Google Joins AI Peers In Military Work: Google revises AI principles, lifting ban on weapons and surveillance applications
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Google Joins AI Peers In Military Work: Google revises AI principles, lifting ban on weapons and surveillance applications

Google revised its AI principles, reversing previous commitments to avoid work on weapons, surveillance, and other military applications beyond non-lethal uses like communications, logistics, and medicine.

February 12, 20253 min read
Google Joins AI Peers In Military Work: Google revises AI principles, lifting ban on weapons and surveillance applications
Business

Google Joins AI Peers In Military Work: Google revises AI principles, lifting ban on weapons and surveillance applications

Google revised its AI principles, reversing previous commitments to avoid work on weapons, surveillance, and other military applications beyond non-lethal uses like communications, logistics, and medicine.

February 12, 20253 min read
Reasoning in High Gear: o3-mini, a faster, more affordable reasoning model for coding, math, and science
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Reasoning in High Gear: o3-mini, a faster, more affordable reasoning model for coding, math, and science

OpenAI introduced a successor to its o1 models that’s faster, less expensive, and especially strong in coding, math, and science.

February 5, 20253 min read
Reasoning in High Gear: o3-mini, a faster, more affordable reasoning model for coding, math, and science
Business

Reasoning in High Gear: o3-mini, a faster, more affordable reasoning model for coding, math, and science

OpenAI introduced a successor to its o1 models that’s faster, less expensive, and especially strong in coding, math, and science.

February 5, 20253 min read
White House Orders Muscular AI Policy: U.S. shifts AI strategy to remove regulations and reinforce global leadership
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White House Orders Muscular AI Policy: U.S. shifts AI strategy to remove regulations and reinforce global leadership

Under a new president, the United States reversed its approach to AI regulation, seeking global dominance by reducing restrictions.

January 29, 20252 min read
White House Orders Muscular AI Policy: U.S. shifts AI strategy to remove regulations and reinforce global leadership
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White House Orders Muscular AI Policy: U.S. shifts AI strategy to remove regulations and reinforce global leadership

Under a new president, the United States reversed its approach to AI regulation, seeking global dominance by reducing restrictions.

January 29, 20252 min read
Computer Use Gains Momentum: OpenAI’s Operator automates online tasks with a new AI agent
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Computer Use Gains Momentum: OpenAI’s Operator automates online tasks with a new AI agent

OpenAI introduced an AI agent that performs simple web tasks on a user’s behalf.

January 29, 20252 min read
Computer Use Gains Momentum: OpenAI’s Operator automates online tasks with a new AI agent
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Computer Use Gains Momentum: OpenAI’s Operator automates online tasks with a new AI agent

OpenAI introduced an AI agent that performs simple web tasks on a user’s behalf.

January 29, 20252 min read
Texas Moves to Regulate AI: Texas introduces landmark bill to regulate AI development and use
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Texas Moves to Regulate AI: Texas introduces landmark bill to regulate AI development and use

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Texas are considering stringent AI regulation.

January 22, 20253 min read
Texas Moves to Regulate AI: Texas introduces landmark bill to regulate AI development and use
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Texas Moves to Regulate AI: Texas introduces landmark bill to regulate AI development and use

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Texas are considering stringent AI regulation.

January 22, 20253 min read
Humanoid Robot Price Break: Unitree and EngineAI showcase affordable humanoid robots
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Humanoid Robot Price Break: Unitree and EngineAI showcase affordable humanoid robots

Chinese robot makers Unitree and EngineAI showed off relatively low-priced humanoid robots that could bring advanced robotics closer to everyday applications.

January 22, 20253 min read
Humanoid Robot Price Break: Unitree and EngineAI showcase affordable humanoid robots
Business

Humanoid Robot Price Break: Unitree and EngineAI showcase affordable humanoid robots

Chinese robot makers Unitree and EngineAI showed off relatively low-priced humanoid robots that could bring advanced robotics closer to everyday applications.

January 22, 20253 min read
DeepSeek Sharpens Its Reasoning: DeepSeek-R1, an affordable rival to OpenAI’s o1
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DeepSeek Sharpens Its Reasoning: DeepSeek-R1, an affordable rival to OpenAI’s o1

A new open model rivals OpenAI’s o1, and it’s free to use or modify.

January 22, 20254 min read
DeepSeek Sharpens Its Reasoning: DeepSeek-R1, an affordable rival to OpenAI’s o1
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DeepSeek Sharpens Its Reasoning: DeepSeek-R1, an affordable rival to OpenAI’s o1

A new open model rivals OpenAI’s o1, and it’s free to use or modify.

January 22, 20254 min read
U.S. Moves to Expand AI Export Restrictions: New U.S. rules limit AI tech access worldwide, reshaping global markets
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U.S. Moves to Expand AI Export Restrictions: New U.S. rules limit AI tech access worldwide, reshaping global markets

The United States proposed limits on exports of AI technology that would dramatically expand previous restrictions, creating a new international hierarchy for access to advanced chips and models.

January 15, 20253 min read

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