recently
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Most recently, SAG-AFTRA said it secured stronger AI guardrails in its new tentative contract, including new guidelines that govern how studios should use generative AI and that strongly favor “human performances.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The PCE index until very recently has been running well below the CPI, but the two appear to be converging.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
He recently wrote on X about a new role on the rise, one he’s currently hiring for internally, someone who can wire up AI systems throughout a company’s technical infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Their findings were recently published in Physical Review Letters as an Editor's Suggestion.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The Paris police had recently gotten a new job: solving crimes.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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