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Google rolls out text-to-image model Imagen 4 for free

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-03 13:36:21

Google Imagen 4, which is the company's state-of-the-art text-to-image model, is rolling out for free, but only on AI Studio. In a blog post, Google announced the rollout of the new Imagen 4 model, but reminded users that it's free for a "limited time" only. Unlike the old text-to-image model, Imagen 4 offers significant improvements and takes the text-to-image generation quality to the next level. Comic generated using Imagen 4 Google says it has two new Imagen models. The first one is cal

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The bitter lesson is coming for tokenization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 05:14:03

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization 24 Jun, 2025 a world of LLMs without tokenization is desirable and increasingly possible Published on 24/06/2025 • ⏱️ 29 min read In this post, we highlight the desire to replace tokenization with a general method that better leverages compute and data. We'll see tokenization's role, its fragility and we'll build a case for removing it. After understanding the design space, we'll explore the potential impacts of a recent promising candidate (Byte

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New data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-09-03 17:03:01

Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies to make models more emotionally intelligent. As foundation models compete on soft measures like user preference and “feeling the AGI,” having a good command of human emotions may be more important than hard analytic skills. One sign of that focus came on Friday, when prominent open-source

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Analyzing a Critique of the AI 2027 Timeline Forecasts

news.ycombinator.com Zvi Mowshowitz 2025-09-03 20:44:53

There was what everyone agrees was a high quality critique of the timelines component of AI 2027, by the LessWrong user and Substack writer Titotal. It is great to have thoughtful critiques like this. The way you get actual thoughtful critiques like this, of course, is to post the wrong answer (at length) on the internet, and then respond by listening to the feedback and by making your model less wrong. This is a high-effort, highly detailed, real engagement on this section, including giving t

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Amazon says it's expanding same-day and next-day delivery to 4,000 more small cities and towns

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-09-04 13:25:00

Something to look forward to: Amazon managed to revolutionize e-commerce with fast and affordable shipping, but it isn't resting on its laurels. The Seattle-based online retailer recently announced plans to further expand the reach of its same-day and next-day delivery services to tens of millions of additional customers in the US by the end of the year. Once the calendar rolls over to 2026, Amazon's speedy delivery options will be available in more than 4,000 smaller cities and towns across th

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4Real-Video-V2: Feedforward Reconstruction for 4D Scene Generation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 13:35:33

1Snap Inc. 2KAUST 4Real-Video-V2 is capable of computing a 4D spatio-temporal grid of video frames and 3D Gaussian particles for each time step using a feed-forward architecture. Its architecture has two main components, a 4D video diffusion model and a feedforward reconstruction model. Your browser does not support the video tag. This represents a major upgrade over 4Real-Video, introducing a new 4D video diffusion model architecture that adds no additional parameters to the base video model

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Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 16:05:10

We’re introducing an efficient, on-device robotics model with general-purpose dexterity and fast task adaptation. In March, we introduced Gemini Robotics, our most advanced VLA (vision language action) model, bringing Gemini 2.0’s multimodal reasoning and real-world understanding into the physical world. Today, we’re introducing Gemini Robotics On-Device, our most powerful VLA model optimized to run locally on robotic devices. Gemini Robotics On-Device shows strong general-purpose dexterity an

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The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 16:14:03

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization 24 Jun, 2025 a world of LLMs without tokenization is desirable and increasingly possible Published on 24/06/2025 • ⏱️ 29 min read In this post, we highlight the desire to replace tokenization with a general method that better leverages compute and data. We'll see tokenization's role, its fragility and we'll build a case for removing it. After understanding the design space, we'll explore the potential impacts of a recent promising candidate (Byte

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Google’s new robotics AI can run without the cloud and still tie your shoes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-04 21:00:41

We sometimes call chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT "robots," but generative AI is also playing a growing role in real, physical robots. After announcing Gemini Robotics earlier this year, Google DeepMind has now revealed a new on-device VLA (vision language action) model to control robots. Unlike the previous release, there's no cloud component, allowing robots to operate with full autonomy. Carolina Parada, head of robotics at Google DeepMind, says this approach to AI robotics could make robot

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Google DeepMind’s optimized AI model runs directly on robots

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-04 21:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google DeepMind is rolling out an on-device version of its Gemini Robotics AI model that allows it to operate without an internet connection. The vision-language-action model (VLA) comes with dexterous capabilities similar to the one released in March, but Google says “it’s small and efficient enough to run directly on a robot.” The flagship Gemini

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I skipped every Death Stranding cutscene and I’ll do it again

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-04 21:00:00

I beat the original Death Stranding, but please don’t ask me what happened in it. There was a cataclysm — not quite a Gommage — that made the US more divided than ever, and you play as a babysitter-meets-delivery-guy who has special awareness of invisible, hostile creatures called BTs that are “beached,” which isn’t as relaxing as it sounds. There are grenades filled with pee, poop, and blood, and everyone who’s anyone was motion-captured to be in the game. There are whales, Guillermo del Toro (

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Google rolls out new Gemini model that can run on robots locally

