Nous Research Team Releases Hermes 4: A Family of Open-Weight AI Models with Hybrid Reasoning Nous Research has released Hermes 4, a family of open-weight models (14B, 70B, and 405B parameter sizes based on Llama 3.1 checkpoints) that achieves frontier-level…
Australia’s Large Language Model Landscape: Technical Assessment Key Points Local Model Development: Kangaroo LLM Kangaroo LLM is Australia’s flagship effort to build a sovereign, open-source large language model tailored to Australian English and culture. The project is managed by a…
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 Improves Refactoring and Safety, Scores 74.5% SWE-bench Verified Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.1, an update that strengthens coding reliability in multi-file projects and improves reasoning across long interactions. The model also raised its SWE-bench Verified…
New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries MIT researchers designed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life, allowing for easier recycling of components. Read on source →
Kindle Colorsoft Kids Review (2025): Great for All Ages Amazon’s color Kindle now comes in a version made for kids, giving you colorful books for all ages and a full year of Amazon Kids+ content. Read on source →
Graph Coloring for Data Science: A Comprehensive Guide From theoretical puzzles to practical applications The post Graph Coloring for Data Science: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Towards Data Science. Read on source →
Taco Bell’s AI drive-thru plan gets caught up on trolls and glitches Taco Bell’s plan to outfit hundreds of drive-thrus with an AI voice assistant isn’t going exactly as the chain expected. Dane Mathews, Taco Bell’s chief digital and technology…
New dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaur A species known only by a single rib turns out to be covered with meter-long spikes. Read on source →
Honor’s Magic V5 is the thinnest foldable yet, but that’s not why it matters Honor’s Magic V5 is the thinnest book-style foldable in the world, but you probably couldn’t tell. It’s just 0.1mm thinner – that’s four-thousandths of an inch…
Honor launches the world’s thinnest foldable in Europe Honor is bringing the Magic V5 — the world’s thinnest foldable phone, though only just — to Europe, where it’s available to order now following its Chinese launch last month. It’s joined…
