AI & RoboticsNews

‘Personalized, unrestricted’ AI lab Nous Research launches first toggle-on reasoning model: DeepHermes-3

February 17, 2025
AI reasoning models — those that produce “chains-of-thought” (CoT) in text and reflect on their own analysis to try and catch errors midstream before outputting a response — are all the rage now thanks to the likes of DeepSeek and OpenAI’s “o” series. As posted on the Nous Research account on X and in the firm’s Discord channel, this new open reasoning model is called…
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AI & RoboticsNews

LLMs Power AI: Exploring Transformer Architecture

February 17, 2025
Today, virtually every cutting-edge AI product and model uses a transformer architecture. Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4o, LLaMA, Gemini and Claude are all transformer-based, and other AI applications such as text-to-speech, automatic speech recognition, image…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI Agents Are Coming: Decoding Your Personality

February 17, 2025
When I was a kid there were four AI agents in my life. Their names were Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde and they tried their best to hunt me down. This was the 1980s and the agents were the four colorful ghosts in the iconic arcade game Pac-Man. By today’s standards they…
DefenseNews

Japan becomes Boeing’s newest customer of latest Chinook helo variant

February 17, 2025
Japan has ordered 17 of the latest variant of the Boeing-manufactured CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, the company said Thursday. The CH-47 Block II Chinook is an extended-range version of the aircraft that is used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Special Operations Command. Japan is the fourth customer for the new variant. Germany purchased 60 of the helicopters in a $4 billion deal in 2022, and the U.K.
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Kia teases revealing EV2, EV4 images for the first time ahead of their big debut this month

February 17, 2025
It’s official. We will finally get to see the new Kia EV2 and EV4 later this month for the first time. Kia just previewed several new models from its affordable EV series for the first time ahead of their big debut later this month. The teaser gives us a closer look at what to expect from the new Kia EV2 and EV4. Check out the images below. Kia previews first look at the new EV4, EV2, and…
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CryptoNews

Feds Say AI Crypto Firm Was a Scam, Owner Faces Trial

February 17, 2025
A Las Vegas businessman, Brent C. Kovar, 58, has been indicted for allegedly orchestrating a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through his company, Profit Connect. Prosecutors claim Kovar falsely promoted Profit Connect as an artificial intelligence-powered…
CryptoNews

South Korea to Allow Institutional Crypto Trading in H2 2025

February 17, 2025
Starting in the second half of the year, South Korea will allow certain institutional investors, including listed companies, to open virtual asset trading accounts. Risks of Institutional Participation South Korea will allow certain institutional investors to open virtual…
CryptoNews

Hollywood Hijinks: Crypto Promoter Arrested After Daring Stunt

February 17, 2025
A man was arrested after climbing the Hollywood sign and waving a flag promoting the Vigilante token cryptocurrency. Vigilante Token Launched in ‘Most Viral’ Way On Feb. 15, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers detained a man seen atop the Hollywood sign waving a flag promoting a cryptocurrency. The department said the flag displayed the name of the cryptocurrency —…
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