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Deep Cogito, a San Francisco-based AI startup, has emerged from stealth with the release of Cogito v1, a new line of open source large language models featuring hybrid reasoning capabilities. Carl Franzen from VentureBeat reports that the models, fine-tuned from Meta’s Llama 3.2, can either answer immediately or engage in “self-reflection” similar to OpenAI’s “o” …
Nvidia has launched Llama-3.1-Nemotron-Ultra-253B, a fully open-source language model that outperforms the larger DeepSeek R1 on several benchmarks despite having less than half the parameters. Carl Franzen of VentureBeat reports the model is now available on Hugging Face with open weights and training data. The 253-billion parameter model features a unique toggle for “reasoning on” …
Anthropic has launched a new “Max” subscription tier for its Claude AI assistant, offering up to 20 times higher usage limits than its Pro plan. According to the announcement from Anthropic today, the new plan is designed for users who collaborate extensively with Claude and need expanded access for demanding projects. The Max plan comes …
Krea’s platform aims at visual creatives and integrates multiple generative AI models in one interface, helping designers navigate the overwhelming landscape of AI tools. As reported by Ingrid Lunden in TechCrunch, the San Francisco-based startup has raised $83 million across several funding rounds, including a recent $47 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures. …
Google has expanded its “AI Mode” search feature to support image understanding. The update enables users to upload or take photos that AI Mode can analyze to provide relevant search results. According to Ryan Whitwam at Ars Technica, the feature uses a custom version of the Gemini large language model working alongside Google Lens to …
Google has announced that its Gemini 2.5 Pro model is now available in public preview through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, with Vertex AI rollout expected shortly. According to Google, this model is their “most intelligent” to date and has been priced competitively at $1.24 per million input tokens and $10 per million …
Meta has released its newest generation of artificial intelligence models, Llama 4, introducing three variants with improved capabilities. The weekend release included two immediate offerings – Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick – with a third model, Llama 4 Behemoth, still in development. According to Meta, Llama 4 models mark “the beginning of a …
Midjourney has released V7 Alpha, its first new AI image generation model in nearly a year, featuring voice prompting capabilities and a faster draft mode. The launch comes a week after OpenAI debuted a new image generator in ChatGPT that quickly gained popularity. According to Midjourney CEO David Holz, V7 represents a “totally different architecture” …
OpenAI has reversed its decision to cancel the consumer release of its o3 reasoning model. CEO Sam Altman announced on X (formerly Twitter) that both o3 and a next-generation successor, o4-mini, will launch in “a couple of weeks.” According to Kyle Wiggers reporting for TechCrunch, this change relates to OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5, which will incorporate …
Microsoft is rolling out its Copilot Vision feature to Windows and mobile platforms, extending the AI assistant’s capabilities beyond web browsers. Previously limited to Edge webpages, Copilot Vision can now analyze real-time video from mobile cameras and interact with content across Windows applications. The expanded vision capabilities allow Copilot to provide practical assistance such as …