AI & RoboticsNews

ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds

December 8, 2025
ChatGPT’s growth is starting to taper off, according to new data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Today, the OpenAI-owned AI chatbot remains the leader in the space, accounting for 50% of global downloads on mobile devices and 55% of the global monthly active users. However, Google’s Gemini has begun to outpace ChatGPT in terms of download growth, growth of monthly active…
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NewsPhotography

RIP Martin Parr: the photographer who found joy in the ordinary

December 8, 2025
I’ve just heard the news, and it’s hit me hard. Martin Parr, the photographer who made a career out of documenting Britain’s working-class holidays, village fetes and supermarket queues in gloriously oversaturated colour, died at his home in Bristol on Saturday. He was 73. I won’t lie, we’re all in shock. My editor Chris George saw him only a few weeks ago, at a talk…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The future of electric farming is taking shape at John Deere [video]

December 8, 2025
Energy independence and cost control are top of mind for farmers, and more companies are rolling out electric equipment that can be charged by solar, wind, or even on-farm biogas. With the debut of its latest next-generation electric tractor at Agritechnica last month, John Deere is signaling that it intends to lead that revolution. John Deere says the E-Power electric tractor prototypes that…
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DefenseNews

Autonomous surface vessels to join Pentagon’s global C2 network

December 8, 2025
Autonomous surface vessels will become part of the global command and control network used by the U.S. Navy and other U.S. military services due to a new partnership between HavocAI and SAIC, effectively making the vessels an integrated part of U.S. naval surface power and expanding their availability to serve all U.S. military branches for the first time. The agreement announced by SAIC and…
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