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Thinking Machines releases Inkling multimodal reasoning model with open weights
The model processes text, images, and audio via the Tinker platform.
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DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes third-party testing framework for frontier AI
Satya Nadella, Elon Musk, and Anthropic's Tom Brown endorsed the plan.
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Thinking Machines Lab releases 975B parameter multimodal MoE model Inkling
The open-weights model supports a 1M token context window.
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OpenAI and Work Louder launch $230 hardware deck for AI coding
The device features a tactile dial to adjust AI reasoning effort
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New York Governor signs first statewide data center moratorium
The one-year pause aims to establish AI infrastructure safeguards.
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Bret Taylor stops using em dashes to avoid AI slop label
OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil echoed the frustration over altered writing styles.
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Elon Musk says X will open-source its entire codebase after security audit
Third-party reviewers will verify that production code matches the open-source release.
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Google DeepMind reportedly dropped ethical bans to pursue military contracts
The 2014 ban on military applications was superseded by defense agreements.
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Diana Cai to join Cornell University as assistant professor of computer science
She will lead a research lab focused on probabilistic machine learning.
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Elon Musk says X updated recommendation algorithm to prioritize followed accounts
The changes also limit repetitive content after liking a topic.
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OpenAI reportedly develops screen-free AI smart speaker with cameras
The rumored device sparked privacy concerns over daily life data collection.
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Walden Robotics launches to deploy LBM-powered industrial robots
The Toyota Research Institute spinoff has deployed a robot in production
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OpenAI launches GPT-Red automated safety model to fight prompt injection
The tool helped GPT-5.6 Sol achieve sixfold fewer benchmark improvement.
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Thinky Machines releases Inkling, its first open-weights multimodal model
The model features balanced capabilities across text, images, and audio.
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Emad Mostaque suggests Zenith harness to boost Grok 4.5 coding benchmark
Grok 4.5 recently reached second place on the FrontierSWE benchmark.
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The Atlantic sparks debate by calling generative AI an engineering disaster
Critics argue the piece misunderstands why researchers transitioned to LLMs
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DeepSeek targets $500M annualized sales and plans 2027 STAR Market IPO
Founder Liang Wenfeng retains control using a limited partnership structure.
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Rippling co-founder launches Vorflux AI with $15 million seed round
The startup is building autonomous AI software engineering tools.
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Elie Bakouch finds AI model trained on rephrased GPQA evaluation dataset
The contamination accounts for 70% of its reported performance advantage.
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OpenAI offers $100 Codex credits for GPT-5.6 Sol feedback
Users must post feedback on social media to qualify.
