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Delete, Delete, Delete: How FCC Republicans are killing rules faster than ever

The Federal Communications Commission's Republican chairman is eliminating regulations at breakneck speed by using a process that cuts dozens of rules at a time while giving the public only 10 or 20 days to review each proposal and submit objections. Chairman Brendan Carr started his "Delete, Delete, Delete" rule-cutting initiative in March and later announced he'd be using the Direct Final Rule (DFR) mechanism to eliminate regulations without a full public-comment period. Direct Final Rule is

You can try Apple’s lightning-fast video captioning model right from your browser

A few months ago, Apple released FastVLM, a Visual Language Model (VLM) that offered near-instant high-resolution image processing. Now, you can take it for a spin, provided you have an Apple Silicon-powered Mac. Here’s how. When we first covered FastVLM, we explained that it leveraged MLX, Apple’s own open ML framework specifically designed for Apple Silicon, to deliver up to 85 times faster video captioning, while being more than 3 times smaller than similar models. Since then, Apple has wor

Lessons from building an AI data analyst

AI/ML Data Analytics Malloy Malloy TL;DR Text-to-SQL is not enough. Answering real user questions requires going the extra mile like multi-step plans, external tools (coding) and external context. Answering real user questions requires going the extra mile like multi-step plans, external tools (coding) and external context. Context is the product. A semantic layer (we use Malloy ⎋) encodes business meaning and sharply reduces SQL complexity. A semantic layer (we use Malloy ⎋) encodes busines

Why Runway is eyeing the robotics industry for future revenue growth

Runway has spent the past seven years building visual-generating tools for the creative industry. Now, it sees a new opportunity for its technology: robotics. New York-based Runway is known for its video and photo generation AI world models, or large language models that create a simulated version of the real world. Most recently, the company released Gen-4, its video-generating model, in March and Runway Aleph, its video editing model, in July. As Runway’s world models started to improve — an

Tesla Hit With Another Major Recall

Tesla is recalling 7,301 Model Y SUVs produced in 2025, following identification of a software defect in the driver’s side window’s automatic protection system. The recall, issued by Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts, warns that the window may close with excessive force if it fails to detect obstructions, posing a risk of injury. The latest recall is a perfect example of the dual-edge of automotive digitization, becaus

Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America

The supercomputing infrastructure at the University of Tarapacá (UTA) in Arica, Chile, is a fundamental pillar for Latam-GPT. With a projected investment of $10 million, the new center has a cluster of 12 nodes, each equipped with eight state-of-the-art NVIDIA H200 GPUs. This capacity, unprecedented in Chile and the region more broadly, not only enables large-scale model training in the country for the first time, it also encourages decentralization and energy efficiency. The first version of L

Ask HN: Best foundation model for CLM fine-tuning?

Hi, I have a largish (2 GB) corpus of curated, high-quality text in some low-resource language, and I want to build a model that would provide an advanced "auto complete" service for writers. I'm thinking of taking a decoder-only model such as Llama, Mistral or Gemma, slice off the embedding layers (which are based on unneeded languages), create new ones (perhaps initialized based on a FastText model trained on the corpus), paired with a tokenizer newly created from my corpus, then train the m

Ford and the Birth of the Model T

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, The Origins of Efficiency, out September 23rd. Ford’s status as a large-volume car producer began with the predecessor to the Model T: the Model N, a four-cylinder, two-seater car initially priced at $500. At the time, the average car in the US cost more than $2,000, and it seemed nearly unimaginable that a car with the capabilities of the Model N could cost so little. In 1906, the year the Model N was introduced, Ford sold 8,500 of them, making the

OpenAI is testing "Thinking effort" for ChatGPT

OpenAI is working on a new feature called the Thinking effort picker for ChatGPT. With the Thinking effort picker, you can choose how hard ChatGPT can think. When a model thinks harder, it doesn't necessarily mean a great response. You might not want the model to think harder when you're not sure what to do tomorrow. However, you may want the model to think harder when you're working on a complex topic, such as econometrics, bond valuation, healthcare and so on. As spotted on X, OpenAI is te

Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own

In the 1960s, meteorologist Edward Lorenz was running weather simulations on an early computer system when he realized that a small rounding difference led to extremely divergent weather predictions. He later called this idea the butterfly effect to communicate that small changes in initial conditions, like a butterfly flapping its wings in Nepal, could produce wildly different outcomes, like rain in New York. But better understanding those initial conditions and how the biological world couple

Meta is reportedly looking at using competing AI models to improve its apps

Meta may be interested in more than Google and OpenAI's employees when it comes to artificial intelligence. According to The Information, Meta is considering using its competitors' models to improve its own apps' AI features. The report said that leaders at the Meta Superintelligence Lab have looked at integrating Google Gemini into its Meta AI chatbot to help it provide a conversational, text-based solution to its users' search questions. Not only with Google Gemini, Meta has also had discussi

Labor Day sales include Apple's MacBook Air M4 for an all-time-low price

If you've put off getting a new MacBook then Labor Day sales might be just what you needed to take the plunge. Right now, the 2025 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air M4 are available on Amazon for record-low prices. The 13-inch model is our pick for best MacBook to buy this year, and it's one of the best laptops for college students going back to school soon as well. You can pick up the 13-inch MacBook Air M4 for $799, down from $999 — a 20 percent discount. This model comes with 16GB of RAM and a 256

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AI models need a virtual machine

AI Models Need a Virtual Machine Applications using AI embed the AI model in a framework that interfaces between the model and the rest of the system, providing needed services such as tool calling, context retrieval, etc. Software for early chatbots took user input, called the LLM, and returned the result to the user; essentially just a read-eval-print loop. But, as the capabilities of LLMs have evolved and extension mechanisms, such as MCP were defined, the complexities of the control softwar

This Dell laptop is my top pick for both work and travel - especially at this price

Dell 14 Plus ZDNET's key takeaways The Dell 14 Plus is currently on sale, starting at $649 for the 16GB version. During a time of economic turmoil, this laptop is a lifeline, providing next-gen performance at an affordable price. However, don't expect too much from its display, as it's no OLED or 4K panel. View now at Dell View now at Micro Center more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Back in early 2025, Dell made a bold move. The company announced that it

How Sakana AI’s new evolutionary algorithm builds powerful AI models without expensive retraining

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now A new evolutionary technique from Japan-based AI lab Sakana AI enables developers to augment the capabilities of AI models without costly training and fine-tuning processes. The technique, called Model Merging of Natural Niches (M2N2), overcomes the limitations of other model merging methods and can even evolve new models entirely from scra

Delete Tests

You should delete tests We’ve had decades of thought leadership around testing, especially coming from wholistic development philosophies like Agile, TDD, and BDD. After all that time and several supposedly superseding movements, the developers I talk to seem to have developed a folk wisdom around tests. That consensus seems to boil down to simple but mostly helpful axioms, like “include tests for your changes” and “write a new test when you fix a bug to prevent regressions”. Unfortunately, on

With new in-house models, Microsoft lays the groundwork for independence from OpenAI

Microsoft has introduced AI models that it trained internally and says it will begin using them in some products. This announcement may represent an effort to move away from dependence on OpenAI, despite Microsoft's substantial investment in that company. It comes more than a year after insider reports revealed that Microsoft was beginning work on its own foundational models. A post on the Microsoft AI blog describes two models. MAI-Voice-1 is a natural speech-generation model meant to deliver

If these iPhone 17 Air rumors are real, my old phone is about to be retired

The iPhone Plus model (pictured) may potentially be replaced by the iPhone Air/Slim. Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways iPhone 17 Air may debut as Apple's thinnest phone ever. Single rear camera shows Apple's thinness trade-offs. Expected to debut on Sept. 9, 2025, priced around $900. Apple is rumored to be spicing things for this year's iPhone event. It could introduce an ultra-thin model for the 2025 iPhone lineup called the iPhone

OpenAI and Anthropic evaluated each others' models - which ones came out on top

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Anthropic and OpenAI ran their own tests on each other's models. The two labs published findings in separate reports. The goal was to identify gaps in order to build better and safer models. The AI race is in full swing, and companies are sprinting to release the most cutting-edge products. Naturally, this has raised concerns about speed compromising proper safety evaluations. A first-of-

Tesla releases Model Y Performance in Europe — will it staunch the bleeding?

