🔄 xAI acquires X 🔄
Tech giants combine force

xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt). Since its founding two years ago, xAI has quickly established itself as a leading AI lab. The combination aims to blend xAI's advanced AI capabilities with X's massive reach of over 600 million active users, promising to deliver smarter experiences while staying true to their mission of seeking truth and advancing knowledge.

🧠 Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental 🧠
Google's powerful new model rolls out

Google has released Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental to all Gemini users at no cost. This new state-of-the-art AI model is designed specifically for advanced reasoning and problem-solving applications. The model excels at practical problem-solving while being faster and more affordable than comparable high-end LLMs. Early users report particularly strong performance on complex reasoning tasks compared to other leading models.

📱 Mobile-VideoGPT 📱
Video AI comes to your pocket

Researchers have developed Mobile-VideoGPT, a lightweight multimodal video model with under 1B parameters designed specifically for edge devices. The model features dual visual encoders and token pruning techniques that enable real-time inference on mobile phones without requiring cloud connectivity. This innovation makes sophisticated video understanding and generation accessible on everyday devices, with the implementation available open-source for developers.

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💬 AI shows promise in therapy 💬

Dartmouth researchers have published groundbreaking results from the first clinical trial of a generative AI-powered therapy chatbot. The system reduced depression symptoms by 51% and anxiety by 31%, with users reporting trust levels comparable to human professionals. While researchers emphasize AI cannot replace in-person therapy, early evidence suggests it could serve as a valuable supplement for underserved populations.

⚛️ ITER fusion project leverages AI ⚛️

ITER, the world's largest nuclear fusion project, has implemented Microsoft Copilot and other AI tools to search through over one million documents and improve its operations. This application of AI to clean energy development demonstrates how advanced language models can help solve complex engineering challenges in scientific research and energy production.