Check out this tech news: Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year... https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/11/0238213/microsofts-onedrive-begins-testing-face-recognizing-ai-for-photos-for-some-preview-users
Check out this tech news: A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator... https://larslofgren.com/codesmith-reddit-reputation-attack/
Check out this tech news: Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable coworkers... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/eightfold-co-founders-raise-35m-for-viven-an-ai-digital-twin-startup-for-querying-unavailable-coworkers/
Check out this tech news: NscaleΒ inks massive AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/nscale-inks-massive-ai-infrastructure-deal-with-microsoft/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:05:00 +0000 | ID: e05c098512d4
| Engagement: [55.5/100] π° Standard
| Topics: π€ Ai Ml, π§ Hardware
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Semiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company's AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout.
Check out this tech news: Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/arm-partners-with-meta-to-scale-ai-efforts/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 | ID: c6428395e04f
| Engagement: [52.5/100] π° Standard
| Topics: π€ Ai Ml, π’ Big Tech
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Google launched its new video model Veo 3.1 with improved audio output, granular editing controls, and better output for image to video. It said that Veo 3.1 builds on May’s Veo 3 release and ge...
Check out this tech news: Google releases Veo 3.1, adds it to Flow video editor... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/google-releases-veo-3-1-adds-it-to-flow-video-editor/
Check out this tech news: Googleβs AI videos get a big upgrade with Veo 3.1... https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/10/googles-ai-videos-get-a-big-upgrade-with-veo-3-1/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000 | ID: 128296668ec3
| Engagement: [49.5/100] π° Standard
| Topics: π€ Ai Ml, π’ Big Tech
π€ AI Summary:
Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 4.5, the newest version of its smallest model, billed as offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 "at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed."
Check out this tech news: Anthropic launches new version of scaled-down βHaikuβ model... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/anthropic-launches-new-version-of-scaled-down-haiku-model/
Check out this tech news: Liberate bags $50M at $300M valuation to bring AI deeper into insurance back offices... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/liberate-bags-50m-at-300m-valuation-to-bring-ai-deeper-into-insurance-back-offices/
Check out this tech news: Self-driving car companies Pony.ai and WeRide get the OK for Hong Kong listing... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/self-driving-car-companies-pony-ai-and-weride-get-the-ok-for-hong-kong-listing/
Check out this tech news: ChatGPT erotica coming soon with age verification, CEO says... https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/chatgpt-will-soon-allow-erotic-chats-for-verified-adults-only/
Check out this tech news: Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/google-now-lets-you-add-friends-as-contacts-for-account-recovery/
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Kartik Narayan, Yang Xu, Tian Cao et al.. Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) in real-world applications require access to external knowledge sources and must remain responsive ...
Check out this tech news: Apple unveils M5 update for the 11- and 13-inch iPad Pros... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/apple-unveils-m5-update-for-the-11-and-13-inch-ipad-pros/
Check out this tech news: New Apple M5 is the centerpiece of an updated 14-inch MacBook Pro... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/new-apple-m5-is-the-centerpiece-of-an-updated-14-inch-macbook-pro/
Check out this tech news: With considerably less fanfare, Apple releases a second-generation Vision Pro... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/with-considerably-less-fanfare-apple-releases-a-second-generation-vision-pro/
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-15T12:50:45-04:00 | ID: c8ccb486498b
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| Topics: π€ Ai Ml, π’ Big Tech
π€ AI Summary:
Logitech is launching a digital stylus for Apple Vision Pro that makes it easier to write, draw, and manipulate 3D designs. The Logitech Muse is essentially a pen-shaped Vision Pro controller that can...
Check out this tech news: Logitech made an Apple Pencil-like stylus for the Vision Pro... https://www.theverge.com/news/800108/apple-vision-pro-logitech-muse-pen-price-availability
Check out this tech news: Believing misinformation is a βwinβ for some people, even when proven false... https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/believing-misinformation-is-a-win-for-some-people-even-when-proven-false/
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-15T12:27:55-04:00 | ID: eac477dee717
| Engagement: [40.5/100] π° Standard
| Topics: π€ Ai Ml, π± Mobile
π€ AI Summary:
Mint Mobile is trying something a bit less βmobileβ with its new prepaid 5G home internet plan that goes for as little as $30 a month. To get that price, you will need to also have a Mint phone plan a...
