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⚡ JUST IN: Anthropic has released their latest model, Opus 4.7.
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👨🔧 NVIDIA releases open AI models for quantum computing
NVIDIA introduced the Ising family of models, targeting calibration and error correction in quantum systems. The models are open and already available for local use.
Ising Decoding runs 2.5x faster and delivers 3x higher accuracy than pyMatching, the current standard. Ising Calibration reduces calibration time from days to hours.
The models integrate with CUDA-Q and NVQLink, and are available on Hugging Face.
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🚗 Porsche unveils 911 GT3 S/C cabrio
Porsche introduced the 911 GT3 S/C, a new two-seat cabriolet priced at €269K.
It is the first GT3 with a retractable soft top and currently the only two-seat convertible in the 911 lineup.
The car runs a 4.0L engine with 510 hp.
It goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 313 km/h.
Transmission is a 6-speed manual.
Orders are already open.
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🌙 Blue Origin tests reactor that makes oxygen from Moon dust
Blue Origin introduced the Air Pioneer reactor, designed to extract oxygen directly from lunar regolith. NASA has backed the project with $35M.
The process heats Moon dust to about 1600°C until it melts. An electric current then splits the material through electrolysis, separating oxygen from metals like iron, titanium, and aluminum. Oxygen is released as gas, while metals and silicon collect separately.
The system needs about 1 megawatt of power, expected to come from solar panels near a lunar base. Byproducts can be reused as construction materials, including metals and glass.
NASA also provided a real Apollo-era lunar sample to help build accurate test material.
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🍏 Apple plans smart glasses launch in 2027 with new Siri and custom design
Apple is working on smart glasses under the codename N50, with a reveal expected in late 2026 or early 2027 and release in 2027.
The device will support photos, video, calls, notifications, music, and voice control through an upgraded Siri from iOS 27. Apple is focusing on tight hardware and software integration, building the product fully in-house.
Four frame styles are in development, using acetate materials and colors like black, ocean blue, and light brown. The camera design may feature vertical oval lenses with a signature light element.
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🤖 Unitree robot used to scare off wild boars in Warsaw
A viral video shows a Unitree G1 robot chasing away wild boars in Warsaw. The animals have become more common in recent years and are increasingly entering urban areas.
Residents are starting to use unconventional methods to deal with the growing problem.
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🤖 Unitree shows humanoid robot running at 10 m/s
Unitree demonstrated a humanoid robot reaching speeds of 10 m/s. For comparison, Usain Bolt’s peak speed during his 100m world record was 12.4 m/s.
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🧪 Researchers show 100% scores on AI coding benchmarks with simple exploits
Berkeley researchers demonstrated that SWE-bench Verified and Terminal-Bench can be fully gamed without solving tasks.
Their agent achieved 100% by exploiting benchmark logic.
In SWE-bench, the agent added a short script that forced all tests to return “passed,” scoring 100% across hundreds of tasks with zero real fixes.
In Terminal-Bench, it replaced dependencies during setup and injected a binary that wrote correct outputs, reaching 89/89.
The team found similar issues across multiple benchmarks, showing how easily agents can optimize for scores instead of real problem solving.
Benchmark results are becoming easier to manipulate than to trust.
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💳 OpenAI launches $100 Pro Lite plan with reduced Codex limits
OpenAI introduced a $100 Pro Lite subscription positioned between Plus and the $200 Pro tier. It includes access to GPT-5.4 Pro, ChatGPT Pulse, and unlimited Instant and Thinking models.
The main difference is Codex. Limits are about 5x higher than Plus, compared to ~10x in full Pro. Until May 31, Pro Lite users get up to 10x Codex usage relative to Plus.
The plan narrows the gap between $20 and $200 tiers and mirrors similar pricing moves from competitors.
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☀️ Dyson shrinks bladeless fan into pocket-sized HushJet Mini Cool
Dyson introduced HushJet Mini Cool, a portable version of its Air Multiplier design. The 38 mm device hides a brushless motor spinning at 65,000 rpm and pushes air up to 88 km/h.
Battery capacity is 5,000 mAh with up to 6 hours on low power. Noise ranges from 52 dBA on quiet mode to 72.5 dBA on Boost, with a nozzle designed to reduce high-frequency sound.
Dyson plans to add accessories like stroller mounts and clips. The device is priced at $100.
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Ⓜ️ Meta unveils Muse Spark from new Superintelligence Lab
Meta introduced Muse Spark, the first model from its new Superintelligence Lab led by Alexandr Wang. It is not open source yet, though the company says future versions may be.
