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Meta's Superintelligence Lab Considers Shift To Closed AI Model
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Investing.com: Meta's newly formed superintelligence lab is discussing potential changes to the company's artificial intelligence strategy that could represent a major shift for the social media giant. A small group of top members of the lab, including 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, Meta's new chief A.I. officer, talked last week about abandoning the company's most powerful open source A.I. model, called Behemoth, in favor of developing a closed model, according to a report in the New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta has traditionally open sourced its A.I. models, making the computer code public for other developers to build upon, and any shift toward a closed A.I. model would mark a significant philosophical change for Meta. Meta had completed training its Behemoth model by feeding in data to improve it, but delayed its release due to poor internal performance. After the company announced the formation of the superintelligence lab last month, teams working on the Behemoth model, which is considered a "frontier" model, stopped conducting new tests on it. The discussions within the superintelligence lab remain preliminary, and no decisions have been finalized. Any potential changes would require approval from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Five EU States To Test Age Verification App To Protect Children
France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece will pilot an age verification app to better protect children online, as part of the EU's push to enforce its Digital Services Act. Reuters reports: The setup for the age verification app is built on the same technical specifications as the European Digital Identity Wallet which will be rolled out next year. The five countries can customize the model according to their requirements, integrate into a national app or keep it separately. The landmark legislation, which became applicable last year, requires Alphabet's Google, Meta, ByteDance's TikTok and other online companies to do more to tackle illegal and harmful online content. EU regulators said the new guidelines would help online platforms to tackle addictive design, cyberbullying, harmful content and unwanted contact from strangers.
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China's Moonshot Launches Free AI Model Kimi K2 That Outperforms GPT-4 In Key Benchmarks
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2, a trillion-parameter open-source language model that outperforms GPT-4 in key benchmarks with particularly strong performance on coding and autonomous agent tasks. VentureBeat reports: The new model, called Kimi K2, features 1 trillion total parameters with 32 billion activated parameters in a mixture-of-experts architecture. The company is releasing two versions: a foundation model for researchers and developers, and an instruction-tuned variant optimized for chat and autonomous agent applications. "Kimi K2 does not just answer; it acts," the company stated in its announcement blog. "With Kimi K2, advanced agentic intelligence is more open and accessible than ever. We can't wait to see what you build." The model's standout feature is its optimization for "agentic" capabilities -- the ability to autonomously use tools, write and execute code, and complete complex multi-step tasks without human intervention. In benchmark tests, Kimi K2 achieved 65.8% accuracy on SWE-bench Verified, a challenging software engineering benchmark, outperforming most open-source alternatives and matching some proprietary models. [...] On LiveCodeBench, arguably the most realistic coding benchmark available, Kimi K2 achieved 53.7% accuracy, decisively beating DeepSeek-V3's 46.9% and GPT-4.1's 44.7%. More striking still: it scored 97.4% on MATH-500 compared to GPT-4.1's 92.4%, suggesting Moonshot has cracked something fundamental about mathematical reasoning that has eluded larger, better-funded competitors. But here's what the benchmarks don't capture: Moonshot is achieving these results with a model that costs a fraction of what incumbents spend on training and inference. While OpenAI burns through hundreds of millions on compute for incremental improvements, Moonshot appears to have found a more efficient path to the same destination. It's a classic innovator's dilemma playing out in real time -- the scrappy outsider isn't just matching the incumbent's performance, they're doing it better, faster, and cheaper.
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Two Guys Hated Using Comcast, So They Built Their Own Fiber ISP
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Samuel Herman and Alexander Baciu never liked using Comcast's cable broadband. Now, the residents of Saline, Michigan, operate a fiber Internet service provider that competes against Comcast in their neighborhoods and has ambitions to expand. "All throughout my life pretty much, I've had to deal with Xfinity's bullcrap, them not being able to handle the speeds that we need," Herman told Ars. "I lived in a house of 10. I have seven other brothers and sisters, and there's 10 of us in total with my parents." With all those kids using the Internet for school and other needs, "it just doesn't work out," he said. Herman was particularly frustrated with Comcast upload speeds, which are much slower than the cable service's download speeds. "Many times we would have to call Comcast and let them know our bandwidth was slowing down... then they would say, 'OK, we'll refresh the system.' So then it would work again for a week to two weeks, and then again we'd have the same issues," he said. Herman, now 25, got married in 2021 and started building his own house, and he tried to find another ISP to serve the property. He was familiar with local Internet service providers because he worked in construction for his father's company, which contracts with ISPs to build their networks. But no fiber ISP was looking to compete directly against Comcast where he lived, though Metronet and 123NET offer fiber elsewhere in the city, Herman said. He ended up paying Comcast $120 a month for gigabit download service with slower upload speeds. Baciu, who lives about a mile away from Herman, was also stuck with Comcast and was paying about the same amount for gigabit download speeds. Herman said he was the chief operating officer of his father's construction company and that he shifted the business "from doing just directional drilling to be a turnkey contractor for ISPs." Baciu, Herman's brother-in-law (having married Herman's oldest sister), was the chief construction officer. Fueled by their knowledge of the business and their dislike of Comcast, they founded a fiber ISP called Prime-One. Now, Herman is paying $80 a month to his own company for symmetrical gigabit service. Prime-One also offers 500Mbps for $75, 2Gbps for $95, and 5Gbps for $110. The first 30 days are free, and all plans have unlimited data and no contracts. "We are 100 percent fiber optic," Baciu told Ars. "Everything that we're doing is all underground. We're not doing aerial because we really want to protect the infrastructure and make sure we're having a reliable connection." Each customer's Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and other equipment is included in the service plan. Prime-One provides a modem and the ONT, plus a Wi-Fi router if the customer prefers not to use their own router. They don't charge equipment or installation fees, Herman and Baciu said. Prime-One began serving customers in January 2025, and Baciu said the network has been built to about 1,500 homes in Saline with about 75 miles of fiber installed. Prime-One intends to serve nearby towns as well, with the founders saying the plan is to serve 4,000 homes with the initial build and then expand further. [...] A bit more than 100 residents have bought service so far, they said. Herman said the company is looking to sign up about 30 percent of the homes in its network area to make a profit. "I feel fairly confident," Herman said, noting the number of customers who signed up with the initial construction not even halfway finished.
