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McLaren's Oscar Piastri was the only driver in the top four teams other than Leclerc to improve on his second run but could do no better than qualify seventh.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
A study from researchers at the City University of New York and King’s College London found that GPT-5.2 “did not simply improve on GPT-4o’s safety profile”—according to the researchers’ data, “it effectively reversed it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Hamilton was closest to Verstappen after the first runs but was unable to improve on his second run.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Today’s version would expand and improve on Medicare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
This was music to Flamsteed’s ears, since it confirmed that modern observing techniques could improve on existing stellar catalogues.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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