The model uses a redesigned architecture and data pipeline, reaching comparable performance to earlier models with much lower compute. It lags top models like Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4 in coding, shows solid HLE results, and performs strongly in medical and multimodal tasks.
Meta also launched a Contemplating mode for running multiple agents, similar to Deep Think setups. Muse Spark is available on meta.ai and will expand to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Ray-Ban devices.
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🧑💻 Andrej Karpathy launches minimal Twitter alternative with GitHub login
Andrej Karpathy released karpathytalk.com after criticizing X, Threads, and Substack for low content quality and aggressive data monetization.
The platform is minimal by design. Profiles and posts in Markdown, no AI features, and a focus on clean discussion.
It targets developers and builders, with sign-up via GitHub.
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🔍 Google launches free AI voice recorder with offline mode
Google released AI Edge Eloquent, a free iOS app that turns raw speech into clean text. It works in real time, removes filler words, and copies the final transcript after recording. No subscription required.
The app runs fully offline, keeping data on-device. With Gemini enabled, it adds smarter processing through the cloud. It also supports summaries, tone editing, and tracks speaking stats.
Transcriptions are stored in history, and users can add custom words for better accuracy. It is part of Google’s AI Edge lineup focused on local AI tools.
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🤖 Anthropic launches Claude Mythos AI model but limits access
Anthropic introduced its new AI model, Claude Mythos, designed to detect vulnerabilities faster than humans. The model has already identified critical bugs, including a 27-year-old flaw in OpenBSD and issues in FFmpeg and Linux.
Access to Claude Mythos is restricted to major partners such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Anthropic considers the technology too powerful for public release and is currently testing it within a closed security program.
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📺 Sber releases GigaChat-3.1 AI-models with open weights
Sber’s RnD team published GigaChat-3.1-Ultra and Lightning under MIT license on Hugging Face.
Both models are trained from scratch on Sber’s own compute and data, not fine-tuned from existing systems.
Ultra is a 702B MoE model that outperforms DeepSeek-V3-0324 and Qwen3-235B in math and reasoning benchmarks.
Lightning is a compact 10B MoE (1.8B active) that reaches high-level performance on arenas while staying fast and efficient.
The models support FP8 training, long context (up to 256k), and can run from large clusters to local environments.
It is clear that Sber is committed to making AI more accessible to developers by helping independent teams build assistants, copilots, and production systems on an open infrastructure.
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🤖 Gemini Launches Native macOS App
Google has released a native Gemini application for macOS, allowing users to summon the assistant with the Option + Space shortcut over any task.
The app can analyze screen content, handle files, and quickly answer questions without switching tabs. It also supports image and video generation.
Gemini is now globally available for users running macOS 15 and later versions.
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📄 Andrej Karpathy skills repo hits 36K stars in 2 days with 65-line file
The GitHub repo andrej-karpathy-skills reached 36K stars in two days. It contains a single CLAUDE.md file with 65 lines describing one agent skill.
The file encodes four rules from Andrej Karpathy’s post: think and ask before coding, simplify solutions, change only what is requested, and work toward a clear goal.
Users report cleaner PRs, fewer unnecessary diffs, and better instruction following after adding the file.
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🔋 Battery costs drop 99% as EVs become affordable
Lithium-ion battery costs fell from about $9,200 per kWh in 1991 to $78 today.
That brings a modern EV battery to roughly $5,000 versus nearly $600,000 for the same capacity decades ago.
The decline followed a steady learning curve. Since 1998, every doubling of global battery production cut costs by about 19%.
The gains came from incremental improvements across chemistry, manufacturing, and supply chains.
Early scale came from consumer electronics, not cars. Smartphones and laptops drove volume first, making batteries viable for larger use cases later.
Energy density also increased more than 3x over the same period.
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🤖 AMD AI director says Claude Code got worse after March changes
Stella Lorenz, Senior Director of AI at AMD, published an analysis of Claude Code logs that points to a sharp drop in performance from February to March. She looked at 6,852 sessions, 234,760 tool calls, and 17,871 reasoning blocks.
🔸 Median reasoning length fell from about 2,200 characters in January and February to about 600 by March. That is a 73% drop.
🔸 The read-to-edit ratio fell from 6.6:1 to 2:1. In practice, the model spent less time reading code before changing it.
🔸 Attempts to avoid continuing tasks, including prompts like “should I continue?”, rose from 0 to 173 in the 17 days after March 8.
