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Machine Learning Research

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.

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Tech & Society

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.

AI assistant processes ‘Find me a family-friendly campsite’ and suggests options.

Machine Learning Research

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.

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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.

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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.

Bar chart comparing accuracy and percentile scores of DeepSeek models and OpenAI models across benchmarks.

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.

World map of AI export restrictions: Tier 1 (green), Tier 2 (gray), Tier 3 (red).

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.

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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.

o1 Family Benchmarks comparing pass rates across AIME, Codeforces, and GPQA.

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.

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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.

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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.