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Anthropic Launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Its Most Advanced Model Ever
The new model gives business owners more control over their AI budget.Inc. - 3d -
How DeepSeek used distillation to train its artificial intelligence model, and what it means for companies such as OpenAI
DeepSeek's sudden emergence has put the AI industry's focus on a technique called distillation.CNBC - 6d -
Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language
Nvidia has unveiled a new AI platform for teaching people how to use American Sign Language to help bridge communication gaps. The Signs platform is creating a validated dataset for sign language ...VentureBeat - Feb. 20 -
The Next Phase of Trump’s Large-Scale Work Force Cuts Is Underway
Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary ...The New York Times - 1d -
This Founder Left OpenAI to Launch a Competitor. It Aims to Bring AI to the Masses
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former CTO, has taken the wraps off her new company, Thinking Machines Lab. Here’s what to know about its goals.Inc. - Feb. 19 -
OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT—It’s Huge and Compute-Intensive
Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s first available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.Wired - 3h -
OpenAI reveals GPT-4.5 amid flurry of new AI model releases
The San Francisco-based company said its latest product has fewer so-called ‘hallucinations’Financial Times - 3h -
How test-time scaling unlocks hidden reasoning abilities in small language models (and allows them to outperform LLMs)
A 1B small language model can beat a 405B large language model in reasoning tasks if provided with the right test-time scaling strategy.VentureBeat - 6d -
Mira Murati’s Startup Launches, Poaching at Least 20 OpenAI Employees From Her Former Workplace
Two-thirds of the staff at Thinking Machines Lab came from OpenAI, where the founder was once chief technology officer.Inc. - Feb. 20 -
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet takes aim at OpenAI and DeepSeek in AI’s next big battle
Anthropic launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI with groundbreaking 'thinking time' controls, challenging OpenAI and DeepSeek while reshaping enterprise AI with unified reasoning capabilities and new ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Ukraine is launching a new drone supply model to slash delivery times to troops
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Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
Claude 3.7, the latest model from Anthropic, can be instructed to engage in a specific amount of reasoning to solve hard problems.Wired - 3d -
DeepSeek Rushes to Launch new AI Model as China Goes All in
The new model from DeepSeek will be called R2, and could worry the U.S. government. Here’s why.Inc. - 2d -
A relocated Slamdance Film Festival launches its first edition in Los Angeles
Originally created by filmmakers rejected by Sundance, Slamdance has become a community of its own and is about to kick off its first local edition at several L.A. venues.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 20 -
Segwise launches Creative Analytics AI Agent on its user acquisition platform
Segwise announced the launch of its new AI agent, which helps track the performance of ads for mobile games and apps.VentureBeat - 3d -
Rhenus launches its new central distribution centre for IKEA in India
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Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks of the war into Russia
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 130 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.ABC News - 1d -
Qodo’s open code embedding model sets new enterprise standard, beating OpenAI, Salesforce
The 1.5B-parameter Qodo-Embed-1-1.5B is available on Hugging Face under the OpenRAIL++-M license, allowing developers to integrate it freelyVentureBeat - 8h -
OpenAI releases ‘largest, most knowledgable’ model GPT-4.5 with reduced hallucinations and high API price
The API pricing appears shockingly high, costing developers $75 and $180 for 1 million tokens in and out, respectively.VentureBeat - 2h -
Super Micro submits its overdue filings. What’s next for the server maker?
Super Micro shares are surging in Tuesday’s late trading, though they fell sharply in the regular session.MarketWatch - 1d -
AI Takes Its Next Big Step: ‘Westworld’-Style Robots
This eerie android is a human clone, complete with 206 bones.Inc. - 6h -
Vanguard Exiles launches on March 11 as next game from Magic creator Richard Garfield
Vanguard Exiles, the next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, will launch into early access on Steam on March 11.VentureBeat - Feb. 20 -
They Invented a New Language for War
The words of war and the war of words.The New York Times - 4d -
Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions
Hume emphasized its Octave TTS pricing is around half the cost of the competing offering from AI voice creation startup ElevenLabs.VentureBeat - 1d -
State Street, Apollo team up to launch first of its kind private credit ETF
Wall Street is eager to provide access to private equity and credit to the masses, and ETFs are the obvious wrapper.CNBC - 1h -
Starbucks removing over a dozen drinks from its menu next week: Here's the list
The coffee giant has announced that it is removing 13 less popular drinks on March 4.The Hill - 3d -
Anthropic says it's released its 'most intelligent' AI model yet as competition ramps up
Anthropic unveiled its latest frontier model, Claude Sonnet 3.7, on Monday and claims it's the company's "most intelligent" version yet.CNBC - 3d -
Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language
Why did humans start speakingABC News - Feb. 18 -
Federal agencies preparing for large-scale layoffs
Government agencies have been ordered to prepare for extensive layoffs as part of the ongoing initiative by President Trump and Elon Musk to slash the federal workforce.NBC News - 4h -
Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84
His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted.The New York Times - 5d -
Apple’s diversity policies and OpenAI deal targeted by shareholders
iPhone-maker is rare holdout in Silicon Valley against conservative efforts to force rollback on DEI issuesFinancial Times - 3d -
OpenAI Unveils A.I. Technology for ‘Natural Conversation’
The new technology, called GPT-4.5, signifies the end of an era for OpenAI.The New York Times - 3h -
Large Holes Open Up in Surrey, England; Car Teeters on the Edge
A giant hole opened up on a street in Surrey, southwest of London, forcing evacuations and leaving a car teetering on the edge. The cause was unknown.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Mangione receives large donation after Trump death penalty order
The donor said the death penalty should not be politicized.The Hill - 6d -
3 shot dead outside driver's licensing office, suspect at large
Three people were shot and killed in a parking lot outside a driver's licensing office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, police said.ABC News - 6d -
Most conservation funds go to large vertebrates at expense of ‘neglected’ species
Study shows funding bias towards animals like rhino while other endangered species including amphibians and algae disregarded. Most global conservation funds go to larger, charismatic animals, ...The Guardian - 3d -
Large ICE raid near Houston leads to around 118 arrests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies participated in a large raid outside of Houston targeting undocumented migrants. CBS News' Karen Hua reports.CBS News - 1d -
White House formally instructs agencies to prepare for 'large-scale' layoffs
The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans by March 13, according to a memo.ABC News - 23h -
Virgin Galactic’s new spacecraft looms large as company eyes future profitability
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. says it is making progress building its new Delta-class spacecraft, which it says will help unlock the company’s future profitability.MarketWatch - 16m
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Nvidia bounced from the $3 trillion market cap club after falling more than 8%
Despite its slide, Nvidia is still the second most valuable U.S. tech company, behind Apple and ahead of Microsoft.CNBC - 50m -
Google announces layoffs in its HR, cloud units as part of on-going cost cuts
The company has begun cutting from units in order to invest more in AI.CNBC - 22m -
Meta plans to release standalone Meta AI app in effort to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT
Meta's upcoming AI app advances CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to make his company the leader in AI by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said.CNBC - 57m -
SEC says most meme coins are not securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance Thursday evening saying it does not deem most meme coins securities under U.S. federal law.CNBC - 9m -
Autodesk says it will cut 1,350 employees, or 9% of workforce, to make the most of sales changes
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