ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 breaks the 30-second barrier for AI video generation
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ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 breaks the 30-second barrier for AI video generation

ByteDance introduced five new AI models at Volcano Engine's FORCE conference, with Seedance 2.5 as the flagship video...

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Cursor announces its own AI model, a new Git platform, and a mobile app
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Cursor announces its own AI model, a new Git platform, and a mobile app

Cursor announced the development of its own in-house trained AI model along with two new products including a Git...

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OpenAI says new GPT-5.5-Cyber outperforms Anthropic's Mythos on cybersecurity benchmark
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OpenAI says new GPT-5.5-Cyber outperforms Anthropic's Mythos on cybersecurity benchmark

OpenAI announced GPT-5.5-Cyber, a new cybersecurity-focused model that outperforms Anthropic's Mythos on cybersecurity...

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Top spy agencies say AI cyber threats will impact you within months. Here’s why
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Top spy agencies say AI cyber threats will impact you within months. Here’s why

The Five Eyes intelligence alliance issued a joint warning on June 22, 2026, stating that AI-powered cyber threats will...

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Prime Intellect Releases prime-rl 0.6.0 to Train Trillion-Parameter MoE Models on Agentic RL Workloads
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Prime Intellect Releases prime-rl 0.6.0 to Train Trillion-Parameter MoE Models on Agentic RL Workloads

Prime Intellect released prime-rl 0.6.0, an open framework for training trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts models...

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GLM-5.2 OpenAI-Compatible API: A Hands-On Guide to Reasoning Effort, Function Calling, and Long-Context Retrieval
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GLM-5.2 OpenAI-Compatible API: A Hands-On Guide to Reasoning Effort, Function Calling, and Long-Context Retrieval

A practical guide to using GLM-5.2's OpenAI-compatible API, demonstrating reasoning effort control, function calling,...

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New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments
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New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments

Researchers have developed a new chip that combines an efficient algorithm with specialized hardware to enable tiny...

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The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
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The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI

This article is a running list tracking major tech company layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI as a contributing...

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OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs
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OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs

OpenAI has launched a new initiative focused on identifying and patching security vulnerabilities in open-source...

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How Omio is building the future of conversational travel

Omio is leveraging OpenAI's technology to build conversational travel experiences and accelerate product development....

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Nvidia says its AI data center design runs hotter to use a lot less water
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Nvidia says its AI data center design runs hotter to use a lot less water

Nvidia highlights its Rubin generation reference design for liquid-cooled AI data centers, claiming to eliminate...

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SpaceX Signs Compute Deal With Open Source Model Provider
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SpaceX Signs Compute Deal With Open Source Model Provider

SpaceX has signed a compute deal with an open source model provider, demonstrating SpaceX's expansion into providing...

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The AI world is getting ‘loopy’
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The AI world is getting ‘loopy’

The article discusses how agentic AI is evolving into 'loops' that enable swarms of autonomous agents to operate...

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xAI Launches /goal in Grok Build, Adding Long-Running Autonomous Execution With Built-In Verification for Multi-Step Coding Tasks
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xAI Launches /goal in Grok Build, Adding Long-Running Autonomous Execution With Built-In Verification for Multi-Step Coding Tasks

xAI introduced /goal in Grok Build, enabling long-running autonomous task execution where agents can plan approaches,...

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Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program
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Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program

Meta's controversial employee-tracking program, which collects keystroke data to train AI models, has exposed data...

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AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal
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AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal

AI chipmaker Groq announced a $650M funding raise and is restructuring its executive team following Nvidia's $20B...

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Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem
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Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem

Nvidia announced a new cooling system to reduce water consumption within data centers, but the solution does not...

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AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes
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AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes

AI-generated images are being used in rental listings to show idealized versions of apartments that don't match...

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Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal
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Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal

Google DeepMind is investing $75 million in partnership with A24 to develop AI filmmaking tools. The collaboration aims...

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