Russia may be responsible for downed Azerbaijani plane, says US
The Kremlin has refused to comment, but Russia’s civil aviation agency said the situation in Chechnya was “very complicated” at…
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Google CEO Pichai tells employees to gear up for big 2025: ‘The stakes are high’
In a meeting with employees, Google CEO Sundar Pichai set the stage for 2025, and the expected increase in competition,…
YuLan-Mini: A 2.42B Parameter Open Data-efficient Language Model with Long-Context Capabilities and Advanced Training Techniques
Large language models (LLMs) built using transformer architectures heavily depend on pre-training with large-scale data to predict sequential tokens. This…
Meet SemiKong: The World’s First Open-Source Semiconductor-Focused LLM
The semiconductor industry enables advancements in consumer electronics, automotive systems, and cutting-edge computing technologies. The production of semiconductors involves sophisticated…
OpenAI says it needs ‘more capital than we’d imagined’ as it lays out for-profit plan
OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that heading into 2025, “we have to become an enduring company,” which requires…
Azerbaijan airline blames ‘external interference’ for plane crash
It comes as the head of Russia’s civil aviation agency says the situation in Grozny, the plane’s destination, was “very…
Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament two weeks ago.
South Korea impeaches acting President Han Duck-soo, deepening political turmoil
Han’s predecessor, President Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached a mere two weeks prior.
European markets set to open higher after Christmas closure
European stocks are set to open higher on Friday, as markets in the region reopen following a closure for the…
AWS Researchers Propose LEDEX: A Machine Learning Training Framework that Significantly Improves the Self-Debugging Capability of LLMs
Code generation using Large Language Models (LLMs) has emerged as a critical research area, but generating accurate code for complex…
DeepSeek-AI Just Released DeepSeek-V3: A Strong Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) Language Model with 671B Total Parameters with 37B Activated for Each Token
The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has made significant strides with the development of large-scale language models (LLMs). However,…
China’s industrial profits extend decline to a fourth straight month, dropping 7.3% in November
China’s industrial profits extended their decline to a fourth straight month, dropping 7.3% in November from a year earlier.
A Comprehensive Analytical Framework for Mathematical Reasoning in Multimodal Large Language Models
Mathematical reasoning has emerged as a critical frontier in artificial intelligence, particularly in developing Large Language Models (LLMs) capable of…
Asia markets trade mixed as investors assess Tokyo CPI, await China’s industrial profit data
Investors assessed November inflation numbers from Japan’s capital of Tokyo, which saw its headline inflation rate come in at 3%, compared…
This Research from Amazon Explores Step-Skipping Frameworks: Advancing Efficiency and Human-Like Reasoning in Language Models
The pursuit of enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities is significantly influenced by human intelligence, particularly in reasoning and problem-solving. Researchers…
Optimizing costs of generative AI applications on AWS
The report The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier, published by McKinsey & Company, estimates that generative…
Neural Networks for Scalable Temporal Logic Model Checking in Hardware Verification
Ensuring the correctness of electronic designs is critical, as hardware flaws are permanent post-production and can compromise software reliability or…
Israeli air strikes hit main Yemen airport
Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying it had targeted Houthi “military infrastructure”.
Larry Ellison wraps up banner year as Oracle’s stock rallies most since dot-com boom
Oracle shares have jumped 63% in 2024 and are headed for their best year since 1999, adding over $75 billion…
Russia warns against ‘hypotheses’ after Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.
Assad loyalists kill 14 troops of Syria’s new rulers
Government forces clashed with supporters of the ex-leader in one of his community’s strongholds.
Tsinghua University Researchers Just Open-Sourced CogAgent-9B-20241220: The Latest Version of CogAgent
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are central to how users engage with software. However, building intelligent agents capable of effectively navigating…
Meet ONI: A Distributed Architecture for Simultaneous Reinforcement Learning Policy and Intrinsic Reward Learning with LLM Feedback
Reward functions play a crucial role in reinforcement learning (RL) systems, but their design presents significant challenges in balancing task…
Meet CoMERA: An Advanced Tensor Compression Framework Redefining AI Model Training with Speed and Precision
Training large-scale AI models such as transformers and language models have become an indispensable yet highly demanding process in AI.…
Twenty years on: ‘My boat was metres from the shore when the tsunami hit’
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman…
Nvidia sees ‘remarkable’ influx of retail investor dollars as traders flock to AI darling
Everyday traders bought nearly $30 billion of Nvidia shares on net this year, Vanda data shows.
Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2024
As the region awaits the return of Donald Trump to the White House and to a possible tumultuous Year of…
CLDG: A Simple Machine Learning Framework that Sets New Benchmarks in Unsupervised Learning on Dynamic Graphs
Graph Neural Networks have emerged as a transformative force in many real-life applications, from corporate finance risk management to local…
Tencent Research Introduces DRT-o1: Two Variants DRT-o1-7B and DRT-o1-14B with Breakthrough in Neural Machine Translation for Literary Texts
Neural machine translation (NMT) is a sophisticated branch of natural language processing that automates text conversion between languages using machine…
Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
There were 67 people on board when the plane crashed near the city of Aktau.
Ukraine’s war stamps put humour, patriotism and swearing in the post
Ukraine’s war stamps, some with swear words, boost morale at home and promote its image abroad.
FineWeb-C: A Community-Built Dataset For Improving Language Models In ALL Languages
FineWeb2 significantly advances multilingual pretraining datasets, covering over 1000 languages with high-quality data. The dataset uses approximately 8 terabytes of…
Palestinian Christians struggle to find hope at Christmas
For the second year running, tourists are staying away and public festivities have been cancelled.
Qwen Team Releases QvQ: An Open-Weight Model for Multimodal Reasoning
Multimodal reasoning—the ability to process and integrate information from diverse data sources such as text, images, and video—remains a demanding…
This AI Paper by The Data Provenance Initiative Team Highlights Challenges in Multimodal Dataset Provenance, Licensing, Representation, and Transparency for Responsible Development
The advancement of artificial intelligence hinges on the availability and quality of training data, particularly as multimodal foundation models grow…
Salesforce AI Research Introduces AGUVIS: A Unified Pure Vision Framework Transforming Autonomous GUI Interaction Across Platforms
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) play a fundamental role in human-computer interaction, providing the medium through which users accomplish tasks across…
Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control
The huge package is announced after the president-elect said US ownership of Greenland was a “necessity”.
American Airlines resumes flights after technical issue
Flights were suspended for around an hour due to an issue that impacted the systems needed to release its planes.
PEFT fine tuning of Llama 3 on SageMaker HyperPod with AWS Trainium
Training large language models (LLMs) models has become a significant expense for businesses. For many use cases, companies are looking…
Nissan could face cost-cutting ‘carnage’ in Honda merger, Carlos Ghosn says
“There is practically no complementarity here,” the former Nissan CEO told CNBC.
Portfolio manager names Chinese and European stocks promising ‘strong returns’ despite market uncertainty
Pella Funds has been targeting firms in China and Europe that have executed well despite the political and economic turmoil…
European markets open higher in shortened session ahead of Christmas; Novo Nordisk resumes recovery
European stocks edged higher at the open on Tuesday.
Protests erupt in Syria over Christmas tree burning
Thousands of Christians protest to urge Syria’s new Islamist leadership to protect minorities.
Top 25 AI Tools for Increasing Sales in 2025
The business landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by artificial intelligence technologies that are reshaping how companies approach sales…
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
Meet OREO (Offline REasoning Optimization): An Offline Reinforcement Learning Method for Enhancing LLM Multi-Step Reasoning
Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated impressive proficiency in numerous tasks, but their ability to perform multi-step reasoning remains a…
Honda shares set for best day in more than 16 years on share buyback plan, Nissan deal
Shares of Japanese automaker Honda surged over 15% following its announcement to buy back up to 1.1 trillion yen ($7…
Why Do Task Vectors Exist in Pretrained LLMs? This AI Research from MIT and Improbable AI Uncovers How Transformers Form Internal Abstractions and the Mechanisms Behind in-Context Learning (ICL)
Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable similarities to human cognitive processes’ ability to form abstractions and adapt to new…
Asian stocks had a strong 2024 — but this market was the clear winner, thanks to a tech rally
Taiwan was Asia’s best-performing market in 2024, while South Korea was the worst.