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Tesla is offering a new performance version of its Model Y crossover for the European market. The new variant is aimed at boosting the company’s sales on the continent, which have been in free fall for most of the year thanks to growing

The New Tesla Model Y Performance Upgrades My Favorite Electric SUV to Supercar Speeds

It's hard to overstate how much I already liked the new Tesla Model Y. I drove it earlier this year, and it struck me as Tesla's most complete car yet. It's sharper to look at, smoother to drive, and smarter inside without trying too hard to be clever. In fact, I'd go as far as saying its the best electric car I've ever driven. But today Tesla unveiled the Model Y Performance. It's the power-packed specification of this already great electric SUV -- and it has the potential to be the best car T

In crowded voice AI market, OpenAI bets on instruction-following and expressive speech to win enterprise adoption

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI adds to an increasingly competitive AI voice market for enterprises with its new model, gpt-realtime, that follows complex instructions and with voices “that sound more natural and expressive.” As voice AI continues to grow, and customers find use cases such as customer service calls or real-time translation, the market for realisti

Nous Research drops Hermes 4 AI models that outperform ChatGPT without content restrictions

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Nous Research, a secretive artificial intelligence startup that has emerged as a leading voice in the open-source AI movement, quietly released Hermes 4 on Monday, a family of large language models that the company claims can match the performance of leading proprietary systems while offering unprecedented user control and minimal content r

Forget data labeling: Tencent’s R-Zero shows how LLMs can train themselves

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now A new training framework developed by researchers at Tencent AI Lab and Washington University in St. Louis enables large language models (LLMs) to improve themselves without requiring any human-labeled data. The technique, called R-Zero, uses reinforcement learning to generate its own training data from scratch, addressing one of the main b

Microsoft AI launches its first in-house models

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s AI division announced its first homegrown AI models on Thursday: MAI-Voice-1 AI and MAI-1-preview. The company says its new MAI-Voice-1 speech model can generate a minute’s worth of audio in under one second on just one GPU, while MAI-1-preview “offe

Dell shares fall on soft third-quarter earnings outlook

A Dell Technologies sign is seen in Round Rock, Texas, on June 2, 2023. Despite beating on its top and bottom lines, shares of Dell Technologies fell more than 5% Thursday in extended trading after giving third-quarter earnings per share guidance that below Wall Street's expectations. Here's how the systems integrator did versus LSEG consensus estimates: EPS : $2.32, adjusted vs. $2.30 estimated : $2.32, adjusted vs. $2.30 estimated Revenue: $29.78 billion vs. $29.17 billion estimated Dell

Microsoft introduces a pair of in-house AI models

Microsoft is expanding its AI footprint with the release of two new models that its teams trained completely in-house. MAI-Voice-1 is the tech major's first natural speech generation model, while MAI-1-preview is text-based and is the company's first foundation model trained end-to-end. MAI-Voice-1 is currently being used in the Copilot Daily and Podcast features. Microsoft has made MAI-1-preview available for public tests on LMArena, and will begin previewing it in select Copilot situations in

OpenAI gives its voice agent superpowers to developers - look for more apps soon

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI's Realtime API is now optimized and generally available. You can try its latest speech-to-speech model, gpt-realtime. The upgrades improve OpenAI's voice offerings for developers. This year, AI agents that can carry out tasks on behalf of users have been a major focus, with companies constantly developing offerings that reduce the user's workload. To make these interactions as

Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy

Today, we're rolling out updates to our Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy that will help us deliver even more capable, useful AI models. We're now giving users the choice to allow their data to be used to improve Claude and strengthen our safeguards against harmful usage like scams and abuse. Adjusting your preferences is easy and can be done at any time. These updates apply to users on our Claude Free, Pro, and Max plans, including when they use Claude Code from accounts associated with those

OpenAI–Anthropic cross-tests expose jailbreak and misuse risks — what enterprises must add to GPT-5 evaluations

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI and Anthropic may often pit their foundation models against each other, but the two companies came together to evaluate each other’s public models to test alignment. The companies said they believed that cross-evaluating accountability and safety would provide more transparency into what these powerful models could do, enabling ente