutiny under Trump Utah declares state of emergency as massive wildfire spreads UNC Charlotte is removing one of its most iconic ...
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Wanda Sykes says star confronted her over Golden Globes joke: “We need less of this”

During an appearance on Vulture ’s Good One podcast, Sykes recalled bumping into the comedian in a parking lot after the ceremony, where she claimed Maher wanted to hash out the joke. “He stopped me ...
Decider

Wanda Sykes Says Bill Maher Confronted Her Over Golden Globes Joke: “We Need Less of This”

Wanda Sykes is pulling back the curtain on what she says was a surprisingly tense encounter with Bill Maher after she roasted him at the 2026 Golden Globes. During an appearance on Vulture’s Good One ...
British GQ

How many steps you need to walk to feel less depression, according to experts

If you’ve ever been told to ‘take a walk’ during a heated situation, you’d probably, albeit begrudgingly, agree that a couple of steps can help you cool off. But what if that’s just a tiny sample of ...
The Globe and Mail

The oil market’s unexpected new reality: China needs much less fuel than previously thought

Three months into the Iran war, the oil market is coming to grips with an unexpected new reality: China, the world’s largest importer, needs much less fuel than previously thought. Gasoline sales at ...