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ADOBE PREVIEWS ITS UPCOMING FIREFLY VIDEO MODEL

Adobe's Firefly Video Model brings AI-powered features to video editing software like Premiere Pro. The new model, available in beta later this year, offers editors enhanced workflows to explore creative ideas, fill timeline gaps, and add new elements to footage.

MISTRAL RELEASES PIXTRAL 12B, ITS FIRST MULTIMODAL MODEL

French AI startup Mistral has launched Pixtral 12B, a 12-billion-parameter multimodal model capable of processing both images and text. Available via GitHub and Hugging Face, the model can be fine-tuned and used under an Apache 2.0 license. Its release follows Mistral's $645 million funding round and positions the company as a significant player in Europe's AI landscape.

FASHION DATASET FOR PERSONALIZATION

This dataset, generated using large language models, tailors outfits to different occasions, styles, and body types, offering high-quality and relevant suggestions.

3D SCENE RECONSTRUCTION

Researchers are enhancing 3D scene reconstruction methods like Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) and 3D Gaussian Splatting (GS) by introducing uncertainty estimation techniques. These methods, while delivering high-quality renders, struggle with handling uncertainties from noise, occlusions, and camera inaccuracies.

EXTENDING LLMS' CONTEXT LIMIT

This paper introduces Hierarchical cOntext MERging (HOMER), a new approach designed to extend the context limit of large language models without requiring additional training.

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LLAMA OMNI

Llama Omni is a full speech in-out model based on Llama 3.1 8B that can run at extremely low latency and still deliver high quality responses.

AWS AI STACK

A ready-to-use, full-stack boilerplate project for building serverless AI applications on AWS. It is a great fit for those seeking a trusted AWS foundation for AI apps and access to powerful LLM models via Bedrock that keeps your app's data separate from model providers.

INTERNET OF AGENTS FOR MULTI-AGENT COLLABORATION

Internet of Agents (IoA) is a new framework designed to improve multi-agent collaboration by integrating diverse third-party agents more effectively.

BOOSTING MODELS WITH DIVERSE GENERATIVE DATA

DiverGen is a new strategy for creating generative datasets to improve instance segmentation models. Unlike costly manual annotations, it uses generative models to produce diverse data, addressing overfitting and enhancing model performance.

ELON MUSK SAYS TESLA HAS ‘NO NEED' TO LICENSE XAI MODELS

Elon Musk has denied reports that Tesla will share revenue with his AI startup xAI to use its AI models. He clarified that Tesla has benefited from xAI engineers but doesn't need to license xAI's models. Musk emphasized that xAI's large models cannot run on Tesla's vehicle computers.

APPLE IS THINKING ABOUT A RIVAL TO META RAY-BAN GLASSES

Apple may develop non-AR smart glasses, potentially competing with Meta's $299 Ray-Ban glasses, which don't have AR capabilities. Meta's glasses include features like a camera and an AI chatbot. With less complexity, Apple's non-AR glasses could be cheaper, lighter, and offer better battery life.

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OPENAI IN TALKS TO RAISE FUNDS AT $150B VALUATION

OpenAI is in talks to raise $6.5B from investors at a valuation of $150B.

ELL

Ell is a new package from an ex-OpenAI scientist for managing prompts as code.

EMOTIVE PIANO MUSIC GENERATION

This work uses a two stage model to disentangle emotive performances in piano music generation.

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SONY'S L2 WILL CREATE A JAPANESE YEN STABLECOIN WITH SONY BANK

Sony Bank is planning to launch a Stable Yen on Sony's upcoming L2, Soneium. The experimental process to determine its legal status will last several months. The project's goal is to make money transfers faster and cheaper.

UK INTRODUCES BILL TO CLARIFY CRYPTO'S LEGAL STATUS

The U.K. government has introduced a bill to clarify the legal status of digital assets like crypto and NFTs. The bill will establish them as personal property, which will help with legal disputes and improve protections against fraud and scams. It introduces a new personal property category, strengthening legal clarity for digital asset ownership and protection.

