Don’t sleep on Cohere: Command A Reasoning, its first reasoning model, is built for enterprise customer service and more
It looks to be a strong release. Benchmarks, technical specs, and early tests suggest the model delivers on flexibility, efficiency, and rawRead More
Meet the researcher hosting a scientific conference by and for AI
In October, a new academic conference will debut that’s unlike any other. Agents4Science is a one-day online event that will encompass all areas of science, from physics to medicine. All
I gave the police access to my DNA—and maybe some of yours
Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police to search my genes. In 2018, police in California announced
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s rBio uses virtual cells to train AI, bypassing lab work
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative unveils rBio, a groundbreaking AI model that simulates cell biology without lab experiments to accelerate drug discovery and disease research.Read More
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
Google has just released a technical report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In total, the median prompt—one that falls in the middle of the
How AI ‘digital minds’ startup Delphi stopped drowning in user data and scaled up with Pinecone
Delphi envisions millions of Digital Minds active across domains and audiences. Pinecone sees its database as the retrieval layer.Read More
The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. On the ground in Ukraine’s largest Starlink repair
Why recycling isn’t enough to address the plastic problem
I remember using a princess toothbrush when I was little. The handle was purple, teal, and sparkly. Like most of the other pieces of plastic that have ever been made,
CodeSignal’s new AI tutoring app Cosmo wants to be the ‘Duolingo for job skills’
CodeSignal Inc., the San Francisco-based skills assessment platform trusted by Netflix, Meta, and Capital One, launched Cosmo on Wednesday, a mobile learning application that transforms spare minutes into career-ready skills
Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear
The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina.