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On November 30th, 2022, a small company put a chat box on the internet. Two months later, a hundred million people were using it. But the idea behind it was more than seventy years old.
This documentary follows the entire history of artificial intelligence: from Alan Turing's question "Can machines think?" and the 1956 Dartmouth summer, through the perceptron, ELIZA, two AI winters, expert systems and Deep Blue, to ImageNet, AlexNet, AlphaGo's Move 37, the Transformer and ChatGPT.
Why did it take so long? Why did AI collapse, not once, but twice? And what happened in 2012 that suddenly made everything work?
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0:00 Intro: a chat box and a 70-year-old idea
0:58 Can machines think? (1950–1954)
2:05 A name for a dream (1955–1967)
3:22 The learning machine (1957–1971)
5:05 The first winter (1964–1980)
6:34 Rules and riches (1980–1993)
7:37 Learning from mistakes (1986–1998)
8:51 The brain's last stand (1996–1997)
10:06 The big bang (2009–2014)
11:42 Move 37 (2016)
12:46 Attention (2017–2020)
14:08 The chat box (2022–2026)
15:12 The answers
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A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.
The outage started on Thursday, with monitoring website Downdetector seeing issues reported in more than 70 countries.
Microsoft said its attempts to fix the issue are not "taking as expected", adding that the issue hasn't been caused by a cyber-security breach.
A Microsoft outage that began over 12 hours ago has left millions around the world without access to Outlook email, Teams meeting tools and other staples of modern office life. Banks, governments and courts in multiple countries are affected. Here is what we know so far: https://t.co/TZOZm7bzq7
Mercedes-Benz is halting all investments in its German plants and threatening to shutter production sites in its home country.
The carmaker, along with other German manufacturers Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche, is trying to cut back on high German production costs amid steep competition and lower demand from China. Automotive industry analyst Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, known in German media as the "car pope," warns that the country's car industry faces "the biggest crisis since its inception."
He told DW's David Levitz that German carmakers will not be able to keep manufacturing plants at home under current conditions and may have to work more closely with Chinese companies to survive, if German politicians allow it.
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During a live broadcast with Russian blogger Pavel Ivanov , retired Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov harshly criticized Putin for unleashing a full-scale war against Ukraine, calling for an immediate end to hostilities and a sit-down at the negotiating table.
He recalled that the Kremlin's promised light military operation had completely failed: "You lost, you foresaw absolutely nothing. You didn't have the intelligence to understand that the war wouldn't be a light-winged operation: take off here, take a bite somewhere, and that's it, you win."
The continuation of the war, according to the military man, is leading Russia toward total militarization and deep stagnation in all civilian spheres—from the economy and education to culture.
Ivashov emphasized that prolonging the war destroys the country's future for the sake of one person's political survival.
Leonid Ivashov, as head of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly, continues to oppose the war : as early as February 2022, several weeks before the full-scale invasion, he openly warned the Kremlin against attacking Ukraine, stating that it would threaten Russia's very existence: "As a scholar, a doctor of science, who has been studying this issue for many decades, I see that Russia today, compared to the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire, and the Muscovite Tsardom, has lost the respect of humanity. This is simply shameful, humiliating, and even frightening. When, out of 193 countries at the UN General Assembly, only eight support our position, 73 abstain, and the rest are against us, that's quite frightening..."
Today, not a single powerful state stands on Russia's side. Our only military and political ally is Belarus.
The "SVO" was unleashed in contravention of the UN Charter.
At the academy, we were taught that if the wrong decisions are made at the top, then no matter how well the soldiers below fight or resist at the tactical level, the decisions of higher command still overwhelm all the efforts of lower-level troops, subordinate units, subunits, and so on. Our instructor always gave us this example: suppose we need to cross a large river. But if the decision is made at the top to cross it along the river rather than across it, no matter how well you swim or fight, you still won't cross it.
Here too, with the "SVO," a fundamentally wrong decision was made. And first and foremost, on a geopolitical level. This is what I spoke about in my well-known address. And that's why we couldn't even get military support from Belarus...
