Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chair
A story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on to win the overall Commonwealth short story prize.
Jamir Nazir’s story The Serpent in the Grove went viral after being named as a regional winner in mid-May, with critics on X and Bluesky claiming it showed “obvious markers” of AI use. The literary magazine Granta subsequently pulled out of its long-running agreement to publish the Commonwealth winners.
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A closely followed crypto analyst is suddenly turning bullish on one Ethereum (ETH) rival. Pseudonymous trader Cheds tells his 375,200 followers on X that Solana (SOL) is primed for a massive breakout as it rallies towards a key level. The analyst says if Solana increases more than 6% from its current value SOL would confirm […]
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After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back online. In a post on X, Anthropic said it plans to begin restoring access tomorrow.
Anthropic:
We've received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon.
We're grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models.
In early June, Anthropic sidelined Fable 5 - its consumer-facing model built the same underlying technology as Anthropic's My …
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X's hosted MCP server simplifies AI integration, potentially accelerating AI-driven innovation and reducing development overhead significantly.
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OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In a video posted to X on Monday, OpenAI shows a square-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, "Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade."
This isn't the mysterious AI-powered device OpenAI is working on with former Apple designer Jony Ive, however. As shown in the teaser, OpenAI is launching the device in partnership with Work Louder, a company that sells an array of mechanical keyboards and macro pads with mappable keys, dials, and switches.
The silhouette of the device shown by OpenAI looks a bit like Work …
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Arthur Hayes has revealed a $2.2 million investment in Synapse’s SYN token after backing its Hypercall options DEX, helping drive the token as much as 26% higher on Monday. According to a June 29 post on X by BitMEX co-founder…
Ethena’s governance token ENA has climbed after BlackRock integrated the project’s synthetic dollar USDe into its Aladdin investment platform, extending institutional access to a system used to oversee more than $20 trillion in assets. According to a June 29 X…
Binance's investment in X highlights the challenges of aligning crypto ambitions with social media, amid regulatory scrutiny and leadership shifts.
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