AI2’s MolmoAct model ‘thinks in 3D’ to challenge Nvidia and Google in robotics AI
The Allen Institute of AI (Ai2)’s new physical AI model MolmoAct moves the needle for robots that can move freely in physical space.Read More
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The road to artificial general intelligence
Artificial intelligence models that can discover drugs and write code still fail at puzzles a lay person can master in minutes. This phenomenon sits at the heart of the challenge of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Can today’s AI revolution produce models that rival or surpass...
The Download: Trump’s golden dome, and fueling AI with nuclear power
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies
Within a week of his inauguration, President Trump...
Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies
In 1940, a fresh-faced Ronald Reagan starred as US Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft in Murder in the Air, an action film centered on a fictional “superweapon” that could stop enemy aircraft midflight. A mock newspaper in the movie hails it as the “greatest peace argument ever...
OpenAI brings GPT-4o back as a default for all paying ChatGPT users, Altman promises ‘plenty of notice’ if it leaves again
For now, the changes should help placate users who felt frustrated by the sudden shift to GPT-5 and deprecation of OpenAI’s older LLMs.Read More
The end of perimeter defense: When your own AI tools become the threat actor
Russia’s APT28 tested LLM-powered malware on Ukraine. The same tech that breaches enterprises is now selling for $250/month on the dark web.Read More
Liquid AI wants to give smartphones small, fast AI that can see with new LFM2-VL model
Liquid AI has described this license as based on Apache 2.0 principles, but the full text has not yet been published.Read More
OpenAI adds new ChatGPT third-party tool connectors to Dropbox, MS Teams as Altman clarifies GPT-5 prioritization
OpenAI is positioning GPT-5 not only as a more powerful AI model but also as part of a more connected workspace.Read More
Claude can now process entire software projects in single request, Anthropic says
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 now supports a 1 million token context window, enabling AI to process entire codebases and complex documents in a single request—redefining software development and enterprise AI workflows.Read More
Salesforce’s new CoAct-1 agents don’t just point and click — they write code to accomplish tasks faster and with greater success rates
CoAct-1 is an AI agent that combines GUI control with on-the-fly coding, making computer automation more robust and efficient.Read More