Liquid AI is revolutionizing LLMs to work on edge devices like smartphones with new ‘Hyena Edge’ model

25 April 2025 at 22:02

Hyena Edge’s success positions Liquid AI as one of the emerging players to watch in the evolving AI model landscape.Read More

Ethically trained AI startup Pleias releases new small reasoning models optimized for RAG with built-in citations

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By:Carl Franzen

24 April 2025 at 17:03

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Pleias emphasizes the models’ suitability for integration into search-augmented assistants, educational tools, and user support systems.Read More

Former DeepSeeker and collaborators release new method for training reliable AI agents: RAGEN

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By:Carl Franzen

23 April 2025 at 20:04

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RAGEN stands out not just as a technical contribution but as a conceptual step toward more autonomous, reasoning-capable AI agents.Read More

Now it’s TikTok parent ByteDance’s turn for a reasoning AI: enter Seed-Thinking-v1.5!

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By:Carl Franzen

11 April 2025 at 19:08

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It achieved an 8.0% higher win rate over DeepSeek R1, suggesting that its strengths generalize beyond just logic or math-heavy challenges.Read More

8flow wants to map your enterprise data and workflows for use in AI — and it’s raised $10M to help

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By:Carl Franzen

10 April 2025 at 11:41

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8Flow technology creates a structured foundation that enables AI agents to automate tasks traditionally managed by human operators, emphasizing support and back-office operations.Read More

Google launches Gemini in Android Studio for Businesses, making it easier for devs to design work apps

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By:Carl Franzen

9 April 2025 at 17:43

The business version of Gemini builds on the core AI capabilities already familiar to Android developers but introduces enhanced features for organizations managing sensitive codebases and workflows.Read More

New open source AI company Deep Cogito releases first models and they’re already topping the charts

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By:Carl Franzen

8 April 2025 at 22:01

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The initial model lineup includes five base sizes: 3 billion, 8 billion, 14 billion, 32 billion, and 70 billion parameters.Read More

Nvidia’s new Llama-3.1 Nemotron Ultra outperforms DeepSeek R1 at half the size

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By:Carl Franzen

8 April 2025 at 15:08

Compared to DeepSeek R1, Llama-3.1-Nemotron-Ultra-253B shows competitive results despite having less than half the parameters.Read More

Move over, Alexa: Amazon launches new realtime voice model Nova Sonic for third-party enterprise development

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By:Carl Franzen

8 April 2025 at 13:00

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Currently, the model supports multiple expressive voices, both masculine and feminine, in American and British English.Read More

Meta defends Llama 4 release against ‘reports of mixed quality,’ blames bugs

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By:Carl Franzen

8 April 2025 at 00:11

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Llama 4 continues to spread to other inference providers, but it's safe to say the initial release has not been a slam dunk.Read More

Meta’s answer to DeepSeek is here: Llama 4 launches with long context Scout and Maverick models, and 2T parameter Behemoth on the way!

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By:Carl Franzen

5 April 2025 at 21:46

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While DeepSeek R1 and OpenAI o1 edge out Behemoth on a couple metrics, Llama 4 Behemoth remains highly competitive.Read More

Midjourney v7 launches with voice prompting and faster draft mode — why is it getting mixed reviews?

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By:Carl Franzen

4 April 2025 at 18:47

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While most Midjourney releases were met with overwhelming excitement and adulation, the initial reception to v7 is decidedly more mixed.Read More

Devin 2.0 is here: Cognition slashes price of AI software engineer to $20 per month from $500

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By:Carl Franzen

3 April 2025 at 19:11

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Devin attracted interest from enterprise customers seeking to incorporate autonomous coding agents into their software development processes.Read More

What you need to know about Amazon Nova Act: the new AI agent SDK challenging OpenAI, Microsoft, Salesforce

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By:Carl Franzen

2 April 2025 at 19:53

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An experimental developer kit for building AI agents that can navigate the web and complete tasks autonomously, powered by Amazon Nova.Read More

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