Research Breakthroughs & Self-Improving AI Meta’s AI Shows Signs of Self-Learning: Facebook parent Meta revealed that its latest AI systems “are beginning to improve themselves without human intervention,” a development CEO Mark Zuckerberg hailed as “the first step towards achieving artificial superintelligence” uz.kursiv.media. In a policy memo, Zuckerberg noted “glimpses” of self-improvement – “slow for…
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The artificial intelligence boom is accelerating at breakneck speed. Three organizations are at the forefront of this race: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind. Each originated with a distinct mission and approach, yet all are pushing the boundaries of AI with astonishing new models. This report provides an up-to-date comparison of these AI titans – their…
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Evolution from Siri to ChatGPT: A Brief History The concept of a digital assistant has been around for decades in science fiction, but Apple’s Siri brought it into the mainstream in 2011 techradar.com. Debuting on the iPhone 4S, Siri was the first widely used voice assistant, allowing users to speak natural language commands for tasks…
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Generative AI Showdowns and New Models OpenAI Delays Its “Open” Model: In a surprise Friday announcement, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is indefinitely postponing the release of its much-awaited open-source AI model techcrunch.com. The model – meant to be freely downloadable by developers – was slated for release next week but is now…
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The early summer of 2025 saw major milestones in high-performance computing (HPC), marked by new exascale supercomputers coming online, significant product launches from leading vendors, and accelerating HPC-AI convergence. In June 2025, the latest TOP500 rankings confirmed three U.S. exascale systems at the forefront (El Capitan, Frontier, and Aurora) and introduced Europe’s first near-exascale machine.…
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The State of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks, and the Road Ahead (July 2025) Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the epicenter of a technological revolution that is reshaping economies, societies, and the very fabric of human experience. From breakthroughs in healthcare and education to controversies over bias, misinformation, and job displacement, the AI landscape in July…
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AI in July 2025: Disruption, Opportunity, and Uncertainty Across the Globe Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to dominate headlines, boardrooms, and policy debates worldwide. The first week of July 2025 saw an unprecedented convergence of breakthroughs, controversies, and existential questions about AI’s impact on jobs, creativity, regulation, and society. This article synthesizes the latest developments, drawing…
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In May and June 2025, the cloud computing industry – spanning Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) – witnessed significant news and developments. This report organizes the key highlights of this period, including major announcements (mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, funding), market forecasts from industry analysts, financial results of leading providers, new technological launches, expert commentary,…
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June 28, 2025 – The world of artificial intelligence saw a flurry of developments this week, spanning major corporate moves, cutting-edge research breakthroughs, new AI-powered tools, as well as regulatory and ethical milestones. From tech giants recruiting top AI talent and investing in infrastructure, to breakthroughs in healthcare and robotics, and new laws beginning to…
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Latest Updates: XRP and Ripple Labs (2024–2025) Recent years have been eventful for XRP (the cryptocurrency) and Ripple Labs (the company behind it). Key developments include: Background: What Are XRP and Ripple Labs? XRP is a digital asset native to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a blockchain originally launched in 2012 by Ripple’s founders 21shares.com. It…
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