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OpenAI confirms GPT-5 is now better at handling mental and
OpenAI confirmed that it shipped an update on October 5, which allows GPT-5 to better handle sensitive conversations. After the update, GPT will automatically recognize when the user is not doing well, including situations like emotional or mental distress. However, OpenAI says only GPT-5 Instant has been updated to handle such use cases. GPT-5 Instant
Omnicom confirms the pending exit of influential Annalect chief Slavi
By Ronan Shields and Michael Bürgi • July 11, 2025 • Ivy Liu Slavi Samardzija is exiting Omnicom’s Media Group’s Annalect in September, with sources interpreting the CEO’s exit as indicative of pending changes within the holding company’s technology and analytics division. Separate sources familiar with the developments, all of whom requested anonymity to maintain
Outbrain confirms Teads purchase in a $1 billion deal
By Ronan Shields and Kayleigh Barber • August 1, 2024 • Ivy Liu After weeks of speculation, Outbrain has confirmed its purchase today of Teads in a deal valuing the acquisition target at just north of $1 billion, denoting a significant episode in the latest revival of mergers and acquisitions in the ad tech sector.
Intel confirms that a desktop version of Meteor Lake is
Image: Willis Lai / IDG Until now, Intel’s public stance has been that its Core Ultra (or “Meteor Lake”) chip will simply be a mobile processor. But that’s not true, the general manager of Intel’s Client Computing Division confirmed recently. In an interview with Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the executive vice president who oversees Intel’s processor





