Sentient open-source AI search outperforms GPT-4o and Perplexity

Sentient, an artificial intelligence development platform backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, has released an open-source AI search framework that it says outperforms leading closed-source competitors. The company announced the public release of Open Deep Search (ODS) on April 2, describing it as a high-performance, developer-friendly alternative to platforms like Perplexity AI and OpenAI’s GPT-4o. 
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California sergeant is among 4 soldiers killed in Lithuania training accident – The Mercury News

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, bringing to an end a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The bodies of the three 
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Inductees, How To Watch & More

It’s WrestleMania season, with WrestleMania 41 emanating from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on April 19 and 20. Ahead of every WrestleMania, WWE holds its annual Hall of Fame ceremony. This year will be no different, with several legends, from singles stars, to women’s champions, and a dominant tag team going into the Hall. This 
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Manchester United Women: Marc Skinner signs new initial two-year contract to remain at club | Football News

Marc Skinner has signed a new contract to remain Manchester United Women’s head coach until the summer of 2027, with the option of an extra year. Since arriving at the club in 2021, Skinner has led United to the club’s first major honour in women’s football with the 2024 FA Cup, after finishing runners-up the 
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Dark Side Of The Ring: 4 Things We Learned From “Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser From Helsinki”

Dark Side of the Ring returned to VICE last week for its sixth season. The first episode, “Mick Foley: Hell in a Cell”, is a story most wrestling fans know well, but the second episode is one you might not be as familiar with. This one, titled “Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser From Helsinki”, is about Tony 
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US labor watchdog freezes cases against Apple after defence lawyer nomination

In a somewhat surreal event, the National Labor Relations Board has frozen two cases against Apple after Trump nominated one of the iPhone maker’s defence lawyers to head up the watchdog. The NLRB was due to hear cases alleging that Apple illegally fired two organizers of the #AppleToo movement, but both cases have been “postponed 
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