AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI updates Operator to o3, making its $200 monthly ChatGPT Pro subscription more enticing

May 26, 2025
It was a big week for AI announcements following events from Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic. But OpenAI is finishing things out with news of its own. And no, we’re not just talking about its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s design team to lead a new hardware effort, “io” at OpenAI. Today, the company upgraded its Operator autonomous web browsing and cursor controlling agent within…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

HiPhi financially rescued by Lebanon's EV Electra, BEV development to resume soon

May 26, 2025
Remember HiPhi, the ultra-futuristic EV brand led by Human Horizons? It’s been over a year since the company went on a six-month hiatus after failing to find additional funding, but it has reportedly found a savior in a Lebanese investor called EV Electra. EV Electra is taking over a majority stake and plans to resume vehicle development and production in China immediately. HiPhi was a radical…
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CryptoNews

Ledn Goes Bitcoin-Only, Drops ETH & Growth Accounts

May 26, 2025
Ledn, a leading crypto lending platform, has announced it will become a bitcoin-only company starting July 1, 2025. The company will no longer support ethereum (ETH) or offer Growth Accounts, marking a significant shift in its business model aimed at improving user trust, safety, and simplicity. According to Ledn, the decision reflects a long-term commitment to focusing solely on bitcoin-backed…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Mistral AI launches Devstral, powerful new open source SWE agent model that runs on laptops

May 22, 2025
Well-funded French AI model maker Mistral has consistently punched above its weight since its debut of its own powerful open source foundation model in fall 2023 — but it took some criticism among developers on X recently fmior its last release of a proprietary large language model (LLM) called Medium 3, which some viewed as betraying its open source roots and commitment. (Recall that open…
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