Models And Releases - AI news 2025-08-01

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

techcrunch.com • Aug 01, 2025

Google released its first publicly available "multi-agent" AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers....

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Google DeepMind releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, its most advanced AI reasoning model, capable of exploring multiple ideas simultaneously to answer questions.

Key Takeaways:

Google's Gemini 2.5 Deep Think outperforms top AI models on challenging tests like HLE and LiveCodeBench6.
The model uses a multi-agent system, a complex and resource-intensive approach that is becoming increasingly popular in the AI industry.
Google plans to share Gemini 2.5 Deep Think with select testers via the Gemini API to understand its potential applications in the enterprise and developer communities.

Stargate Norway: OpenAI’s First AI Data Center in Europe

www.techrepublic.com • Aug 01, 2025

The data center will hold 100,100 NVIDIA GPUs and use entirely renewable energy, if all goes according to plan....

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OpenAI is building its first AI data center in Europe, a key development under the Stargate project, in Kvandal, Norway by the end of 2026.

Key Takeaways:

The Stargate Norway data center will have a capacity of up to 290MW and feature 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs.
The facility will run entirely on renewable power, with excess heat siphoned off to low-carbon enterprises.
OpenAI will prioritize access for Norwegian AI startups and scientific researchers, aligning with the OpenAI for Countries initiative.

Bing made Google dance and then stole some search traffic

www.theverge.com • Aug 01, 2025

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wanted to make Google dance two years ago, with an AI overhaul of Bing that was designed to steal Google's all-important s...

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Microsoft's AI overhaul of Bing has successfully taken search share off Google, with Bing now holding 29% of US search share and 11.6% worldwide.

Key Takeaways:

Bing has gained a 2.1 percentage point increase in US search share since the launch of Bing Chat in February 2023, while Google has lost 1.2 percentage points.
Bing's search and news advertising revenue grew by $1.6 billion, or 13 percent, over the last fiscal year, with revenue increasing by 20 percent excluding traffic acquisition costs.
Microsoft's AI efforts have refocused around Copilot, which is gaining traction as a standalone AI chatbot, potentially threatening Google's dominance in the search market.

Cerebras Code

www.cerebras.ai • Aug 01, 2025

Article URL: https://www.cerebras.ai/blog/introducing-cerebras-code Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44762959 Points: 47 # Comments:...

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Cerebras launches Cerebras Code Pro and Code Max plans, providing fast and accessible AI coding with Qwen3-Coder, running at speeds of up to 2,000 tokens per second.

Key Takeaways:

Cerebras Code Pro ($50/month) is ideal for indie devs, simple agentic workflows, and weekend projects with up to 1,000 messages sent per day.
Cerebras Code Max ($200/month) supports heavy coding workflows with up to 5,000 messages sent per day, ideal for full-time development and IDE integrations.
Qwen3-Coder delivers performance comparable to top frontier models like Claude Sonnet 4 and GPT-4.1 in coding and agentic tasks.