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Meta's new Llama 4 model suite includes four new models, Maverick, Scout, Behemoth, and Reasoning. Both Maverick and Scout are available to download now from the Llama website and Hugging Face and have been added to Meta AI. Behemoth is an upcoming model that Meta claims is among the world's smartest large language models. More information about Llama 4 Reasoning will be released in the next month.
Scientists at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have developed a technology that allows brain-computer interfaces to provide touch feedback to users. The technology was implanted into a patient who was paralyzed from the chest down after a driving accident. It allowed the patient not only to control movements in his hand but also to receive touch feedback and 'feel', using those sensations to guide movements. The patient was able to pick up a cup and drink from it just by thinking about performing the task and pick up an empty eggshell without cracking it.
Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge, and Eric Philips were the first people to fly over Earth's poles in space. The private mission launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon 9 rocket on March 31. While these were the first people to make the journey, low-Earth polar orbits are commonly used for weather-tracking and spy satellites. Photos and video from the mission are available in the article.
Sparks is a typeface for creating sparklines in text without code. It uses OpenType's contextual alternates feature to perform simple replacement operations on numbers. Sparks works on desktop and on the web without JavaScript (but it requires a browser that can make use of OpenType features in text). It is currently compatible with Microsoft Word 2010 and later, Apple Pages, Adobe Creative Cloud applications, Chrome 33+, Safari 6+, Firefox 4+, and Internet Explorer 10+.
Model output is now actually worth more than the cost of real dev work. It's starting to make sense to throw a lot of money towards inference. This will probably cause some disruption in the junior dev job market - or at least disrupt what it means to be a junior dev. Code-writing agents are predicted to essentially match college graduates in almost all software tasks by the end of 2026.
OnlineOrNot was launched in 2021 when there were more than 200 listed alternatives to the tool its creator wanted to create. There are even more competitors today. OnlineOrNot is a self-funded and sustainable business. This post looks at the lessons learned by its creator throughout the lifetime of the business.
OpenAI plans to release both o3 and o4-mini in a couple of weeks. The company had previously canceled the launch of its o3 reasoning model but reversed course due to its upcoming GPT-5 model. GPT-5 will now roll out later than originally anticipated as the company prepares enough capacity to support what it expects to be unprecedented demand. The model will incorporate voice, Canvas, search, deep research, and more.
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This page presents a theoretical keyboard layout that minimizes the number of valid typos.
Apple's $999 starting price level is a psychological threshold that many consumers probably don't want to cross.
Open source just means that the source is open - it doesn't mean that it's open to contributions, that support is offered, that users are entitled to feature requests or developer time - or anything, and it doesn't mean that it's free.
Developers can now use Python to directly execute algorithmic-style computing on GPUs.
AI will create a future where we will be able to solve almost all problems, but figuring out how we distribute limited resources is an unsolved question.
Two DOGE staffers, Gavin Kliger and Sam Corcos, plan to launch a hackathon to build an API that would grant cloud providers easy access to (and export of) IRS data including taxpayer names, addresses, social security numbers, tax returns, and employment information.
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Meta has unveiled Llama 4 Scout and Maverick, two 17B parameter multimodal models that offer state-of-the-art performance on major benchmarks, along with Llama 4 Behemoth, a 288B model still in training that surpasses GPT-4.5 in STEM tasks.
Midjourney has released its new image generation model, V7 alpha. It brings smarter text interpretation, better image coherence, and introduces Draft Mode for fast, low-cost iterations with optional voice commands and personalization.
AI agents are emerging as potent tools in cybersecurity capable of executing complex attacks and potentially scaling operations like ransomware. The LLM Agent Honeypot project aims to detect these agents by simulating vulnerable servers. Its work has revealed that agents can adapt and avoid detection better than traditional bots. Experts anticipate an increase in agent-driven cyberattacks, urging preemptive development of defenses as these technologies evolve.
CUPS is a new method for panoptic segmentation without labeled data that leverages depth and motion cues to train directly on scene-centric images.
The key innovation that enabled Llama 4 to reach 10m+ tokens in context is the alternation between no positional embeddings and rotational positional embeddings. While there are only have benchmarks on Needle in the Haystack, it seems to be a strong confirmation of performance of alternating layers.
This paper from DeepSeek talks about how to use inference time scaling to make reward modeling better to bootstrap stronger reasoners. It hints at a broader strategy from the Chinese start-up to use its existing reasoning models as the base for a new generation of reward models to train the next generation of reasoners.
CrystalFormer is a transformer model that generates crystal structures using space group symmetry, making crystal generation more efficient and data-friendly.
A single file, single GPU, from scratch full parameter tuning library that replicates DeepSeek R1-Zero style training.
A fully automated zero-shot object counting method leveraging feature maps and self-attention mechanisms that achieves state-of-the-art accuracy on the FSC147 dataset.
The unsloth folks have figured out which piece of the new R1 model can be properly quantized. They also found some tokenizer quirks to be aware of, which make quantization slightly harder. In summary, just the MoE layers go to 1.58 bit while everything else remains in 4 or 6 with their dynamic quantization scheme.
