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New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise

Ars Technica

On Thursday, Inception Labs released Mercury Coder , a new AI language model that uses diffusion techniques to generate text faster than conventional models. Traditional large language models build text from left to right, one token at a time. They use a technique called " autoregression."

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Massive Foundation Model for Biomolecular Sciences Now Available via NVIDIA BioNeMo

NVIDIA AI Blog

Scientists everywhere can now access Evo 2, a powerful new foundation model that understands the genetic code for all domains of life. The NVIDIA NIM microservice for Evo 2 enables users to generate a variety of biological sequences, with settings to adjust model parameters.

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AI firms follow DeepSeek’s lead, create cheaper models with “distillation”

Ars Technica

Leading artificial intelligence firms including OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta are turning to a process called distillation in the global race to create AI models that are cheaper for consumers and businesses to adopt. Read full article Comments

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Microsoft’s new Phi-4 AI models pack big performance in small packages

VentureBeat

Microsoft's new Phi-4 AI models deliver breakthrough performance in a compact size, processing text, images, and speech simultaneously while requiring less computing power than competitors. Read More

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.

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Apple will use its street view Maps photos to train AI models

Engadget

Apple plans to start using images it collects for Maps to train its AI models. In a disclosure spotted by 9to5Mac , the company said starting this month it would use images it captures to provide its Look Around feature for the additional purpose of training some of its generative AI models.

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Demand for NVIDIA H20 chips surges as Chinese companies adopt DeepSeek’s AI models: report

TechNode

Chinese companies are upping orders of NVIDIAs H20 AI chip as demand booms for DeepSeeks low-cost AI models, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. Cloud service providers in particular, including Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance, are significantly increasing their orders of the H20 chip, sources said. Reuters ]

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships.