Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Meta announced today a partnership with Cerebras Systems to power its new Llama API, offering developers access to inference speeds up to 18 times faster than traditional GPU-based solutions. The... Read more

This morning, Punchbowl News reported that Amazon was considering listing the cost of tariffs as a separate line item on its site, citing “a person familiar with the plan.” Amazon later acknowledged that there had been internal discussions to that effect but only for its import-focused Amazon Haul sub-store... Read more

Google is debuting three new AI experiments that are intended to help users learn foreign languages on the go. The tools utilize Google’s Gemini large language model to identify objects and situations in a user’s immediate environment and provide translations that could help users ask for help or spark... Read more

Last year, Apple debuted a similar scheme, known as Private Cloud Compute, for its Apple Intelligence AI platform. And users can turn the service on in Apple’s end-to-end encrypted communication app, Messages, to generate message summaries and compose “Smart Reply” messages on both iPhones and Macs. Looking at Private... Read more

PlayNice, the developer of proven, fun, and engaging games that prevent and treat mental health, today announces the launch of its flagship game MindLight. An action-adventure video game, uses a biofeedback headband to capture kids’ reactions. MindLight helps children improve their ability to cope with stress and anxiety. MindLight’s fun... Read more

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A discrete GPU means the Vivobook Pro 15 offers some solid gaming performance, even if that’s not the main purpose of this laptop. I tested a few games, such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel Rivals. Because this is a 40-series GPU, you have access to frame generation, which can... Read more

Upheaval Games, founded by industry veterans from Blizzard, Tencent, and Unity, announced early access to The Dreamer Portal, a free web-based user interface empowering anyone to design immersive game content with the help of AI. Upheaval said it can be used to create creatures, items, worlds, and props, from a... Read more

In AI, hallucinations occur when an LLM produces outputs that are factually incorrect, nonsensical, or completely unrelated to the task it was assigned. Hallucinations have long dogged LLMs because they degrade their usefulness and trustworthiness and have proven vexingly difficult to predict and remedy. In a paper scheduled to... Read more

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Connections: Sports Edition might be the toughest one I’ve tackled. I’m not embarrassed to say I had no... Read more