AI & RoboticsNews

Open-source DeepSeek-R1 uses pure reinforcement learning to match OpenAI o1 — at 95% less cost

January 21, 2025
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, known for challenging leading AI vendors with open-source technologies, just dropped another bombshell: a new open reasoning LLM called DeepSeek-R1. Based on the recently introduced DeepSeek V3 mixture-of-experts model, DeepSeek-R1 matches the performance of o1, OpenAI’s frontier reasoning LLM, across math, coding and reasoning tasks. The best part? It does this at a…
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DefenseNews

How Trump’s Air Force pick could elevate space priorities

January 21, 2025
Among the resumes of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for key Pentagon posts, aspiring Air Force secretary Troy Meink’s stands out. As a Defense Department insider with deep acquisition and technology-development experience, Meink would bring to the job a government…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Rivian (RIVN) stock rises as Volkswagen plans to expand $5.8 billion EV partnership

January 21, 2025
Rivian’s (RIVN) stock is trending on Friday after Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume hinted at expanding upon their new EV partnership. Volkswagen’s boss said the company could offer “great opportunities” for Rivian. Here’s what the new plans could include. Rivian stock climbs on Volkswagen EV partnership plans After launching their new joint venture in November, “Rivian and VW Group…
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CryptoNews

Trump's Return to Office Fails to Ignite Bitcoin: BTC Drops 5.7% From ATH

January 21, 2025
On Monday, following Donald Trump’s inauguration and address—an event that made no mention of bitcoin or crypto assets—the cryptocurrency market experienced a pullback. Bitcoin fell 5.7% from its all-time high (ATH) of $109,356 recorded on Jan. 20, slipping to $103,092 per coin. Bitcoin Sinks Below $104K Following Trump Inauguration Silence on Crypto Contrary to predictions that BTC prices…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft just built an AI that designs materials for the future: Here’s how it works

January 17, 2025
Microsoft Research has introduced a powerful new AI system today that generates novel materials with specific desired properties, potentially accelerating the development of better batteries, more efficient solar cells and other critical technologies. The system, called MatterGen, represents a fundamental shift in how scientists discover new materials. Rather than screening millions of existing…
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