Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2025 is no longer a futuristic concept – it’s a daily reality, powering everything from our smartphones to our hospitals and highways. AI systems today help doctors diagnose diseases, enable cars to drive themselves, and answer our questions via human-like chatbots. In fact, AI is now deeply integrated into nearly…
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ChatGPT Evolves From Chatbot to Personal Assistant OpenAI has rolled out a major upgrade to ChatGPT, turning the popular chatbot into a personal AI assistant capable of not just answering questions, but taking actions on a user’s behalf. Dubbed the ChatGPT “Agent”, the new feature launched on Thursday and allows ChatGPT to “think” and act…
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The First AI-Driven Diagnostic to Earn FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Status In a milestone for artificial intelligence in medicine, Roche’s VENTANA TROP2 (EPR20043) RxDx test has become the first AI-powered diagnostic to receive the FDA’s coveted Breakthrough Device Designation roche.com clpmag.com. This computational pathology companion diagnostic – essentially a software-driven analysis of cancer biopsy images – gained…
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Introduction The European Union is rolling out a groundbreaking AI Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models – essentially a voluntary code of conduct aimed at taming the likes of ChatGPT and other big AI systems ahead of sweeping new laws. The EU AI Act, the bloc’s landmark AI regulation, will fully apply in August…
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Introduction Google DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve is an experimental AI coding agent that can autonomously design and improve algorithms – a breakthrough that pushes the boundaries of what AI can create. Announced in mid-2025, AlphaEvolve uses Google’s cutting-edge Gemini large language models (LLMs) combined with an evolutionary search process and automated testing to iteratively refine computer code…
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A Globally Distributed AI Training Milestone In May 2025, the Prime Intellect research team unveiled INTELLECT‑2, a 32-billion-parameter large language model (LLM) that was trained not on a single data-center supercomputer, but on a globally distributed “swarm” of volunteer GPUs chakra.dev. This makes INTELLECT-2 the first LLM of its scale to be trained via fully asynchronous…
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Legal Framework and Regulatory Authorities Ireland’s drone regulations operate within a dual framework of national oversight and European Union (EU) rules. Since 31 December 2020, EU-wide drone regulations set by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) apply in Ireland (specifically EU Regulation 2019/947 on drone operations and 2019/945 on drone product standards) iaa.ie. The…
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AI Demand Fuels Record Chip Profits The global frenzy for AI chips is translating into explosive growth for chipmakers. Taiwan’s TSMC just posted a 60% year-on-year jump in quarterly profit, its highest ever, driven by “demand for artificial intelligence… getting stronger and stronger,” according to CEO C.C. Wei reuters.com reuters.com. He noted that key customer…
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Introduction – What Is Google Gemini AI? Google Gemini AI is a next-generation family of large language models (LLMs) developed by Google DeepMind to reestablish Google’s leadership in the AI race triggered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Debuting in late 2023, Gemini is described as Google’s “most capable” and “most general” AI model ever. Unlike earlier LLMs…
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Evolution of Google Search: 25 Years of Innovation and Growth Google Search launched in 1998 and rapidly became synonymous with finding information online. It was “far from the first search engine,” but Google quickly gained fame for delivering faster, more relevant results than rivals, thanks largely to its PageRank algorithm for ranking pages. Early innovations…
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