INTRODUCING ATLAS, THE BLOCKCHAIN FOR VERIFIABLE FINANCE

Atlas, a blockchain focused on verifiable finance, merges the speed and performance of traditional finance with the transparency of DeFi. It is built on a custom Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) and settles on Ethereum for security. Atlas has launched its private testnet and is inviting developers to apply for access.

LAUNCH A TOKEN IN 30 SECONDS FROM YOUR PHONE

g8keep offers a platform for launching a token in just 30 seconds from your phone, making the token instantly tradable on all decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and safeguarded from bots and snipers. It streamlines token creation while ensuring security from automated trading exploits.

CREDIT SCORES, DEFI, AND SONIC

Technological and social developments are prereqs for advancements in DeFi, which mirror the gradual evolution of internet technologies from dial-up to high-speed broadband. The upcoming launch of Sonic aims to overcome several technological barriers in blockchain, such as latency and user onboarding, potentially enabling not only financial dapps, but also broader apps, similar to how credit scores revolutionized traditional finance.

LESS TERRIBLE ETHEREUM INDEXING

These authors explore the challenges of Ethereum indexing, revealing how what seems like a simple task — tracking balances and transfers — becomes operationally complex due to issues with tracing, RPCs, and handling reorgs. They share lessons from their indexing journey, highlighting their latest streamlined setup, which filters and processes data before writing to a database, and propose a more efficient indexing solution for real-time and historical data.

ETHEREUM'S IDENTITY CRISIS

Ethereum revenue has dropped 99% year-to-date, challenging the “ultrasound money” narrative that relies on fee burning for value accrual. The activity shift to L2 solutions has reduced fees and MEV revenue for the base layer, while the L2s retain most of the execution fees and sequencing rewards. Though some now advocate for its role as “programmatic money,” this stance faces competition from stablecoins and the potential abstraction of ETH as a gas token on L2s.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EVERY TOKEN GETS RESTAKED?

With restaking protocols like EigenLayer and Symbiotic expanding beyond ETH, new supply-demand dynamics are unfolding where yield-seeking behavior drives supply. However, the demand side faces challenges in justifying the use of restaked assets over native tokens. Restaking is a complementary feature, offering insurance and enhancement rather than core economic security. Developers will likely choose restaked assets based on functionality and ecosystem alignment.

MAGIC ACCOUNTS - A SMART WALLET WITH SUPERPOWERS

INDIA LEADS GLOBAL CRYPTO ADOPTION

India leads in Chainalysis' global crypto adoption index, ahead of countries like Nigeria and the USA.

(E)THESIS: SETTLEMENT, DATA AVAILABILITY, EXECUTION — IN THAT ORDER

Ethereum's primary value proposition is to provide robust digital property rights, making it a censorship-resistant settlement and data availability layer for rollups.

DEGENS LOSE AGAIN AFTER BETTING THAT TRUMP AND HARRIS WOULD DEBATE BITCOIN AND CRYPTO

Despite relative high betting volumes on Polymarket, neither Trump nor Harris mentioned Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies during their presidential debate.

FIGMA HAS ADDED A PDF & JPEG EXPORT QUALITY SELECTOR

Figma has introduced a new export quality setting to give users greater control over file size and image quality when exporting frames and images as JPEGs or PDFs. The updated quality menu lets users choose between High, Medium, or Low quality for JPEG or PDF exports. Low-quality compresses images the most, resulting in the smallest file size, while High quality avoids any compression.

NEW ADOBE PREMIERE PRO UPGRADE CHANGES THE GAME FOR COLOUR GRADING

In its latest upgrade, Adobe Premiere Pro introduced a new color management system to simplify video editing for non-colorists. The system automatically transforms raw and log footage into HDR and SDR video without LUTs. Additional updates include a context-sensitive Properties panel, faster UI, and more intuitive tools.

HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HUAWEI MATE XT TRIPLE-SCREEN FOLDABLE

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, recently launched in China, is making waves online with its dual-folding, triple-screen design. It ships in an unfolded state, boasting a thinness of 3.6mm at its slimmest point and a folded thickness of 12.8mm. Hands-on reviews have highlighted its ability to simultaneously display multiple app windows and its accompanying phone case, which doubles as a stand. Some videos reveal visible creases on the display hinges at certain angles, a common issue with current foldable screens.