On the one hand, we have the best missiles, like the Bulava, which reaches the US in so many minutes, the underwater Poseidon missiles, and so on. But on the other, we started the war on the battlefield, fighting with outdated weapons, from mess kits to bulletproof vests. Moreover, our bulletproof vests were made of foam rubber, plastic, and so on. And what was the result? We were essentially defeated in the very first days of the "SVO." “We turned out to be idiots,” General Ivashov concludes.
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Retired Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov has publicly told Vladimir Putin that he has already lost the war against Ukraine.
In an interview with Russian blogger Pavel Ivanov, the 83-year-old general addressed the Russian president directly: “You've lost. You failed to foresee absolutely anything. You didn't have a single brain cell.”
Ivashov ridiculed the Kremlin's expectations of a lightning-fast victory: fly in, strike, and conquer. In his view, continuing the war is driving Russia toward economic, educational, and cultural degradation, destroying the country's future.
Ivashov is neither a liberal nor a supporter of the West. A former head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation (1996–2001), and one of the organizers of the famous Russian paratroopers' dash to Pristina in 1999, he spent decades among Russia's hardline nationalist patriots.
He headed the Union of the Russian People, participated in the activities of the Izborsk Club, opposed NATO, and supported Russian territorial claims against Ukraine.
Yet back in January 2022, Ivashov became one of the first senior Russian military figures to publicly warn Putin about the catastrophic consequences of the impending invasion.
In an appeal titled “On the Eve of War,” issued on behalf of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly, he described preparations for the attack as a criminal policy, declared that Ukraine had the right to defend itself, and demanded the president's resignation.
The general warned that the war would turn Russia into an international pariah, cause enormous human losses, and make Russians and Ukrainians enemies for generations.
At the time, less than a month remained before the full-scale invasion.
Almost five years later, Ivashov is reminding Putin that all of this could have been foreseen.
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F1: Media Alert Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Celebrates World Championships at Brackley and Brixworth
The team celebrated its 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship double with special events at our Brackley and Brixworth factories.
Team Principal and CEO Toto Wolff, plus drivers Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, and Fred Vesti joined colleagues across the two sites to celebrate the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship successes.
Kimi claimed the 2026 FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship in Mexico, becoming the first driver to progress through the Mercedes Junior Programme and win the World Championship with the works team.
The Constructors' Championship is Mercedes' ninth and its first since 2021, adding to the record eight consecutive titles achieved between 2014 and 2021.
The success comes in the first season of Formula One's new 2026 chassis and power unit regulations.
Rights-free imagery from the celebrations is available here and shortly on our media site.
A video news release package for broadcasters is available to download here.
The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team came together at Morgan Drive, Brixworth and Lauda Drive, Brackley on Wednesday (11th November) to celebrate an extraordinary 2026 season and a return to the top of Formula One. Colleagues across both sites joined Toto Wolff, George Russell and newly crowned World Drivers' Champion Kimi Antonelli to mark the team's ninth Constructors' World Championship and Kimi's first Drivers' World Championship. The championships represent the culmination of several years of work across the organisation. After eight consecutive Constructors' Championships between 2014 and 2021, the team endured a challenging period following the introduction of new technical regulations in 2022. The journey back to championship-winning form demanded change, difficult decisions and an unwavering commitment to improvement across Brackley and Brixworth. In 2026, the arrival of another major change to the Formula One regulations presented a fresh opportunity. The team responded by claiming 12 wins so far this season, with both George Russell and Kimi Antonelli contributing to the Constructors' Championship success. The ninth Constructors' crown brings Mercedes level with Williams on nine titles, while Toto Wolff has now overseen nine Constructors' Championship victories, becoming the joint most successful Team Principal in history alongside Sir Frank Williams. For Kimi, the Drivers' Championship completes a very different journey. Having joined the Mercedes Junior Programme as a child, he progressed through karting and the junior categories before stepping up to Formula One with the team in 2025. He now becomes the first driver developed through the programme to win the Formula One World Championship with the works team. The celebrations brought the two sides of that success together: an individual World Championship won by Kimi, and a Constructors' Championship built on the contribution of thousands of people across the team. Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team There are moments when you must stop and appreciate what has been achieved and today is one of them. The past few years have tested us. We made mistakes, we challenged ourselves, we changed, and we kept working. There was never going to be a shortcut back to fighting for championships. That is why being able to stand here today with everyone in Brackley and Brixworth means so much. The Constructors' Championship belongs to every person in this team. Every detail, every difficult day, every improvement and every contribution has played a part. That is Formula One. What happens on Sunday is only possible because of the work that happens here every day. Kimi's achievement is a very special one too. We have known him since he was a kid and supported him through our junior programme, into Formula One and now to a World Championship. But he has earned this. He has delivered on the track under enormous pressure and deserves everything that comes with being World Champion. George has also been fundamental to what we have achieved this season. He has performed at an incredibly high level throughout the year, delivered consistently, and been there when the team has needed him. His contribution goes far beyond the points he has scored too. The leadership, experience and commitment he brings to the team have been hugely important. This Constructors' Championship would not have been possible without him. Today is about recognising what everyone has achieved together. We should enjoy it. Then, as always in this sport, we get back to work. Hywel Thomas, Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains A championship is the ultimate measure of sustained performance in Formula One, and everyone at Brixworth should be immensely proud of the role they have played in this success. The introduction of the new Power Unit regulations made 2026 an enormous technical challenge. The work behind this programme stretches back years and has required extraordinary commitment across the organisation. What makes today particularly rewarding is being able to celebrate that work alongside our colleagues in Brackley. Chassis and power unit are one package and one team. The Constructors' Championship reflects what can be achieved when both organisations work together towards the same objective. Congratulations to Kimi on becoming World Champion, to George for his contribution throughout the season, and to every person in Brixworth and Brackley who has helped put Mercedes back at the top. Kimi Antonelli Standing here as World Champion is something I am still trying to understand. I joined Mercedes when I was very young and so many people have helped me at every stage of the journey. A Drivers' Championship has one name on it, but you cannot achieve something like this alone. Every time I get in the car, I know how many hours of work have gone into giving George and me the opportunity to perform. To come to Brackley and Brixworth and celebrate with everyone who has been part of that is very special. This season has had some incredible moments, but it has also demanded a lot from all of us. We kept pushing each other and kept improving. I am incredibly proud to be World Champion, but I am just as proud that together we have won the Constructors' Championship. Thank you to everyone here, to my family and to everyone who has supported me along the way. George Russell Winning the Constructors' Championship means a huge amount because it represents the work of the entire team. We have all experienced the difficult years since our last championship. Nobody here accepted that as where we wanted to be, but equally nobody expected there to be a quick fix. Everyone kept working, kept learning and kept believing that we could put ourselves back in this position. To come back to Brackley and Brixworth and see what this championship means to everyone is incredibly rewarding. It has been a privilege to play my part in bringing the Constructors' Championship back to Mercedes, and everyone here should be incredibly proud of what we have achieved together. Kimi deserves huge congratulations too. What he has achieved this season has been exceptional. We have pushed each other hard throughout the year and that has helped drive the team forward. 2026 World Championship milestones
Ninth FIA Formula One World Constructors' Championship for Mercedes
First Constructors' Championship since 2021
Adds to the eight consecutive Constructors' Championships won between 2014 and 2021
2026 FIA Formula One World Drivers' Champion: Kimi Antonelli
First driver to progress through the Mercedes Junior Programme and become World Champion with the works team.
Championship success in the first season of Formula One's new 2026 chassis and Power Unit regulations
Toto Wolff draws level with Sir Frank Williams atop the list of most Constructors' Championships as Team Principal with nine.
He also draws level with Ron Dennis for most titles (Drivers' and Constructors')