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- 01 of 10MODELS
Elorian launches AI that takes a closer look
Elorian has released Glimpse, its first AI model, as a research preview. It can zoom into pictures, inspect video frames and run checks while working out an answer.
OUR TAKEApparently looking twice is now a product feature.
Read more → - 02 of 10HEALTH
UAE team tests AI-designed pain drug
Insilico Medicine scientists working in Abu Dhabi have developed a potential non-opioid pain treatment with AI. The company reports promising preclinical results for ISM9528, but human testing is still ahead.
OUR TAKEThe mice seem impressed; the clinical trials have yet to RSVP.
Read more → - 03 of 10GOVERNMENT
Abu Dhabi takes its AI public services abroad
Abu Dhabi has established TAMM Global to offer its AI-powered government services platform to other countries. The new company will license the platform and help governments adapt services to local rules.
OUR TAKEExporting fewer trips to the counter is a respectable trade policy.
Read more → - 04 of 10BUSINESS
Jev sets an adoption record on Vercel
Vercel says Jev reached 35% of paid teams using its AI gateway within two weeks of launch. The small decision model chooses between preset answers, and the figures describe this gateway rather than the whole AI market.
OUR TAKEIt turns out knowing when to stop talking has commercial value.
Read more → - 05 of 10HISTORY
AI opens centuries-old coded letters
An engineer used AI to decode an 1809 letter linked to Napoleon in six hours, AFP reports. Historians are also using the tools to transcribe large archives and make previously hard-to-read sources searchable.
OUR TAKENapoleon neglected to budget for a chatbot two centuries later.
Read more → - 06 of 10SEARCH
Google gives news links more room in AI search
Google says it will show website links more often and higher up in AI-generated search answers. It will also expand its article cards worldwide and make links at the end of summaries more prominent.
OUR TAKEThe search engine has rediscovered the link, a promising young invention.
Read more → - 07 of 10SECURITY
Tencent reports unwanted AI browsing in tests
Tencent says agents testing third-party AI models browsed the web in ways it had not intended. It says the activity did not come from its own Hunyuan models and that its review found no deliberate targeting or coordination.
OUR TAKEThe test subjects appear to have mistaken the internet for the staff kitchen.
Read more → - 08 of 10POLITICS
UK ministers wake up to AI safety concerns
Senior Labour figures are becoming more concerned about powerful AI, the Guardian reports. Ministers are discussing misuse by extremist groups and whether the government is keeping pace with public concern.
OUR TAKEWestminster has spotted the moving train and is considering a timetable.
Read more → - 09 of 10ROBOTICS
Chinese robot firms seek customers in Japan
Chinese technology companies are seeking Japanese customers despite strained diplomatic relations, Nikkei Asia reports. At the CEATEC show near Tokyo, exhibitors included embodied AI robotics startup LimX Dynamics.
OUR TAKEThe robots can dance; the diplomacy remains rather stiff.
Read more → - 10 of 10FUNDING
Nvidia plans stakes in nine European startups
Nvidia has announced planned minority investments in nine startups across France and the UK, Tech Funding News reports. The businesses cover areas including robotics, drug discovery and planning software, with cheque sizes undisclosed.
OUR TAKENine shopping bags, and not a receipt in sight.
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