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Anthropic adds Allianz to growing list of enterprise wins

AI research lab Anthropic continues to land sizable enterprise deals. Its latest entails bringing its large language models to a legacy German insurance giant. Anthropic on Friday announced a deal with Munich, Germany-based global insurance conglomerate Allianz to bring “responsible AI” to the insurance industry. The parties declined to share financial terms of the deal….

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‘Sirât,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ Top PSIFF Winners

The 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners today, with prizes going to Oscar contenders “Sirât,” “Left-Handed Girl,” and “Sentimental Value,” as well as new films from Egypt, Slovakia, Austria, South Korea, and Peru. In keeping with the festival’s tradition of showcasing the best in international cinema, 44…

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OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo

OpenAI is kicking off the new year with yet another acqui-hire. The AI giant is acquiring the team behind Convogo, a business software platform that helps executive coaches, consultants, talent leaders, and HR teams automate and improve leadership assessments and feedback reporting.  An OpenAI spokesperson said the company is not acquiring Convogo’s IP or technology,…

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WNBA CBA deadline passes with no deal; talks underway over FA moratorium

Alexa PhilippouJan 10, 2026, 01:03 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer The WNBA and Women’s National Basketball Players Association failed to…

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Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot

They are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for 45, 59 and 66 days. A fourth prisoner, Teuta Hoxha, ended her strike this week, after 58 days. She could suffer lifelong health effects. The…

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