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Block: Jack Dorsey Launches Goose - Open-Source AI Framework

January 29, 2025
The bird-themed social network Twitter’s identity may have been X-ed out by new owner Elon Musk, but that isn’t stopped one of its co-founders, Jack Dorsey, from taking on new bird names for a new project. Dorsey’s other company Block, the parent of point-of-sale service Square, mobile payments system Cash App, music streaming service Tidal, and other tech-driven financial tools, today…
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No retraining needed: Sakana’s new AI model changes how machines learn

January 28, 2025
Researchers at Sakana AI, an AI research lab focusing on nature-inspired algorithms, have developed a self-adaptive language model that can learn new tasks without the need for fine-tuning. Called Transformer² (Transformer-squared), the model uses mathematical tricks to align its weights with user requests during inference. This is the latest in a series of techniques that aim to improve the…
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Why everyone in AI is freaking out about DeepSeek

January 28, 2025
As of a few days ago, only the nerdiest of nerds (I say this as one) had ever heard of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI subsidiary of the equally evocatively named High-Flyer Capital Management, a quantitative analysis (or quant) firm that initially launched in 2015. Yet within the…
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Nissan secures batteries for about 300,000 EVs in the US, but when will we see them?

January 28, 2025
Nissan plans to buy 20 GWh of batteries from SK On, enough to power around 300,000 EVs to be sold in the US. However, after delaying EV production in the US again, when will the new EVs finally arrive? Nissan revealed plans to invest $500 million in its Canton, Mississippi, plant almost three years ago to prepare the facility for its newest electric vehicles. Production was initially set to begin…
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Tornado Cash Co-Founder Speaks Out: ‘This Is a Fight for Every Developer’ as DOJ Threatens 45-Year Prison Sentence

January 28, 2025
The prosecution of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is an egregious assault on freedom, innovation, and the very foundation of individual rights. Last week, Storm voiced his thoughts on X, offering a candid glimpse into his perspective on the unfolding situation. Code Is Not a Crime: The Shocking Government Crusade Against Privacy and Freedom in the Tornado Cash Case In the ongoing persecution…
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