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Google DeepMind's Gemini 1.5 Pro changed what long-context AI could do, and it's already been pulled from active API shelves. The model, announced for early testing on February 15, 2024, and made generally available on May 23, 2024…
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The gap between closed labs and open-source releases has shrunk to a point where price, not capability, decides contracts. DeepSeek, Llama, and Qwen models now score within 5 to 10 percent of GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 on standard benchmarks…
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Introduction In a single week in early October 2026, three developments landed that, taken together, outline the shape of the AI industry's most pressing contradictions. OpenAI released hundreds of mathematical proofs generated by an…
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OpenAI is pushing to close at least $30 billion in new funding before rival Anthropic completes its planned public listing. The deal, first reported by Bloomberg and confirmed by The Business Times on September 30, 2026, targets a…
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Meta's AI agent Muse crossed 10 million users in the third quarter of 2026, and the company is now telling investors it expects the product to eventually generate more revenue per user than Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger…
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released its V4-Flash model on Friday, August 3, charging $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens, according to San Francisco research firm Artificial Analysis. That works out to about…
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The United States government moved decisively on October 19, 2026, when the Department of Homeland Security issued an order barring the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from all federal civilian agency IT systems. According to Reuters, the…
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Google writes "too old" to avoid self-promotion, but the real story landed on September 29, when OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, a mid-range model priced at one-fifth the cost of its flagship GPT-6 Astra, only a day after killing an upgraded…
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The Department of Homeland Security barred Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from federal civilian agency information technology systems under an order signed by Secretary Markwayne Mullin on July 24, 2026. The prohibition only became public…
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OpenAI cut its API prices for GPT-4-class models by roughly 40 percent this summer, but the real story isnt the discount. Its where the cost lands. Indonesian banks, logistics firms, and e-commerce operators now spend between $12,000 and…
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In principle, finding the right material for an application could be as simple as ordering dinner. A scientist describes what they need — a solid that conducts lithium ions, survives thousands of charge cycles, and holds up under heat —…
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OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled dots, an always-on AI agent that chases user goals across Slack, Teams and other apps on its own. CEO Sam Altman introduced it at the company's annual Developer Day in San Francisco before roughly 2,500…