4 h. ago People who fled authoritarian regimes say Trump's tactics remind them of home

Politicians, lawyers and journalists who left behind autocratic systems in Europe, Asia and Latin America see the Trump administration employing similar methods.

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4 h. ago Microsoft’s most capable new Phi 4 AI model rivals the performance of far larger systems

Microsoft launched several new “open” AI models on Wednesday, the most capable of which is competitive with OpenAI’s o3-mini on at least one benchmark. All of the new pemissively licensed models — Phi 4 mini reasoning, Phi 4 reasoning, and Phi 4 reasoning plus — are “reasoning” models, meaning they’re able to spend more time […]

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8 h. ago Study accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmark

A new paper from AI lab Cohere, Stanford, MIT, and Ai2 accuses LM Arena, the organization behind the popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena, of helping a select group of AI companies achieve better leaderboard scores at the expense of rivals. According to the authors, LM Arena allowed some industry-leading AI companies like Meta, OpenAI, […]

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9 h. ago Judge delays ruling in Microsoft's $15M tax dispute with San Francisco

Judge delays ruling in Microsoft's $15M tax dispute with San Francisco  Daily Journal

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9 h. ago Microsoft passes its first test on U.S. tariffs with limited portfolio exposure

Microsoft passes its first test on U.S. tariffs with limited portfolio exposure  NBC4 Los Angeles

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9 h. ago Neil Young unveils new song trashing Musk with lyrics that say fascists should buy Teslas

Legendary classic rocker Neil Young recently performed a new anti-Elon Musk song at a benefit concert in Los Angeles that featured lyrics calling Teslas "fascist" cars.

Technology

10 h. ago Watch: Michelle Obama Tells Marlon Wayans He's a 'Role Model for Dealing with a Child That’s Transgender'

Michelle Obama rolled out her latest podcast interview on Wednesday, with actor-comedian Marlon Wayans, and the former first lady praising the "Scary Movie" star "for being a role model for dealing with a child that's transgender" is already raising eyebrows.  The post Watch: Michelle Obama Tells Marlon Wayans He’s a ‘Role Model for Dealing with a Child That’s Transgender’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 h. ago Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Northeast, U.S. and Canada

The storm system brought destructive winds to the state, knocking down trees and power lines.

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12 h. ago Prevention instead of reaction: Intelligent, networked systems for structural monitoring

The safety and durability of transport and building infrastructure are in the interests of both operators and users. To maintain the best possible building condition at the lowest possible cost, effective monitoring is required to improve condition assessment.

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12 h. ago Med’s Ryan Marino comments on the United States public health system

Med’s Ryan Marino comments on the United States public health system  The Daily | Case Western Reserve University

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12 h. ago At Least 4 Die in Pennsylvania as Storm Leaves 400,000 Without Power

The storm system brought destructive winds to the state, knocking down trees and power lines.

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14 h. ago Scientists use virtual reality for fish to teach robots how to swarm

Fish are masters of coordinated motion. Schools of fish have no leader, yet individuals manage to stay in formation, avoid collisions, and respond with liquid flexibility to changes in their environment. Reproducing this combination of robustness and flexibility has been a long-standing challenge for human-engineered systems like robots.

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15 h. ago Forensics tool 'reanimates' the 'brains' of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong

From drones delivering medical supplies to digital assistants performing everyday tasks, AI-powered systems are becoming increasingly embedded in everyday life. The creators of these innovations promise transformative benefits. For some people, mainstream applications such as ChatGPT and Claude can seem like magic. But these systems are not magical, nor are they foolproof—they can and do regularly fail to work as intended.

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15 h. ago Exclusive—Reps. Jim Jordan & Brian Mast: Rogue Judges Are Out to Stop Trump’s America First Agenda

Rogue, unelected judges appointed by Democrats are weaponizing our court system to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election. The post Exclusive—Reps. Jim Jordan & Brian Mast: Rogue Judges Are Out to Stop Trump’s America First Agenda appeared first on Breitbart.

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16 h. ago These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centers

A new crowd-trained way to develop LLMs over the internet could shake up the AI industry with a giant 100 billion-parameter model later this year.

Technology

16 h. ago Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reveals 30% of Company's Code Written by AI

In a discussion at Meta's inaugural "LlamaCon" AI developer event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shed light on the growing role of artificial intelligence in software development within their respective companies. Nadella claims that up to 30 percent of Microsoft's code is now written by AI. The post Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reveals 30% of Company’s Code Written by AI appeared first on Breitbart.

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17 h. ago Under Trump, Stocks Have the Worst Start to a Presidential Term Since 1974

During the first 100 days of the Trump administration, shock waves from the chaotic tariff rollout continue to send tremors through the global financial system.

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18 h. ago Reinforcement learning boosts reasoning skills in new diffusion

A team of AI researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with a colleague from Meta AI, has introduced d1, a diffusion-large-language-model-based framework that has been improved through the use of reinforcement learning. The group posted a paper describing their work and features of the new framework on the arXiv preprint server.

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18 h. ago Uzbekistan agrees to pay for and accept 131 Central Asian illegal immigrants in landmark agreement

The Trump administration struck a deal to deport over 100 illegal immigrants from Central Asia to Uzbekistan at no cost to the U.S., setting a new model for immigration enforcement.

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19 h. ago Trump latest: US economy shrinks in worst performance for three years

Trump latest: US economy shrinks in worst performance for three years - but president insists it's not because of tariffs  Sky News

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