Tech & Society
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.
Business
Hardware
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.
Machine Learning Research
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.
Tech & Society
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.
Business
Alternatives to Acquisitions: Tech giants forge strategic partnerships to secure talent and technology without acquisitions
Big AI companies found creative ways to gain cutting-edge technology and talent without buying startups.
Business
Prices Tumble: AI price wars drive costs down as competition heats up
Fierce competition among model makers and cloud providers drove down the price of access to state-of-the-art models.
Machine Learning Research
Higher Reasoning: OpenAI debuts o1 and pro mode for $200/month
OpenAI launched not only its highly anticipated o1 model but also an operating mode that enables the model to deliver higher performance — at a hefty price.
Business
Competitive Performance, Competitive Prices: Amazon introduces Nova models for text, image, and video
Amazon introduced a range of models that confront competitors head-on.
Business
Agents Open the Wallet: Stripe builds ecommerce agent toolkit for AI to securely spend money
One of the world’s biggest payment processors is enabling large language models to spend real money.
Business
AI Power Couple Recommits: Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with $4 billion investment
Amazon and Anthropic expanded their partnership, potentially strengthening Amazon Web Services’ AI infrastructure and lengthening the high-flying startup’s runway.
Machine Learning Research
Next-Gen Models Show Limited Gains: AI giants rethink model training strategy as scaling laws break down
Builders of large AI models have relied on the idea that bigger neural networks trained on more data and given more processing power would show steady improvements. Recent developments are challenging that idea.
Tech & Society
Big AI Pursues Military Contracts: Meta and Anthropic open doors for AI in U.S. defense and national security
Two top AI companies changed their stances on military and intelligence applications.