🧠 Google's Gemini 2.5 Deep Think beats xAI and OpenAI on humanity's last exam 🧠
Gemini reaches gold-medal standard at Mathematical Olympiad

Google has rolled out Gemini 2.5 Deep Think to Google AI Ultra subscribers, marking a significant breakthrough in AI reasoning capabilities. The model achieved gold-medal standard at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad, outperforming competitors on “Humanity’s Last Exam” benchmark. Deep Think uses parallel thinking techniques, extending inference time to explore multiple hypotheses simultaneously before arriving at creative solutions. The model excels at iterative development, scientific discovery, and complex coding problems. While the full IMO version takes hours to reason, the consumer release is faster while maintaining Bronze-level performance on mathematical benchmarks.

🔓 OpenAI secretly testing opensource model 🔓
Leaked configurations suggest major strategic shift toward open-source AI development

Industry insider Jimmy Apples discovered OpenAI quietly uploaded and then removed configurations for what appears to be an opensource model, labeled “oai os” in internal systems. The leak occurred briefly before OpenAI removed the files, but not before configurations and model details were captured. This potential shift toward open-source development would mark a dramatic departure from OpenAI’s current closed-model strategy, potentially responding to competitive pressure from Meta’s Llama and other open alternatives.

🍎 Apple signals aggressive AI acquisition strategy as competition intensifies 🍎
Tim Cook confirms company "very open" to purchases

Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed the company is actively pursuing AI acquisitions of “any size” during third-quarter earnings calls, signaling an aggressive push to catch up with Silicon Valley peers. The tech giant is facing mounting pressure from Wall Street to accelerate AI development after lagging behind Google, Microsoft, and Meta in the generative AI race. Cook emphasized Apple’s willingness to buy companies that could enhance its AI offerings, while simultaneously rearranging internal staff to focus on AI.

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📈 Meta shares surge 11% as AI-powered ads drive record conversions 📈

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🤖 EngineAI secures $140M to mass-produce precision humanoid robots 🤖

Robotics startup EngineAI has raised $140 million in funding to scale production of its humanoid robots, which the company claims achieve “millimeter-level precision” in complex manipulation tasks. The significant funding round positions EngineAI to compete directly with Boston Dynamics and emerging competitors in the rapidly expanding humanoid robotics market. The company’s robots are designed for industrial applications requiring high precision, potentially addressing manufacturing, logistics, and assembly line automation.