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-04 21:00:00

Google DeepMind on Tuesday released a new language model called Gemini Robotics On-Device that can run tasks locally on robots without requiring an internet connection. Building on the company’s previous Gemini Robotics model that was released in March, Gemini Robotics On-Device can control a robot’s movements. Developers can control and fine-tune the model to suit various needs using natural language prompts. In benchmarks, Google claims the model performs at a level close to the cloud-based

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Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-09-04 21:09:40

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to over 4,000 small cities and towns across rural U.S. This expansion will bring its fast Prime delivery service to millions of customers in places such as Asbury, Iowa; Fort Seneca, Ohio; Lewes, Delaware; North Padre Island, Texas; and Sharptown, Maryland. The e-commerce giant plans to invest more than $4 billion to triple the size of its delivery network by 2026. Amazon has recognized a growing demand

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Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-05 01:52:27

A worker unloads boxes from an Amazon delivery van in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024. Amazon is expanding its rapid delivery machine to more rural corners of the U.S. The company said Tuesday it plans to bring same- or next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities across the country "for the first time" by the end of this year. The move is part of a previously announced small-town expansion that will see Amazon spend roughly $4 billion by the end of 2026 to

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How Walmart built an AI platform that makes it beholden to no one (and that 1.5M associates actually want to use)

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2025-09-05 01:00:00

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Walmart isn’t buying enterprise AI solutions, they’re creating them in their AI foundry. The retailer’s Element platform has evolved into an internal foundry, capable of creating AI applications at a pace that renders traditional software development obsolete. With 1.5 million associates now using AI tools built on Element, Walmart has sol

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Amazon bringing same-day delivery to ‘millions’ of rural customers

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-05 01:31:55

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Amazon announced its intention to bring same-day and next-day delivery to “tens of millions” of people who live in live in smaller towns by the end of 2026. Speedier deliveries will be available to residents “in more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities,” the company said in a press release Tuesday. Item

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Can we fix AI’s evaluation crisis?

technologyreview.com Caiwei Chen 2025-09-05 11:50:30

However, there are a growing number of teams around the world trying to address the AI evaluation crisis. One result is a new benchmark called LiveCodeBench Pro. It draws problems from international algorithmic olympiads—competitions for elite high school and university programmers where participants solve challenging problems without external tools. The top AI models currently manage only about 53% at first pass on medium-difficulty problems and 0% on the hardest ones. These are tasks where hu

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Adobe's New Firefly AI App Lets You Try AI Image and Video Generation for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-05 11:30:03

Adobe's Firefly AI is now available as mobile apps for iPhones and Androids, the company announced on Tuesday. These apps are free to download and let you use Firefly to create AI images and videos on the go. Plus, the app comes with a few free generative credits for you to experiment with Adobe's AI. Adobe is also expanding its roster of third-party AI partners to include six new models from Ideogram, Pika, Luma and Runway. Google's latest AI models are also joining the lineup, including the i

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Beyond static AI: MIT’s new framework lets models teach themselves

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2025-09-05 20:58:44

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Researchers at MIT have developed a framework called Self-Adapting Language Models (SEAL) that enables large language models (LLMs) to continuously learn and adapt by updating their own internal parameters. SEAL teaches an LLM to generate its own training data and update instructions, allowing it to permanently absorb new knowledge and lea

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Nobel Prize Winner Warns About Astronomers Using AI to Make Discoveries

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-06 01:08:57

A team of astronomers say they've gleaned the mysterious traits of our galaxy's black hole by probing it with an AI model. But a pretty big name on the field is throwing a little bit of cold water on their work. Just a little bit. Reinhard Genzel, a Nobel laureate and an astrophysicist at the Max Planck Institute, expressed some skepticism regarding the team's use of AI, and the quality of the data they fed into the model. "I'm very sympathetic and interested in what they're doing," Genzel tol

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Tesla stock pops 8% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-06 05:00:47

A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tesla 's Model Y robotaxi finally hit the road this weekend, sending shares of the electric vehicle maker up 8% on Monday. The EV giant debuted autonomous rides in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. Those invited included longtime Tesla fans, promoters and shareholders, many of whom generate income from posting Tesla- and Musk-related social media content on

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Tesla stock pops 9% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-06 13:43:26

A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tesla 's Model Y robotaxi finally hit the road this weekend, sending shares of the electric vehicle maker up 9% on Monday. The EV giant debuted autonomous rides in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. Those invited included longtime Tesla fans, promoters and shareholders, many of whom generate income from posting Tesla- and Musk-related social media content on

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AI agents will threaten humans to achieve their goals, Anthropic report finds

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-06 13:23:00

BlackJack3D/Getty Images The Greek myth of King Midas is a parable of hubris: seeking fabulous wealth, the king is granted the power to turn all he touches to solid gold--but this includes, tragically, his food and his daughter. The point is that the short-sightedness of humans can often lead us into trouble in the long run. In the AI community, this has become known as the King Midas problem. A new safety report from Anthropic found that leading models can subvert, betray, and endanger their

