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Cecily Mauran
Cecily is a tech reporter at Mashable who covers AI, Apple, and emerging tech trends. Before getting her master's degree at Columbia Journalism School, she spent several years working with startups and social impact businesses for Unreasonable Group and B Lab. Before that, she co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in South America, Europe, and Asia. You can find her on Twitter at @cecily_mauran.
Latest From Cecily Mauran
Google Search 'AI Mode' has started internal testing, report says
The AI tool appears tailored to more open-ended questions.
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Researchers created an AI reasoning model on par with OpenAI's o1 for less than $50
And only 26 minutes to train the model.
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6 Super Bowl halftime shows that were better than the big game
Forget the game, these are the peak performances we're here to see.
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Google makes Gemini 'thinking' model available on the app and launches Gemini 2.0 Pro
These model names are starting to get confusing, but we'll explain it all.
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Uber and Waymo start the countdown for Austin launch next month
You can sign up for the waitlist now.
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Bill threatens to make using DeepSeek a crime for Americans
If passed, Americans could be fined $1 million for downloading DeepSeek.
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OpenAI launches 'deep research' AI agent for ChatGPT
Your very own research assistant on ChatGPT.
![OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talking about deep research onstage at an event in Tokyo](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04kmznfgdyF5oA4YNyvcQT0/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1738601013.jpg)
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Thousands of datasets from Data.gov have disappeared since Trump's inauguration. What's going on?
The answer is more complicated than you might think.
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Google launches AI bot to call businesses for you about prices and availability
Starting with nail salons and car mechanics.
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Demand for Nvidia's RTX 5090 and 5080 cards is so high, there are major delays
Retailers and Nvidia itself warn consumers about high demand.
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What AI experts are saying about DeepSeek R1
The experts explain why DeepSeek R1 is truly a big deal.
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OpenAI announces new ChatGPT product amid DeepSeek AI news
Incredible timing for a new ChatGPT for government agencies.
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DeepSeek collects keystroke data and more, storing it in Chinese servers
You might want to learn about DeepSeek's privacy policy before you sign up.
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DeepSeek AI: What you need to know about the ChatGPT rival
Why you're suddenly seeing DeepSeek everywhere.
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This is how long (and why) OpenAI's Operator holds onto your deleted data
That includes screenshots and chat history.
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LinkedIn hit with lawsuit alleging private messages were used to train AI models
It's also accused of 'concealing' its data-gathering policies.
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OpenAI announces Operator AI agent that can browse the web for you
But it's only available for ChatGPT Pro users to start.
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Phones with TikTok pre-installed listed for thousands of dollars on eBay
Answering the question, 'How much would you pay to use TikTok?'
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Samsung Galaxy AI adds agentic features. What it will do for you.
AI agents take centerstage at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025.
![Four corners of the Samsung S25 series joined together in a grid, with one screen showing the Now Brief](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/059sIEfVjgyp3lDQNW1o525/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1737574515.png)
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The Stargate Project: Trump and OpenAI announce $500 billion AI venture
Do they know there was a Stargate movie?
![U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House while SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman look on on](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02oHQeQbqr2DdgfB26FbQtT/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1737562588.jpg)
![U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House while SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman look on on](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02oHQeQbqr2DdgfB26FbQtT/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1737562588.jpg)
iPhone 17 overheating issues might be avoided with new cooling tech
Apple might adopt vapor chamber cooling.
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Microsoft to kill Office support for Windows 10 this year
Support for Windows 10 ends on Oct. 14, 2025.
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YouTuber GamersNexus sues Honey over alleged scam
MegaLag's Honey exposé has YouTubers taking legal action.
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OpenAI adds agentic AI tasks to ChatGPT. Here's what it can do for you
ChatGPT enters the agentic AI era.
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Los Angeles fires: How to help from afar
From monetary donations to sharing trusted information, there's a lot you can do to help.
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