Stop overbuilding evals
Over-engineering smothers momentum. Get it to prod yesterday. Imperfection? Own it. Tweak with real folks in the wild. Feature flags and sanity checks? Priceless. Theory's just noise until reality weighs in... read more
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Claude’s AI research mode now runs for up to 45 minutes before delivering reports
Anthropic's Claude just supercharged its Research feature, cranking out reports from hundreds of sources in a blazing 45 minutes.But stay sharp—AI has a knack for inventing phantom sources... read more
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Google debuts an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model ahead of I/O
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition)is here, flexing its muscles in code editing and web app creation. This newcomer muscles its way to the top of theWebDev Arena Leaderboard. As if that wasn't enough, it scores a jaw-dropping84.8%on VideoMME for video analysis. And guess what? The price tag hasn’t .. read more
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Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM
Only25%of AI projects actually deliver returns on investment. Yet,61%of CEOs are ready to double down and scale their AI agents. Surprisingly,64%jumped in headfirst, investing before the payoff even showed its face... read more
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Researchers Fine-Tune LLM for Reasoning with Only 1,000 Examples
Meet the"Wait" token trick—a clever nudge that sharpens a model's reasoning. It mirrors OpenAI's o1-preview magic using only 1,000 examples. And guess what? Not a speck of reinforcement learning in sight... read more
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3: Think Deeper, Act Faster
Qwen3sets itself apart with its dazzlingHybrid modes. Flip between deep thought and rapid-fire replies. A magician capable of juggling complexity and speed. Themassive 235B modelthrows elbows with the high rollers in AI town. Meanwhile, the nimble30B MoE variantdazzles with its frugality, flexing st.. read more
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Alibaba’s ‘ZeroSearch’ lets AI learn to google itself — slashing training costs by 88 percent
Alibaba researchers developed ZeroSearch to train large language models (LLMs) to search for information without using real search engines, reducing costs by up to 88%. ZeroSearch outperformed Google in experiments, demonstrating the potential for AI systems to simulate search and reduce reliance on.. read more
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OpenAI plans to release a new 'open' AI language model in the coming months
OpenAI's having a change of heart. Picture a reluctant flipper resting on the high-dive, finally plunging into open waters. They're ready to unleash an“open” language model, thanks to pressure from competitors likeDeepSeekandMetawho have been living the open-source dream. CEO Sam Altman has conceded.. read more
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Foundation Model for Personalized Recommendation
Netflixhas given its recommender system a makeover with a foundation model similar toLLMs. The goal? Turbocharge efficiency and scalability by making member preferences the star of the show. They turned user interactions into tokens, kind of like BPE in NLP, and employedsparse attentionto zero in on.. read more
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Coding emerges as generative AI’s breakout star
AI coding tools are revolutionizing software development, with many developers already using them for efficiency gains. OpenAI's latest model ranks in the top competitive coders percentile, showing rapid progress in reasoning abilities. AI coding tools are set to support huge context windows, potent.. read more
