In case you missed it amid the flurry of executive orders coming out of the White House in the days since President Trump returned to office for his second non-consecutive term this week, the single largest investment in AI infrastructure was just announced yesterday afternoon. Known as “the Stargate Project,” it’s a $500 billion (half a trillion) effort from OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and MGX…
Google releases free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, pressuring OpenAI’s premium strategy
January 23, 2025
Google has quietly released a major update to its popular artificial intelligence model, Gemini, which now explains its reasoning process, sets new performance records in mathematical and scientific tasks, and offers a free alternative to OpenAI’s premium services. The new…
A new AI agent has emerged from the parent company of TikTok to take control of your computer and perform complex workflows. Much like Anthropic’s Computer Use, ByteDance new UI-TARS understands graphical user interfaces (GUIs), applies reasoning and takes autonomous…
The AI media tech provider Runway has announced the release of Frames, its newest text-to-image generation model, and it’s winning early praise from users for producing highly cinematic visuals — a fitting compliment given Runway is known primarily as an AI video model provider. Could Frames dethrone Midjourney as the go-to choice for AI filmmakers and artists?
Announced back in November 2024…
Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged
January 23, 2025
In our rush to understand and relate to AI, we have fallen into a seductive trap: Attributing human characteristics to these robust but fundamentally non-human systems. This anthropomorphizing AI is not just a harmless quirk of human nature — it is becoming an increasingly…
The U.S. Army is taking a hybrid next-generation tactical vehicle prototype for a spin in snowy Bavarian terrain, according to a report from the U.S. Army Europe and Africa posted to its website.
The GM Defense-developed Next Generation Tactical Vehicle-Hybrid, or NGTV-H, is…
Volvo's new 2025 EX30 and EX90 electric SUVs arrive in the US: Here's how much they cost
January 23, 2025
Volvo’s cheapest and first three-row electric SUVs are finally here. After much anticipation, Volvo revealed US prices for the new 2025 EX30 and EX90 EV models on Tuesday. Here’s how much you can snag one for.
2025 Volvo EX30 and EX90 prices by trim
The EX30, Volvo’s smallest and most affordable electric vehicle, is already one of the top-selling electric cars in Europe. After delivering the…
President Trump has already attacked electric vehicles with executive orders on his first day, but he is mostly signaling upcoming attacks on EVs that would further damage the environment.
As part of the Unleashing American Energy” executive order, one of many orders…
CATL held a commanding lead in the EV battery market last year, accounting for over a third of global usage. The world’s largest EV battery maker expects to announce another big partnership for a new EV plant in Europe by the end of 2025. The new facility will be separate…
A federal appeals court in Texas has overturned sanctions levied against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing platform, determining that the Treasury Department acted beyond its lawful authority.
Court Rebukes Treasury Department Overreach in Tornado Cash Case
On Jan. 21, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered its ruling, responding to a lawsuit filed by six individuals who claimed…
