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Some notes on what's new

Hey guys, you've probably noticed we've changed a thing or two about this website. If you don't like it yet, give it a chance, it might grow on you. Two things are important: First, a stronger focus ...
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Nvidia's Nemotron 3 swaps pure Transformers for a Mamba hybrid to run AI agents efficiently

Nvidia has introduced Nemotron-3, a new model that combines Mamba and Transformer architecture to efficiently process long texts, specifically designed for agent-based AI applications. The Nano ...
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Maximilian Schreiner

Read full article about: OpenAI releases new models for its Realtime API OpenAI has updated its Realtime API with three new model snapshots designed to improve transcription, speech synthesis, and ...
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Nvidia strengthens open-source strategy with SchedMD acquisition

Nvidia is taking over software provider SchedMD to expand its presence in open-source technology. On Monday, the company confirmed it will continue to distribute SchedMD's "Slurm" software as an ...
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AI models score off the charts on psychiatric tests when researchers treat them as therapy patients

According to the study, the models developed detailed "trauma biographies" about their training. Gemini described its pre-training as "waking up in a room where a billion televisions are on at once." ...
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The case against predicting tokens to build AGI

In a debate with DeepMind researcher Adam Brown, Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun explained why Large Language Models (LLMs) represent a dead end on the path to human-like intelligence. The ...
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More AI agents isn't always better, new Google and MIT study finds

A study from Google Research, Google Deepmind, and MIT challenges the idea that more AI agents means better results. The researchers pinpoint when multi-agent systems help and when they make things ...
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Making AI sound human comes at the cost of meaning, researchers show

Researchers at the University of Zurich found that AI-generated text can still be reliably distinguished from human writing. Their study shows that efforts to make models sound more natural often ...
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Google improves "Search Live" with new AI voice

Google has updated the voice for "Search Live." A new Gemini audio model powers the feature, producing responses that sound more natural and fluid, according to a blog post. Search Live lets users ...
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Trump signs executive order threatening funding cuts over state AI rules

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from states whose AI regulations impede American innovation. Speaking to reporters, Trump argued ...
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HSBC relies on Mistral AI for global AI integration

HSBC has signed a multiyear partnership with the French startup Mistral AI to bring generative AI across its global operations. According to the announcement, the bank wants to speed up internal ...
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Black Forest Labs secures $300 million to accelerate its vision for advanced image models

Black Forest Labs has raised USD 300 million in a new Series B round, bringing its valuation to USD 3.25 billion. Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP) led the round, with existing investors like ...