UX DESIGN ISN'T DEAD, YOU'RE JUST CONFUSED

Designers are facing an identity crisis as their roles and impact are becoming increasingly ambiguous. With shifting titles and evolving expectations, designers and companies need help to define value and success. The design industry is confronting an uncertain future, with rising confusion, economic shifts, and business acumen demands, showing a need for a reassessment of its purpose and strategy.

DESIGN SYSTEMS SHOULD DO LESS

Scope creep often burdens design systems, causing them to become overloaded with components and accumulate debt. A less opinionated approach, combined with transparent governance, focused components, and decentralized responsibilities, enables teams to innovate while keeping the system lean and efficient. Comprehensive documentation and education maintain a balance between innovation and sustainable management.

STORY OF A BUTTON

This tale starts in the Button Factory, where Sam, an “OK” button, thrives on clicks and climbs the ranks. However, when a colleague vanishes, Sam embarks on a daring quest to uncover secrets deep within the factory. Confronted by obstacles and unexpected truths, she discovers freedom, purpose, and endless possibilities.

UNCOVERLAB

A collection of web design and website sections ready to use in Figma. The featured items can be filtered by website sections, dark or light color scheme, app components, or color palettes.

COLOR MEANINGS

Figma's guide to colors, their meanings, complementary colors, conflicting colors, and more.

PATTERN GENERATOR

Gerstnerizer is an interactive tool for generating layouts based on Karl Gerstner's modular grid system. It allows designers to experiment with structured, grid-based designs.

GLITZY NEW FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP LOGO CHANNELS OSCARS ENERGY FOR REBRANDED TOURNAMENT

FIFA has unveiled a new logo for the revamped FIFA Club World Cup featuring the initials "CWC" abstracted into a football shape, designed to highlight the crests of the 32 qualifying teams. Described as "contemporary" and "minimal," the rebrand aims to elevate the tournament's status. FIFA plans to use the logo and an audio signature featuring Gala's "Freed from Desire" to enhance its connection to football culture.

ON CRAFT AND THE WEB

Responses to AI range widely. Some view AI as a way to produce ideas quickly, likened to fast fashion in web development. The argument centers on whether users value quality well-crafted web development over quickly produced low-quality alternatives, even within a capitalist market.

MVP UX: DESIGNING FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH MINIMUM RESOURCES

Minimum Viable Product User Experience focuses on designing core features to solve users' critical problems efficiently. This approach allows for quick idea validation, reduces waste, and speeds up time to market. Prioritizing UX ensures a smooth, intuitive experience that aligns with user needs while conserving resources and minimizing risk.

THE ORIGINAL ‘BEETLEJUICE' VFX DESIGNER EXPLAINS WHY THE FILM STILL FEELS MAGICAL THREE DECADES LATER

The original ‘Beetlejuice' used inventive practical effects rather than CGI, creating memorable visuals through in-camera tricks, limited budget creativity, and a unique filming environment.

THE BEST TYPOGRAPHY OF THE 2020S (SO FAR)

Experts share 2020's top typography picks.

TOOLS MAGAZINE GIVES CRAFT A CONTEMPORARY IMAGE, PROVING TOOLS AND MACHINES TO BE CULTURAL OBJECTS WORTHY OF OUR ATTENTION

"To Cut," Tools Magazine's fourth issue, explores craftsmanship through artisans' perspectives on cutting techniques, blending contemporary graphic design with diverse narratives from gardeners to stone quarry workers.

AD STRENGTH & CREATIVE STUDY: DATA & LEARNINGS FROM 1M+ ADS

This study of over 1 million Google Ads looks at the correlation between Ad Strength and performance, the impact of pinning, and the importance of text formatting. Ads tend to perform best with ‘average' Ad Strength, suggesting it's not something worth optimizing for. Responsive Search Ads and Demand Gen ads both have 40%+ better ROAS when using sentence case text instead of title case. Pinning assets has a negligible impact, while maxing out ad copy character counts tends to hurt performance.