OpenAI fast-tracks GPT-5.2 to take on Gemini 3

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
OpenAI is rumored to be releasing GPT-5.2 this week
It seems OpenAI is serious about catching up to Google's Gemini 3 AI model, with the GPT-5.2 upgrade for ChatGPT – featuring numerous enhancements – set to drop this week.
 
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Music videos in Spotify
More countries are getting access to music videos in Spotify (Spotify)
Spotify adds music videos – is it turning into MTV?
If you're a Spotify Premium user in the US or Canada, you can now join listeners in other countries in watching music videos inside the apps – so is Spotify now the new MTV?
 
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Wearables
 
The Pebble Index 01
Pebble has launched its first smart ring (Core Devices)
Pebble's newest product is an AI-powered smart ring
Best known for smartwatches, Pebble has now turned its attention to the smart ring form factor: the Pebble Index 01 uses AI to help you take voice notes any time, anywhere.
 
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Google's Juston Payne
Google Senior Director of Product Management for XR, Juston Payne (Future)
Android XR chief says 'things have changed'
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Lenovo hardware collection
More Lenovo hardware is on the way (Lenovo)
An ultrawide OLED Lenovo gaming laptop just leaked
A new Lenovo gaming laptop just leaked, and it sounds like a genuinely next-gen device: it's said to feature an OLED screen that rolls out horizontally for additional screen space.
 
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