Check out this tech news: Mint Mobile’s prepaid home internet plan is really cheap under very specific circumstances... https://www.theverge.com/news/800055/mint-mobiles-prepaid-home-internet-plan-is-really-cheap-under-very-specific-circumstances
π€ AI Summary:
A group of Democratic lawmakers are asking questions about YouTubeβs $24.5 million settlement with President Donald Trump. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, five Sena...
Check out this tech news: Senate Democrats want to know: was YouTubeβs Trump settlement a bribe?... https://www.theverge.com/policy/800193/google-youtube-senators-letter-warren-wyden-bribe
π€ AI Summary:
Honor has announced what itβs calling the βRobot Phone,β a concept device with an AI-enabled, gimbal-mounted camera that unfolds from the phoneβs rear and can shoot photos and film video in any direct...
Check out this tech news: Honorβs Robot Phone concept features a fold-out camera arm... https://www.theverge.com/news/799944/honor-robot-phone-tease-announcement
π€ AI Summary:
Hey! I'm Sean Hollister, and I've been The Verge's unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer since 2022, when the Steam Deck and kin took over my life. (I also helped launch this website back in the day!...
Check out this tech news: I just reviewed the Xbox Ally, ask me anything... https://www.theverge.com/games/800212/i-just-reviewed-the-xbox-ally-ask-me-anything
π€ AI Summary:
If youβre looking for a great 360-degree action camera for your next adventure, the Insta360 X5 is an excellent pick thatβs on sale in black at Amazon and Best Buy for $499.99 ($50 off) through Octobe...
Check out this tech news: Insta360βs impressive X5 action cam has fallen to a new low price... https://www.theverge.com/tech/800000/insta360-x5-action-cam-marshall-emberton-ii-speaker-deal-sale
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Yingyan Li, Shuyao Shang, Weisong Liu et al.. Scaling Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models on large-scale data offers a promising path to achieving a more generalized driving intellig...
Check out this tech news: I am a programmer, not a rubber-stamp that approves Copilot generated code... https://prahladyeri.github.io/blog/2025/10/i-am-a-programmer.html
Check out this tech news: NATO boss mocks Russian navy, which is on the hunt for Red October βthe nearest mechanicβ... https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/nato-boss-mocks-russian-navy-which-is-on-the-hunt-for-red-october-the-nearest-mechanic/
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Qing Jiang, Junan Huo, Xingyu Chen et al.. Object detection has long been dominated by traditional coordinate regression-based models, such as YOLO, DETR, and Grounding DINO. Althoug...
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Caner Korkmaz, Brighton Nuwagira, BarΔ±Ε CoΕkunuzer et al.. We present CuMPerLay, a novel differentiable vectorization layer that enables the integration of Cubical Multiparameter Per...
π€ AI Summary:
Meta is adding group chats to Threads, allowing users to message multiple friends in shared conversations instead of sending separate DMs. Threads users can create a group chat by starting a new messa...
π€ AI Summary:
Kobo announced an official remote control for its e-readers, allowing you to turn the page easily even when you donβt have the e-reader to hand. While it wonβt quite allow you to read ebooks hands-fre...
Check out this tech news: Kobo’s new e-reader remote lets you turn the page with the press of a button... https://www.theverge.com/news/799990/kobo-e-reader-remote-launch-price-release-date
Check out this tech news: Goldman economists on the Gen Z hiring nightmare: βJobless growthβ is probably the new normal... https://fortune.com/2025/10/14/goldman-economists-gen-z-hiring-nightmare-low-fire-hire-jobless-growth-normal/
π€ AI Summary:
The paper assignments for ICLR 2026 are in today and I was assigned 5 papers to review. The review deadline is 31st October. I am not sure if this is the normal time period but seems very little. Last...
Check out this tech news: [D] Only 17 days given to review 5 papers in ICLR 2026...... https://reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1o6hs2w/d_only_17_days_given_to_review_5_papers_in_iclr/