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OpenAI has reached a $10 billion+ deal with Cerebras to deliver 750 megawatts of compute power, speeding up AI responses.
This partnership highlights the growing need for specialized AI compute power and Cerebras' increasing relevance in the AI chip market.
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The US government lifted restrictions on Nvidia's H200 AI chip sales to China, after President Trump's decision to allow sales to 'approved customers' with a 25% fee.
The US government's decision to lift restrictions on Nvidia's AI chip sales to China could further escalate the global AI competition between the two countries.
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Nvidia's new app update includes DLSS 4.5 and more Control Panel features, improving image quality and reducing artifacting.
This update matters for AI professionals as it showcases Nvidia's latest advancements in Super Resolution transformer models and its efforts to improve image quality and reduce artifacting in DLSS applications.
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IBM announced IBM Sovereign Core, a software allowing organizations to build, deploy, and manage AI-ready sovereign environments, addressing growing digital sovereignty concerns.
IBM Sovereign Core is a critical innovation for organizations seeking to build AI-ready sovereign environments, addressing growing digital sovereignty concerns and regulatory requirements.
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Google's Gemini AI assistant gains Personal Intelligence, tailoring responses across Google ecosystem data. Beta feature off by default, guards sensitive topics but still requires user consent.
Google's Gemini Personal Intelligence feature is a significant step forward for AI-powered virtual assistants, demonstrating their ability to provide personalized and proactive results.
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Google's Gemini AI is gaining Personal Intelligence, scanning user data from Gmail, Photos, and YouTube to offer more tailored assistance to paid subscribers.
The addition of Personal Intelligence to Gemini highlights Google's efforts to provide more personalized AI experiences while prioritizing user control and data sensitivity.
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Neurable and HyperX unveiled a partnership at CES 2026, integrating Neurable's brain-computer interface (BCI) technology into HyperX gaming headphones. The technology aims to enhance focus, accuracy, and reaction times for esports athletes.
While not entirely new, Neurable's BCI tech integration into gaming headsets is worth watching for its potential to enhance esports performance and push boundaries in brain-computer interface innovation.
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Google's Gemini AI gains Personal Intelligence feature for more personalized answers, drawing on Gmail, Google Photos, Search, and YouTube history.
The Personal Intelligence feature in Gemini AI represents a significant enhancement to its personalization capabilities, potentially setting it apart from other AI chatbots.
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MIT researchers created MechStyle, a system that enables durable personalized 3D printing with both aesthetics and structural integrity. MechStyle uses generative AI to modify 3D models and simulate their physical properties to guarantee their usability and safety.
MechStyle has the potential to revolutionize personalized 3D printing by enabling users to create durable and functional objects that combine aesthetics and structural integrity.
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ChatGPT recently updated its pricing plans, including a free tier, Plus, and Pro, each offering unique features and limits. The Plus plan provides early access to new features and models, while Pro offers even higher limits and exclusive capabilities.
ChatGPT's pricing plans cater to diverse user needs, offering a balance between cost and features.
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The Solos AirGo A5 smart glasses offer long-lasting battery life, comfort, and AI assistance powered by ChatGPT, but lack high-quality audio and camera capabilities.
This article provides an in-depth review of the Solos AirGo A5 smart glasses, highlighting their strengths in battery life and comfort, but noting their limitations in audio quality, making them a mixed choice for tech enthusiasts.
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Bose's QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2 use AI-powered adaptive noise cancellation for improved audio experience in real-world environments.
This article showcases a practical AI application, highlighting the importance of evaluating the impact of AI on everyday tasks, rather than solely focusing on trendy or cutting-edge technologies.
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Skild AI, a robotics company, triples its valuation to $14 billion after raising $1.4 billion in funding.
Skild AI's significant funding and valuation growth highlight the growing interest in robotics and AI technologies.
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Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, raised $30 million for expanding job-ready training in the world's most populous market.
This announcement highlights the growing need for workforce training in India and Emversity's expanding efforts to address this gap.
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NBC Sports has introduced a new AI-powered player tracking system that allows viewers to focus on their favorite athletes during live events. The technology uses facial recognition and was developed by Japan's Nippon Television Network.
This article highlights the growing use of AI in sports broadcasting, enabling viewers to have a more immersive experience during live events.
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NVIDIA introduced DLSS 4.5, a more powerful neural shading model, and expanded AI capabilities for game development, including improved texture compression and conversational in-game characters.
These new features represent significant advancements in game development and AI capabilities, offering improved performance and image quality, and expanding the possibilities for conversational in-game characters.
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Zendawa, an AI-powered app in Kenya, helps pharmacies like Ryche reduce waste, improve inventory management, and increase client base, with 820 pharmacies onboarded since 2023.
Zendawa's AI-powered solution demonstrates the potential for technology to drive efficiency and innovation in Africa's healthcare sector, particularly among small pharmacies.
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Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and AI companies Perplexity and Mistral AI have joined Google in paying for access to Wikipedia's API, enabling commercial use and AI support.
This partnership between Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, along with AI companies, underscores the importance of Wikipedia as a critical resource for AI development and highlights the need for a sustainable business model that supports the foundation's projects.
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Bandcamp has become the first major music platform to ban AI-generated content, restricting the use of uploaded content for training AI models as well.
Bandcamp's ban on AI-generated music is a notable response to the growing use of AI in music creation, potentially influencing the broader music industry.
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Tegaki, a new Japanese social media platform, bans AI-generated images and allows creators to authenticate their work as hand-drawn.
Tegaki's emphasis on hand-drawn art and its efforts to protect creators' work may appeal to those seeking to preserve human creativity in art.
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Thinking Machines Lab, a startup co-founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, is losing two co-founders, including CTO Barret Zoph, to a return to OpenAI.
The departure of co-founders highlights the increasing fluidity of teams in the rapidly evolving AI industry.
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Kaggle launched Community Benchmarks, enabling the global AI community to design and share custom evaluations for AI models. This platform helps bridge the gap between experimental code and production-ready applications.
Kaggle Community Benchmarks is a significant step towards improving AI model evaluation, allowing developers to test and refine their models in real-world scenarios.
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cuTile simplifies matrix multiplication with Tile programming, achieving 90% of SOTA performance thanks to swizzle optimization.
cuTile offers a powerful tool for implementing high-performance GPU kernels, making it essential for AI professionals.
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Cloud automation enables the use of software to tackle repetitive tasks in cloud environments, such as provisioning servers, deploying applications, and monitoring performance metrics. With cloud automation, businesses can streamline processes, reduce manual labor, and improve overall efficiency.
The article provides a comprehensive guide to cloud automation, highlighting its benefits and capabilities, as well as a specific tool, Zapier, that can be used to automate cloud workflows.
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Recent experiments show that large language models, such as ChatGPT, are able to effectively solve open math problems, indicating a potential breakthrough in human-AI collaboration.
This breakthrough has significant implications for human-AI collaboration in mathematics, opening up new possibilities for solving complex problems and advancing our understanding of the world.
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AI models are becoming increasingly effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in software systems, posing a growing risk to cybersecurity.
This article highlights the growing security risks associated with the increasing capabilities of AI models and emphasizes the need for new countermeasures to mitigate these risks.
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Deploying AI agents requires a new approach and governance to ensure success, as they differ from traditional software launches and introduce unpredictability.
The deployment of AI agents requires a new approach and governance to ensure their success, and AI professionals should be aware of the essential considerations and challenges involved.
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Major AI companies, including OpenAI, Meta, and Google, have revised their stances on using AI for military purposes, allowing for its use in defense-related projects.
The shift in AI companies' stance on military use highlights the growing tension between the pursuit of innovation and the potential risks of AI misuse, underscoring the need for more nuanced regulation and oversight.
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While 92% of users report AI boosts productivity, 58% spend 3+ hours/week revising or redoing AI outputs, highlighting the need for better AI governance and infrastructure.
AI adoption will not reach its full potential until companies address the underlying issue of AI workslop through improved governance and infrastructure.
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A new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education finds that AI in schools poses more risks than benefits, potentially undermining children's cognitive and emotional development.
This report highlights the urgent need for regulators, educators, and policymakers to develop guidelines and regulations to mitigate AI's risks to children's development and prevent further inequity.
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Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant incorrectly suggested a nonexistent football match, leading to Israeli fans being banned from a match. This highlights the potential risks of relying on AI in high-stakes decision-making environments.
This incident underscores the need for caution when relying on AI-generated information in high-pressure decision-making scenarios, despite the potential benefits and efficiency gains it offers.
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