HBO Max launches 12 themed channels streaming Friends, Game of Thrones 24/7
HBO Max is rolling out a dozen dedicated streams that run marquee titles—think Friends reruns and nonstop Game of Thrones marathons—around the clock.
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Author defends USD 40 cable paperweight over cheap clips for kitchen table
When a modest‑priced gadget becomes the centerpiece of a kitchen work surface, the debate isn’t just about price tags.
Google adds Gemini AI tools to Chrome for iPhone and iPad users
Why does this matter for the millions of iOS and iPadOS users who rely on Chrome as their default browser? While the tech is impressive, the real shift comes from putting Google’s Gemini‑powered AI tools directly into the mobile experience.
Nous Research's Nomos 1 ranks second on Putnam, trailing DeepSeekMath-V2
Nous Research just dropped Nomos 1, an open‑source model that managed to clinch second place on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam.
Mistral AI launches DevStral 2 (123B), DevStral Small 2 (24B) and Vibe CLI
Why does this matter now? Open‑source AI developers have been waiting for a model that can handle large‑scale code generation without the licensing hurdles of commercial offerings.
OpenAI finds 6× productivity gap as USD 40B corporate AI spend yields 95% no return
OpenAI’s latest internal audit shows a six‑fold productivity gap between companies that have fully integrated generative AI tools and those that haven’t.
India proposes licensing and royalty rules for AI training by Google, OpenAI
India’s tech‑policy panel is shaping a new rulebook for how AI models learn from existing content. After sifting through global case studies and a flood of stakeholder comments, the committee tossed out a one‑size‑fits‑all text‑and‑data mandate.
Intel moves to acquire SambaNova at valuation below 2021 USD 5 billion peak
Intel is edging closer to a deal that could reshape its AI‑chip ambitions, but the numbers tell a different story than the hype surrounding the target.
Mistral launches Devstral 2, a 24B model with laptop version for code tasks
Mistral AI’s latest release, Devstral 2, pushes the envelope for on‑device programming assistance.
Z.ai releases open‑source GLM‑4.6V vision model for multimodal tasks
Z.ai has just put a new multimodal model into the public domain. The GLM‑4.6V vision model arrives as an open‑source project, complete with native tool‑calling capabilities that let developers hook external functions directly into the inference...
Ambani says AI adoption lags as gov hubs expand and IT firms retrain staff
India’s AI push feels half‑cooked. While policy papers tout a “digital future,” the ground reality shows a gap between ambition and execution.
Google Gemini's Deep Think tops ARC-AGI-2 benchmark; Nvidia announces new open
Why does this matter now? The latest AI roundup—Last Week in AI #328—lists a crowded field: DeepSeek 3.2, Mistral 3, Trainium3 and Runway Gen‑4.5 all made headlines.