AI/ML News

Robots trained with spatial dataset show improved object handling and awareness

When it comes to navigating their surroundings, machines have a natural disadvantage compared to humans. To help hone the visual…

5 months ago

Weibo’s new open source AI model VibeThinker-1.5B outperforms DeepSeek-R1 on $7,800 post-training budget

Another day in late 2025, another impressive result from a Chinese company in open source artificial intelligence.Chinese social networking company…

5 months ago

DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules

The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could…

5 months ago

When AI draws our words: Study finds image generators fail basic instructions despite aesthetic success

Can we really trust artificial intelligence to illustrate our ideas? A team of scientists has examined the capabilities of Midjourney…

5 months ago

Baidu just dropped an open-source multimodal AI that it claims beats GPT-5 and Gemini

Baidu Inc., China's largest search engine company, released a new artificial intelligence model on Monday that its developers claim outperforms…

5 months ago

The Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot Is $200 Off

Nike’s high-end recovery sneakers are on sale—just in time for ski season.

5 months ago

Mind readers: How large language models encode theory-of-mind

Imagine you're watching a movie, in which a character puts a chocolate bar in a box, closes the box and…

5 months ago

Meta returns to open source AI with Omnilingual ASR models that can transcribe 1,600+ languages natively

Meta has just released a new multilingual automatic speech recognition (ASR) system supporting 1,600+ languages — dwarfing OpenAI’s open source…

5 months ago

This Bluetooth Speaker Is Also a Charging Hub, and It’s Discounted to $130

I’m at the Bluetooth speaker. I’m at the power bank. I’m at the combination Bluetooth speaker and power bank.

5 months ago

Popular AI models aren’t ready to safely power robots, study warns

Robots powered by popular artificial intelligence models are currently unsafe for general purpose real-world use, according to new research from…

5 months ago