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Mistral AI drops new open-source model that outperforms GPT-4o Mini with fraction of parameters

March 18, 2025
French artificial-intelligence startup Mistral AI unveiled a new open-source model today that the company says outperforms similar offerings from Google and OpenAI, setting the stage for increased competition in a market dominated by U.S. tech giants. The model, called Mistral Small 3.1, processes both text and images with just 24 billion parameters—a fraction of the size of leading proprietary…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Toyota hints at Tacoma and 4Runner EVs for the US

March 18, 2025
The electric Tacoma and 4Runner may not be a pipe dream after all. Toyota is hinting that EV versions of the popular pickup and SUV could be coming to the US. Is Toyota launching Tacoma and 4Runner EVs? Toyota took the spotlight this week in Brussels, unveiling three new…
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BYD sub-brand Yangwang to launch ultra-luxe U7 sedan on March 27 with tons of new tech

March 18, 2025
Yangwang is gearing up to officially launch its long-teased U7 sedan—a third flagship model for BYD’s high-end performance sub-brand. When it hits the market in China later this month, the U7 promises competitive luxury and “groundbreaking technology.” Yangwang, which directly translates to “looking up” or “admire” is a young luxury brand under the BYD umbrella introduced in 2023.
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CryptoNews

8,000 BTC Still Buried as Appeal Denied—Bitcoin Recovery Fight Heads to Europe

March 18, 2025
A British man’s desperate fight to recover about 8,000 lost bitcoin—worth hundreds of millions—has been blocked again, pushing him to take his battle to Europe. Appeal Denied: 8,000 BTC Trapped as Man’s Battle Moves to Europe A British man who accidentally discarded a hard drive containing bitcoin worth hundreds of millions of dollars has faced another legal setback in his battle to…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Launching your first AI project with a grain of RICE: Weighing reach, impact, confidence and effort to create your roadmap

March 17, 2025
Businesses know they can’t ignore AI, but when it comes to building with it, the real question isn’t, What can AI do — it’s, What can it do reliably? And more importantly: Where do you start? This article introduces a framework to help businesses prioritize AI opportunities. Inspired by project management frameworks like the RICE scoring model for prioritization, it balances business…
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