DeepMind's AI system, Dreamer, successfully learned to collect diamonds in Minecraft without prior human guidance, highlighting a step towards general AI systems. Using reinforcement learning, Dreamer independently explores and builds a model of the game environment to predict future actions and outcomes. This advancement suggests potential applications for AI in real-world scenarios where trial and error are costly.
AI-generated Ghibli-style visuals have surged in popularity, straining OpenAI's servers and sparking debates about creativity in the AI age. While AI can rapidly produce artistic images, it lacks the human ability to experience and synthesize complex ideas and emotions. The future of creativity will focus on meaningful outputs shaped by human insight and purpose, with AI as a tool rather than a creator.
IBM silently launched a state-of-the-art speech recognition and understanding model based on its Granite series.
Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro is now in public preview via the Gemini API on Google AI Studio, with Vertex AI availability coming soon.
A study suggested that OpenAI trained its models on copyrighted content without permission.
Due to macroeconomic conditions caused by President Trump's tariff announcements, Bitcoin dropped below $78,000 Sunday night. Numerous other cryptocurrencies had similar declines, with Ethereum and Solana down nearly 13%.
VC firms are increasingly investing in stablecoin projects, recognizing them as a leading application of blockchain technology. This trend is driven by stablecoins' significant role in facilitating on-chain transactions, with companies like Stable Sea and Plasma securing substantial funding to improve stablecoin services and infrastructure.
Agustin Cruz has introduced a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal called the Quantum-Resistant Address Migration Protocol (QRAMP) to shift Bitcoin wallets from their current signature type (ECDSA) to post-quantum cryptography. The plan enforces a migration deadline where non-upgraded nodes would reject legacy transactions, aiming to preempt potential vulnerabilities from emerging quantum computing power. The emerging threat of quantum computing has sparked debate over Bitcoin's long-term stability and mitigation efforts.
Fountain is a decentralized, self-hostable web3 blogging platform. Built on the Lens Chain stack with its own ZK chain, protocol, and decentralized storage, it empowers writers to focus on content, earn revenue, and secure copyright directly onchain. Fountain also offers seamless integration with existing infrastructure via upcoming SDKs and a docs portal.
zkTLS is a crypto-native technology that combines traditional web2 applications with onchain trust. It allows developers to cryptographically verify user actions within standard HTTPS sessions. It has already been deployed by various apps, from low-cost payday advance platforms like Earnifi to privacy-preserving social and DeFi solutions. Many apps are built using Opacity or Reclaim Protocol, both of which leverage EigenLayer for security.
Market-neutral DeFi investors can survive a bear market by avoiding the trap of chasing unsustainable yields and compounding risk. This thread offers a practical framework for evaluating risk-adjusted returns that underlines the dangers of ignoring true risk levels and emphasizing discipline over yield obsession.
DeFi is evolving fast. Five major trends are shaping its future: real-world asset tokenization, undercollateralized lending, Bitcoin-based DeFi, smarter frontends, and the rise of stablecoins with better payment infrastructure. These innovations aim to expand DeFi's reach, improve usability, and unlock new financial opportunities across the ecosystem.
Phaver, once a promising social app with strong traction in the Lens and Farcaster ecosystems, went bankrupt because of a poorly executed token launch, overspending on CEX listings, and a failure to secure operational funding. Despite raising $8M, the team mismanaged key aspects like token vesting and cash flow, ultimately leading to its collapse.
There are numerous airdrop opportunities with active campaigns or checkers from various project types.
MetaMask now supports atomic batch transactions, allowing multiple actions in one transaction, which will result in fewer clicks, faster processes, and a better user experience.
Coinbase customers have already deposited ~$100M in Bitcoin on Base to borrow USDC on-chain within just a couple of months, demonstrating strong early traction for DeFi mullet products.
Crypto projects without products often raise more money because they allow investors to imagine unlimited potential, unrestricted by real-world limitations or disappointing metrics.
CoW Protocol recently identified an issue where a solver's actions led to a trader receiving a worse-than-expected price on CoW Swap, while liquidity providers in the CoW AMM pool benefited unfairly, a situation known as "surplus shifting."
The MTA has released a redesigned NYC subway map inspired by Massimo Vignelli's iconic 1972 version, earning praise for its clean, retro-modern look. While some criticize its lack of geographical accuracy, design fans have celebrated its bold colors and minimalist style. The update replaces the cluttered 1979 Hertz map, with many calling it “Vignelli's revenge.”
Featuring personalization, improved image quality, faster rendering, and enhanced prompt understanding, Midjourney has launched V7, its first new AI image model in a year. Available in Turbo and Relax modes, V7 powers a new Draft Mode for speed and cost efficiency. Some features remain unavailable while still in the early rollout.
After Effects has gotten its biggest performance boost ever with a new caching system for smoother playback on any computer. New 3D tools, HDR monitoring, user-requested features like animated lights, FBX model support, and improved animation controls enhance motion design and VFX capabilities.
Conversational interfaces like voice assistants and chatbots aren't the future of human-computer interaction, as natural language creates a data transfer bottleneck. More intuitive and direct methods, similar to gestures or shortcuts, are encouraged for efficient and effortless communication with computers.