Deepseek has released V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, an experimental multimodal model that adds image understanding to V4-Flash’s text capabilities. On the…
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Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds
Three out of four Americans now oppose having a data center built near them, up from an even split just a year ago, according to a Heatmap News survey. 61…
US wants to force partner countries to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race
The US is drafting a letter to partner countries telling them to pick a side in the AI standoff between Washington and Beijing, according to Reuters. The…
Waymo builds its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance on Nvidia
Waymo built its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance on Nvidia. The article Waymo builds its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance…
Meta spends hundreds of millions on Microsoft’s AI services
Meta has become one of Microsoft’s biggest AI customers, according to Bloomberg. The article Meta spends hundreds of millions on Microsoft’s AI services…
Anthropic changes data retention policy after enterprise pushback
Anthropic is easing its controversial data storage policy, letting enterprise customers keep their own data going forward. The article Anthropic changes…
Nvidia is acquiring Poolside’s “Model Factory” and 109 employees for $6 billion
Nvidia is paying $6 billion for software that builds AI models from the startup Poolside, and it wants to bring on 109 employees. The article Nvidia is…
GPT-5.6 Sol drives OpenAI’s revenue surge as it regains ground on Anthropic
Since GPT-5.6 Sol launched in early July, OpenAI says revenue is up 35 percent this quarter, with enterprise revenue growing more than 50 percent. Ramp…
OpenAI’s GPT-Image-2 can now generate images without a background
OpenAI is previewing transparent background support for GPT-Image-2 through its API. The alpha channel gets baked in during image generation, which…
Stripe declares we’re living in the singularity and uses it as a reason not to IPO
In a letter to investors, Stripe declares January 1 the “beginning of the singularity” and uses that as a reason to stay private. Not that it needs one:…