AI & RoboticsNews

Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash introduces ‘thinking budgets’ that cut AI costs by 600% when turned down

April 18, 2025
Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Flash, a major upgrade to its AI lineup that gives businesses and developers unprecedented control over how much “thinking” their AI performs. The new model, released today in preview through Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, represents a strategic effort to deliver improved reasoning capabilities while maintaining competitive pricing in the increasingly crowded AI…
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Geely exercises its Put Option on Lotus UK, enabling reintegration of all businesses under the Lotus brand

April 18, 2025
Bear with me, as this one is a bit complicated and jargon-heavy. Lotus Technology Inc. announced that Geely, the majority owner of its vehicle manufacturing business Lotus UK, exercised its put option earlier this week to sell its 51% stake in the latter company back to the former company. In layperson’s terms, Geely is out, so Lotus Tech has to buy the 51% of Lotus UK back, putting all those…
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CryptoNews

Solana ETFs Launch on Toronto Stock Exchange

April 18, 2025
In a Nutshell Canada introduces spot Solana ETFs by four investment managers on the TSX, following OSC approval. Solana joins Bitcoin and Ether as approved crypto assets for ETFs in Canada. Analyst Eric Balchunas questions potential retail interest based on U.S.
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Over $4 Billion Moved by Cryptocurrency Scams in Paraguay

April 18, 2025
Diosnel Alarcon, head of the cybercrime unit of the National Police of Paraguay, has indicated that over $4 billion was moved by cryptocurrency scams and Ponzi schemes in 2023 and 2024. Alarcon stated that middlemen help these platforms thrive, as people investing don’t know the basics of crypto. Paraguay Registers $4 Billion in Cryptocurrency Scams Cryptocurrency scams and Ponzi schemes are…
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Grocery Giant SPAR Dips Toe Into Crypto Payments

April 18, 2025
SPAR, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers with over 13,900 stores across 48 countries, is stepping into the future of payments. In an exciting development, SPAR Switzerland is now testing cryptocurrency payments, accepting Bitcoin via the Lightning Network at its…
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Sam Altman at TED 2025: Inside the most uncomfortable - and important - AI interview of the year

April 16, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that his company has grown to 800 million weekly active users and is experiencing “unbelievable” growth rates, during a sometimes tense interview at the TED 2025 conference in Vancouver last week. “I have never seen growth in any company, one that I’ve been involved with or not, like this,” Sam Altman told TED head Chris Anderson during their on-stage…
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