DeepSeek-R1T-Chimera is a 685B MoE model built from DeepSeek R1 and V3-0324, focusing both on reasoning and performance.

Android's Find My Device network is set to receive a UWB upgrade, as hinted by a Google exec, aiming to improve short-range tracking accuracy similar to Apple's system.

Meta's past Facebook settings breached GDPR's privacy-by-default rules, leading to a damages award by a German court, separate from ongoing EU DMA probes.

DFloat11 offers lossless ~30% size reduction for BF16 LLMs and enabling much longer context lengths on GPUs.

Imageboard 4chan has returned online after a 10-day outage caused by a hack exploiting outdated software, confirming system updates and the removal of its /f/ board.

DeepMind's CaMeL approach has demonstrated strong performance against prompt injection attacks in the AgentDojo benchmark by separating control/data flows.

Wikimedia Foundation faces a challenge to its 501(c)(3) status from the DC US Attorney, who has accused Wikipedia of enabling foreign propaganda efforts.

Bluesky's decentralized social network has experienced an hour-long outage after networking failures hit its centrally managed Personal Data Servers (PDS).

Following its recent merger, XAI Holdings has started seeking ~$20 billion from investors, which could set its valuation above $120 billion.

The Chinese startup behind the autonomous Manus AI agent is exploring relocating its HQ outside China after securing $75M from Benchmark amid rising tensions between the US and China.

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has faced internal friction and pressure as Copilot's user growth stagnates despite a $650M deal and new features.

The Trump administration has formally objected to the EU's draft AI Code of Practice, arguing it's overly burdensome and escalates tech regulation tensions.

Following an April update, Microsoft's C/C++ extension for VS Code now checks the editor environment, preventing its use in unofficial builds like Cursor.

Intel's new CEO has mandated an organizational overhaul with job cuts starting Q2, aiming to boost efficiency amid financial struggles and competitive pressure.

Google has updated its Music AI Sandbox with the Lyria 2 model and new features, offering wider access to US creators amidst ongoing AI copyright debates.

Baidu has launched ERNIE X1 Turbo and ERNIE 4.5 Turbo AI models at Baidu Create 2025, slashing prices significantly to compete in China's AI market.

Digital publisher Ziff Davis has sued OpenAI, accusing the AI firm of intentionally infringing copyright and trademark rights by using content from its 45+ websites for model training.

OpenAI has introduced a more accessible, o4-mini-powered lightweight version of Deep Research to all ChatGPT tiers, including free users.