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Apple Faces Calls To Reboot AI Strategy With Shares Slumping
Apple is facing pressure to shake up its corporate playbook to invigorate its struggling artificial intelligence efforts. From a report: Alarmed by a share slump that's erased more than $640 billion in market value this year and frustrated with delays in rolling out AI features, investors are calling for Apple to break with long-standing traditions to make a big acquisition and more aggressively pursue talent. "Historically Apple does not do big mergers and acquisitions," said Citigroup Inc. analyst Atif Malik, noting that the last major deal was its takeover of Beats in 2014. But, he argues, "investors would turn more positive if Apple could acquire or invest a meaningful stake in an established AI provider." Apple shares have fallen 16% this year while traders bid up the shares of peers like Meta, which is spending lavishly on AI. While Apple faces other problems, including its exposure to tariffs and regulatory issues, disappointment in bringing compelling AI features to its vast ecosystem of devices has become top of mind for investors.
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From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?
The adoption of medical scanning tech has improved first-time quality by 90 percent.
Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal
xAI announces Grok for Government, tells Grok to stop calling itself MechaHitler.
GOP’s pro-industry crypto bills could financially ruin millions, lawmaker warns
Trump’s crypto bills could turn trusted Big Tech companies into the next FTX.
‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
Paul Calle thought he had represented the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race. Here’s how.
With technology gap narrowed, BYD is poised to outsell Tesla this year.
We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest
A 50-year wait for a second mission wouldn't be surprising. Just ask Uranus and Neptune.
Pebblebee tracker’s new SOS alert reminds us that updates can be good for gadgets
AirTags don't have an alert system; Tile trackers charge for the feature.
Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books
The event resulted in a new black hole with a mass 225 times larger than our Sun.
Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower
Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.
Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks
GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely won't be the last.
Plastic surgeon off the hook for alleged COVID fraud, injecting kids with saline
Trump administration says dismissal is "in the interests of justice."
Why Gov. Greg Abbott won’t release his emails with Elon Musk
The governor’s office says some emails contain “intimate and embarrassing” information.
Office problems on Windows 10? Microsoft’s response will soon be “upgrade to 11.”
Security updates will continue, but new features will require Windows 11.
Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?
Google's Sameer Samat doesn't get into what "combining" means.
New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering
Grok 4's "reasoning" shows cases where the chatbot consults Musk posts to answer divisive questions.
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 N offers more sound, more shifts, more smiles
Hyundai appears to be nailing the "make a fun electric car" brief right now.
Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP
Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan.
Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure
Sure, the plot lacks originality, but it's a solid B movie—and H.R. Giger designed the alien life form.
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
A model built using data from the Curiosity rover suggests wet periods were rare.
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🔴 Poilievre rips Carney's finances, Trade deal with tariffs, Minister's terror ties | Rebel Roundup
Liberal pollster finds trust in mainstream media suspiciously high
Last stand for the ostriches: Live updates from B.C. farm’s legal appeal against CFIA cull order
Woke Aussie musician changes pronouns of popular 80s hit
From Australia to Gaza: Temu Greta's DERANGED clout cruise exposed
Elon Musk's AI chatbot went full Nazi — here's why that's not the scariest part
Attacker screams 'Allahu Akbar' but cops claim stabbing isn't terror related
Sask Premier considering involuntary treatment policy
Ron MacLean floats Don Cherry 'exit strategy' theory; Grapes fires back
Conservatives call for an investigation into the Liberals’ vaccine injury program
Alberta law protecting women's sports exempts trans athletes from out-of-province
The Government of Canada's pride flag obsession
Calgary politics heat up as mayoral election looms
Poilievre says Canada needs deportations, slams mass immigration
Trump ‘not happy’ with Putin, announces U.S. to facilitate weapons shipments to Ukraine through NATO
BREAKING: Mark Carney was lobbied by firms listed in ethics filing — after the federal election
'Nothing' Premier Smith, PM Carney can do is better than Alberta separation: Jeffrey Rath
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The word is getting out. Adam Schiff is involved in mortgage crimes. President Trump shared this overnight.
