Google DeepMind tests video generation as a shortcut for computer vision
GenCeption adapts Alibaba’s Wan2.1 video model for depth, segmentation and pose tasks, with strong benchmark results from limited...
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Wei-Lin reports on the AI industry: models, infrastructure, and the widening gap between what is demoed and what is deployed.
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AI detectors falter when models copy a writer’s style
Epoch AI found Pangram, GPTZero and Originality.ai were strong on basic AI text but missed more style-mimicking output, especially...
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RadLE 2.0 finds radiology AI still guesses too confidently
Ashoka University’s CRASH Lab tested 16 AI models on 200 radiology cases and found humans still led when accuracy and confidence w...
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Databricks lines up new funding at $188 billion valuation
The data and AI platform has signed a term sheet for a new round led by Coatue, with the Wall Street Journal reporting $3 billion...
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OpenAI says GPT-5.6 deleted some user files in Full Access Mode
OpenAI said GPT-5.6 caused file deletions in a handful of cases when run without sandbox protections, and is adding safeguards.
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EY proposes graph-based multimodal RAG for enterprise AI retrieval
EY says its multimodal GraphRAG framework can improve enterprise AI answers by linking text, charts, tables, diagrams and images b...
By Wei-Lin Zhao 1 month agoAI pressure shifts to regulation as China models and IBM slide hit enterprise tech
AI regulation calls, data center resistance, China’s Kimi K3 release and IBM’s 26% stock drop framed a volatile week in enterprise...
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SAP survey finds AI ROI rising without clear cost savings
SAP and Oxford Economics found 69% satisfaction with AI ROI, while companies say the gains are more visible in insight and custome...
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Spectro Cloud raises $100 million to manage AI infrastructure
The Kubernetes management startup says the Series D will fund PaletteAI, market expansion and deeper hardware integrations.
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AI skill demand is hitting entry-level workers, St. Louis Fed finds
Young adults’ employment rate fell more than two points from April 2023 to December 2025, while prime-age workers stayed largely s...
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OpenAI uses GPT-Red to automate attacks on its own models
OpenAI says an internal red-team model found attacks far more often than human testers, though prompt-injection failures remain un...
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Intel puts ASML High NA EUV tools into chip production
ASML says Intel is using its TwinScan EXE lithography systems on selected Intel 18A layers as ASML raises its 2026 revenue outlook...
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