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A Chinese firm has just launched a constantly changing set of AI benchmarks

technologyreview.com Caiwei Chen 2025-09-06 20:46:28

Development of the benchmark at HongShan began in 2022, following ChatGPT’s breakout success, as an internal tool for assessing which models are worth investing in. Since then, led by partner Gong Yuan, the team has steadily expanded the system, bringing in outside researchers and professionals to help refine it. As the project grew more sophisticated, they decided to release it to the public. Xbench approached the problem with two different systems. One is similar to traditional benchmarking:

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Deals: MacBook Air up to $400 off, 11-inch iPad $299, Apple Power Adapters from $10 each, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-09-07 01:45:35

While we are still tracking a $150 price drop on the 24GB M4 Mac mini, today we are turning our attention to some big-time price drops on MacBook Air. The latest M4 models are $150 off in select colors and storage capacities, but we also spotted some select M3 models for folks who don’t need the latest and greatest at $400 off the list prices. We are then highlighting the most affordable current-generation iPad down at $299 in three colors alongside some accessories – the Apple 20W USB-C Power A

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Apple Research just unearthed a forgotten AI technique and is using it to generate images

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-07 01:59:45

Today, most generative image models basically fall into two main categories: diffusion models, like Stable Diffusion, or autoregressive models, like OpenAI’s GPT-4o. But Apple just released two papers that show how there might be room for a third, forgotten technique: Normalizing Flows. And with a dash of Transformers on top, they might be more capable than previously thought. First things first: What are Normalizing Flows? Normalizing Flows (NFs) are a type of AI model that works by learning

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Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 review: Technically proficient but lacking soul

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-07 01:30:03

In previous years, the Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 probably would have been called an Inspiron. However, after the company revamped its naming scheme earlier this year, all of its consumer PCs now share its name, with a few extra identifiers that call out size, design and status (aka how fancy it is). While I still think Dell’s choice to ditch the iconic XPS tag is a mistake, streamlining its portfolio makes a lot of sense, especially for people simply looking to buy a new laptop. The Dell 16 Plus 2-in

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Dell 15.6″ Laptop (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Is Almost $1,400 Off as Amazon Clears Out 4.5-Star Best-Sellers

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-07 05:40:41

When was the last time you upgraded your laptop? If you’re still working off of a piece of ten year old tech, it may be time to start looking for a replacement. This Dell laptop is a pretty versatile option that can fulfill a lot of your basic laptop needs, be it you’re a student, small business owner, or just someone who wants to go online with something other than their phone. Dell has its 15.6-inch laptop with Windows 11 Pro installed on sale. It has different options for RAM and storage, but

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Why I recommend this TCL Mini LED TV to most people in 2025 - especially at this price

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-07 13:46:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL QM7K (65-inch) is on sale at Amazon for $999 ($500 off). It has exceptional contrast and superb glare resistance, plus AI features and gaming boosts. The setup process for this beautiful-looking TV is tedious. View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon View now at TCL more buying choices Recently, I took a look at this year's base-level Mini-LED set from TCL, the QM6K. After spending some time with its higher-end sibling, the TCL QM7K, I immediately noticed some adv

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India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level

wired.com Arunima Kar 2025-09-07 20:00:00

Zubaida starts her day at eight in the morning, sorting discarded plastics, glass, and chemicals with her bare hands, to collect items she can sell. With waste-segregation centers in this part of East Delhi currently shut down, she and other waste-pickers from the Seemapuri slum work outside by a dusty road through the hottest hours of the day, under the blazing sun. There is no fan or shade. With Delhi’s heat wave season here, they are constantly exposed to intense high temperatures. On June 1

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Latest Tech News

Google rolls out text-to-image model Imagen 4 for free

The bitter lesson is coming for tokenization

New data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models

Analyzing a Critique of the AI 2027 Timeline Forecasts

Amazon says it's expanding same-day and next-day delivery to 4,000 more small cities and towns

4Real-Video-V2: Feedforward Reconstruction for 4D Scene Generation

Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization

Google’s new robotics AI can run without the cloud and still tie your shoes

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I skipped every Death Stranding cutscene and I’ll do it again

Google rolls out new Gemini model that can run on robots locally

Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US

Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities

How Walmart built an AI platform that makes it beholden to no one (and that 1.5M associates actually want to use)

Amazon bringing same-day delivery to ‘millions’ of rural customers

Can we fix AI’s evaluation crisis?

Adobe's New Firefly AI App Lets You Try AI Image and Video Generation for Free

Beyond static AI: MIT’s new framework lets models teach themselves

Nobel Prize Winner Warns About Astronomers Using AI to Make Discoveries

Tesla stock pops 8% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

Tesla stock pops 9% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

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A Chinese firm has just launched a constantly changing set of AI benchmarks

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Apple Research just unearthed a forgotten AI technique and is using it to generate images

Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 review: Technically proficient but lacking soul

Dell 15.6″ Laptop (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Is Almost $1,400 Off as Amazon Clears Out 4.5-Star Best-Sellers

Why I recommend this TCL Mini LED TV to most people in 2025 - especially at this price

India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level

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