The post UPDATE: Adam Schiff in Deep Schiff After President Trump Calls Out His Mortgage Crimes – The Gateway Pundit was First to Report This Two Years Ago! appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
In Kenya, They Don’t Like Far-Left Progressives
A far-left, progressive American woman realizes that in Africa, people prefer help from normal individuals—that is, people with principles, good values, proper education, and, above all, respect for the most important pillar of society: the family.
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Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump and former RNC Co-Chair, said during a recent podcast interview with Benny Johnson, assuring the American people that the Trump administration is listening—and more Epstein-related documents are likely on the way.
The post Lara Trump Says Trump Administration Will “Set Things Right” on Epstein Files — More Transparency and Evidence Coming Soon, Says Base is Being Heard appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released undercover video of a lead scientist at pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson admitting the Covid vaccine was not safe and effective.
The post BREAKING: OMG: Johnson & Johnson Lead Scientist Confesses J&J Covid Vaccine Was ‘Not Safe and Effective’ – “Lack of Research” (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
A crazed driver in downtown LA learned the hard way that it’s a bad idea to take something other than a gun to a shootout, particularly when facing off against police officers.
The post Crazed Driver Learns the Hard Way That It’s a Bad Idea to Take a Machete to a Gunfight with Police Officers in Los Angeles (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
UPDATE: Secret Service Shuts Down White House North Lawn After Cell Phone Thrown Over Fence
UPDATE: According to NewsNation reporter Jessica Marquez, the White House North Lawn has now been reopened after 30 minutes.
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By Guest Contributor Daniel Goodwyn Casey Tryon never imagined she’d be here.
The post Seven Children, Three J6ers, and One Hope — Help the Tryon Family Rebuild After the Biden Regime Destroyed Everything appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Dem Rep. Maxwell Frost Says Trump Wants to ‘Ethnically Cleanse’ America of Non-Europeans (VIDEO)
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The Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet Incident: Al Jazeera, CAIR, and the Strategic Terrorist Deployment of Palestinian Americans The following was provided by XRVision. Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet and Razek al-Shalabi, two Palestinian-American men were killed during a violent confrontation near Susya, in Judea and Samaria, on July 12, 2025. They are part of the strategic exploitation of American citizens through media ecosystems used by Islamists worldwide.
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Elon’s End Game Is Going Live — And It Could Make You a Fortune
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The post Elon’s End Game Is Going Live — And It Could Make You a Fortune appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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The post US Rep. Salud Carbajal – Part of Violent Mob Attacking ICE at California Marijuana Farm – Likely Entered US Illegally and He Refuses to Share Documentation on His Entry appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Media Lies: Deportation Is Not a Crime—The Truth About ICE Enforcement
Mainstream media coverage of ICE enforcement misrepresents both the law and reality.
The post Media Lies: Deportation Is Not a Crime—The Truth About ICE Enforcement appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
President Trump announced on Tuesday that loathsome Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) has been caught allegedly committing mortgage fraud by Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division.
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Mark Your Calendars and Purchase Your Tickets Today!
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In a jaw-dropping move late Monday, House Republicans once again slammed the door shut on transparency, voting 7‑5 in the Rules Committee to block Rep.
The post House Republicans Block Democrat-Led Effort to Force Release of Epstein Files to the Public — Here Are the Five Republicans Who Voted Against Transparency appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
By Wayne Allyn Root I’m a patient man.
The post WAYNE ROOT: “3 for Price of 1: Here’s How Trump Turns the Epstein List Fiasco into Home Run and as Biggest Bonus of All-Time, Also Sends Obama and Hillary to Gitmo.” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
FBI Director Kash Patel has launched a “Grand Criminal Conspiracy” investigation into the decade-long weaponization of the federal government — a probe that specifically circumvents the statute of limitations, allowing investigators to finally pursue justice for long-buried crimes.
The post FBI Director Kash Patel Launches “Grand Criminal Conspiracy” Probe Targeting Obama, Brennan, Clapper, and Comey appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
As more details have emerged over the last few weeks regarding the Russian Collusion hoax, Devin Nunes, the former congressman who initially led the Russia investigation in 2017, has disclosed that a new document suggests that John Brennan, James Comey, and others knew right from the start that the ‘Russian Collusion’ story was “stirred up” by the Clinton campaign.
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Jeff Zients is a former Obama and Biden official who served as the Chief of Staff for Joe Biden.
The post Biden Chief of Staff Jeff Zients Who Also Served as Biden’s COVID Response Coordinator Pardoned Dr. Tony Fauci with an Autopen appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Comer Says Biden Autopen Scandal Puts Every Single Pardon and Executive Action “Under Peril”
The Biden Autopen Scandal just exploded — and now every single one of Joe Biden’s executive actions and presidential pardons may be constitutionally invalid.
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