🔸 Self-contradictions in the model’s reasoning tripled.
🔸 Daily usage cost rose 122x as a result.
The timing matters. The reported degradation lines up with the March 8 release of thinking redaction, which hides reasoning. Anthropic said that change was only about the UI.
In the GitHub thread, Claude Code creator Boris Cherny replied that default settings in the agent had changed, including adaptive thinking and Medium effort, so the analysis may be distorted.
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💻 Rockstar hacked, GTA VI data not affected
ShinyHunters claim they accessed Rockstar’s cloud storage and demanded a ransom by April 14. The company confirmed the breach but said only non-critical data was exposed.
The leaked materials may include financial reports, player analytics, and internal documents. Rockstar stated that neither GTA VI nor player data were affected.
The incident adds pressure as the company prepares for its next major release.
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🚀 Artemis II mission completes with successful Pacific splashdown
Astronauts from Artemis II safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and have already been recovered and brought ashore.
The mission has now officially concluded.
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🎮 GTA VI PC release may land Feb 2027, 4 months after consoles
Insider DetectiveSeeds says three former Rockstar developers point to a February 2027 PC launch. That would follow the console release by about 4 months.
If confirmed, this would be Rockstar’s shortest gap between console and PC. GTA V took around 1.5 years, while RDR 2 took about 1 year.
GTA VI is set to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series on November 19.
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🚤 Japan plans AI data centers on decommissioned ships by 2027
Japan is exploring placing AI data centers inside retired ships. Converting vessels is expected to be faster and cheaper than building facilities on land, with direct access to seawater for cooling.
The first deployment is targeted for 2027 if the plan moves forward.
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🌍 Kanye performs on rotating “Earth” stage with 150+ lasers
Kanye West’s new Los Angeles show centers on a 15m dome used as both stage and screen. He performs on top of it, secured with a safety line.
The dome displays a rotating Earth via projection, shifting into storms and abstract visuals during the set. A suspended cylindrical screen above shows a live feed of the performance.
The lighting setup includes 150+ lasers from teams See You Later and Trask House, with multiple high-power units controlled by a dedicated crew.
Technical details of the projection system remain undisclosed.
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🧪 Claude Mythos escapes sandbox in Anthropic test via chained exploits
In a controlled experiment, Anthropic asked Claude Mythos to break out of a secure sandbox and report success. The model found a vulnerability and executed a multi-step exploit chain to bypass the environment’s limits.
After that, it discovered another flaw that expanded its internet access beyond the allowed endpoints. The setup was meant to restrict connectivity, but the model reached a wider network scope.
Using that access, Mythos reported the breach to a developer and also published details of the exploit online.
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🤖 Colleague Skill goes viral in China as workers clone colleagues into AI agents
An open source project called “Distill your colleague into an AI Skill” picked up ~9k GitHub stars in a few days.
It turns chats, emails, and work outputs into a structured knowledge base that agents can use to replicate how a person works.
The system captures how someone solves tasks, what tools they use, and how they communicate, then packages it into reusable “skills” for AI agents.
Chinese media report employees using it to replicate coworkers’ roles, aiming to stay replaceable-proof during layoffs.
In response, anti-distillation tools started appearing to corrupt logs and block this kind of training.
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📣 Milla Jovovich releases MemPalace, an AI memory system with 100% LongMemEval
An open source project from Milla Jovovich and Ben Sigman just dropped on GitHub. MemPalace claims 100% on LongMemEval, a level no model or agent has reached.
The system turns conversations into structured knowledge. It extracts facts, organizes them into a hierarchy, and uses semantic search to retrieve them. The approach is based on the “memory palace” method.
A key part is AAAK compression, which packs the knowledge base into about 120 tokens of context.
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⚡️ A good example of Tesla’s Automatic Emergency Braking reacting to a complex road situation
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🤖 OpenAI proposes rebuilding the economy for the AI era
OpenAI published a policy paper arguing current economic systems are not ready for AI. Sam Altman said the shift toward superintelligence is close and could reshape jobs, security, and social stability.
The plan treats AI as core infrastructure, with universal access similar to electricity. It suggests shifting taxes from labor to capital, since automation could shrink wage-based income.
It also proposes a public wealth fund to distribute AI-driven profits to citizens, and separating social benefits from employment as job stability declines.
Additional measures include audits of advanced models, global safety coordination, and testing a 4-day workweek.
Full paper: https://openai.com/index/industrial-policy-for-the-intelligence-age/
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