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[uhp-dayt, uhp-dayt, uhp-dayt] / ʌpˈdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt /


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Microsoft AI director Mustafa Suleyman, who in September criticised rival firm Anthropic for treating AI like it is human, reacted to Anthropic's update with a melting face emoji.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

That month the company launched a major update to its AI agent tool, and a new standalone app called Cue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Shell’s performance update comes as the conflict in the Middle East continues to cause chaos in energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The profe has had to update his lectures about the forced removal of upward of a million Mexican Americans south of the border during the Great Depression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Let’s update the story to the late 1930s, he suggested to Houseman.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

In their updates on Pike's condition after the attempted execution, her team had previously said she was awake and speaking, and experiencing anger and confusion.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

According to The Real Deal, they included upgrades to the fireplace, a new roof, lighting and electrical updates, and improvements to the heating system.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

I arrived at the Kirya shortly after 8 a.m. when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was receiving updates on the unfolding attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shared several sobering injury updates Monday in the wake of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

When he asked scientists for updates, they’d hand him fifteen- or twenty- page technical papers, dense with formulas and calculations.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

"Given the misuse of the tool, the Artex project will no longer be updated and will be converted to closed-source," the developer said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A government official in a nearby region released a statement saying that the woman had died of the plague; he has since updated the statement to add the word possibly.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

She said the firm identified 200 forecourts in September which it did not believe had updated its diesel prices in time.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Your plan is only as good as the last time someone updated it, and a lot happens over 25 years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

On March 11, standing before a map of Cuba on a podium in the Cabinet Room, the CIA’s Richard Bissell updated Kennedy on the plan.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Summit played up his corporate background by updating his old LinkedIn profile with a badge announcing he was “Open to Work.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Kitson said the production team would restore the tea room once filming was completed, as well as repairing a broken window and updating its signage.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

One such organization, the Heritage Foundation, had been publishing “Mandate for Leadership,” its so-called policy guide, since 1981 and updating it as necessary.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a Sunday morning post, Trump said he is updating the plans at the "strong request" of the US military and for "national security purposes".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Fresh wording and concrete images force us to keep updating the virtual reality display in our minds.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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