Former OpenAI research scientist launches new AI model for Tencent
Tencent has updated its Hunyuan AI model, its first major release since it recruited Yao Shunyu, a leading AI scientist from OpenAI. Tencent’s Hy3 model
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Adobe bets on AI agents to stay at the center of marketing workflows
Adobe is rolling out autonomous agents to orchestrate work across its applications, a move that will reinforce its position at the core of content and
This is who’s developing Golden Dome’s orbital interceptors—if they’re ever built
The US Space Force released a list Friday of a dozen companies working on Space-Based Interceptors for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome initiative, a multilayer defense
FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
The Federal Communications Commission clarified this week that its sweeping ban on foreign-made consumer routers also affects portable hotspot devices. The FCC added a new
Thousands of EV Car Leases Are Ending Soon, Giving Buyers a More Affordable Option
The leases on hundreds of thousands of battery-powered cars and trucks will end in the next three years, and many will end up on used-car
Meta’s compute grab continues with agreement to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores
Meta is continuing its compute grab as the agentic AI race accelerates to a sprint. Today, the company announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services
CISA last in line for access to Anthropic Mythos
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not yet have access to Anthropic’s bug-hunting AI model, Claude Mythos, even though other government agencies
Google is investing up to $40 billion in a company that is beating Gemini. That is the point.
Summary: Google is investing up to $40 billion in Anthropic ($10B cash now at $350B valuation, $30B conditional on performance targets) plus five gigawatts of
Google will invest as much as $40 billion in Anthropic
Google will invest at least $10 billion in Anthropic, and that amount could rise to $40 billion if Anthropic meets certain performance targets, Bloomberg reports.
Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna’s combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine
Moderna’s mRNA-based combination vaccine against both flu and COVID-19 has gotten the green light in Europe—but it continues to be shelved in the US, where
What Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy?
The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way
US government’s Intel stake jumps 300% to $36B after CHIPS Act grants were converted to equity under Trump
In short: The US government’s 9.9% stake in Intel, acquired for $8.9 billion last August by converting CHIPS Act grants and Secure Enclave funds into
SoftBank is converting a Sharp LCD factory into a battery plant for AI data centres. The data centres cannot wait five years.
Summary: SoftBank Corp. plans to convert part of the former Sharp LCD factory in Sakai, Osaka into one of Japan’s largest battery production lines for
Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine
Back in March, Firefox 149 was released with many changes, like a free built-in VPN, a Split View that allows the loading of two pages