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DEEPSEEK IS RUSHING TO GET ITS NEXT-GEN R2 MODEL OUT SOONER THAN EXPECTED

DeepSeek is looking to maintain the momentum gained by the debut of its R1 reasoning model by rushing its new R2 model to market as quickly as possible. It first planned to launch R2 in early May, but it now wants to move the release date forward. The model will likely have improved coding skills and be able to reason in languages other than English. DeepSeek has a chance to shake up the market once again, especially with GPT-4.5's arrival in a few weeks.

US EMPLOYEE SCREENING GIANT DISA SAYS HACKERS ACCESSED DATA OF MORE THAN 3M PEOPLE

DISA Global Solutions, which provides drug and alcohol testing and background checks to more than 55K enterprises, has disclosed a data breach that impacts 3.3M individuals. DISA reported that in April 2024, it discovered that an attacker had been present in its network for over two months and procured information from its systems. The stolen data includes individuals' SSNs, financial account information, and government-issued documents, but DISA also stated that it could not determine the specific data procured.

A NEW CHAPTER IN THE INFINITE GARDEN

Aya Miyaguchi is stepping down as Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation to become its President, allowing her to focus on expanding Ethereum's vision and institutional relationships while preserving its core values. Miyaguchi emphasizes Ethereum's resilience, decentralized growth, and the foundation's role as a steward rather than a controller, reinforcing the importance of maintaining Ethereum's integrity through credible neutrality, community leadership, and thoughtful evolution.

ANTHROPIC'S CLAUDE AI IS PLAYING POKÉMON ON TWITCH — SLOWLY

Claude Plays Pokémon is a livestream on Twitch where Anthropic's newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, plays a game of Pokémon Red. Anthropic says Pokémon is a good benchmark for its model as it can effectively 'think' through the sorts of puzzles the game contains. The model has managed to win three gym leader badges. However, it has run into several issues, such as being unable to navigate around a wall and confusing other NPCs for Professor Oak inside his laboratory.

IS IT LUNACY TO PUT A DATA CENTER ON THE MOON?

One of the payloads on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch today is an Intuitive Machines mission that will stay on the surface of the moon for approximately three weeks before returning to Earth. The lander contains a mini data center belonging to Lonestar Data Holdings that weighs just 1 kilogram and contains 8 terabytes of SSD storage. Moon-based data centers would be protected from Earthly hazards such as natural disasters, war, and other disruptions. They would also not be subject to the laws of any nation, allowing them to accommodate a diverse customer base. These data centers could be powered entirely through solar and naturally cooled through the environment.

GET CODING HELP FROM GEMINI CODE ASSIST — NOW FOR FREE

Gemini Code Assist for individuals is a free version of Gemini Code Assist that is now globally available in Visual Studio Code, GitHub, and JetBrains' IDEs. Powered by Gemini 2.0, it supports all programming languages in the public domain. Google is offering up to 180,000 free code completions per month on Gemini Code Assist. The tool supports up to 128,000 input tokens in chat, allowing developers to use large files and ground Gemini Code Assist with a broader understanding of their codebases.

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