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New Gemini 3.1 Pro smashes old records and beats GPT 5.2 at reasoning

Google DeepMind’s Gemini 3.1 Pro has posted the highest scores yet recorded on two of the toughest AI reasoning benchmarks in existence, pulling ahead of OpenAI’s GPT 5.2 on both. The results sharpen ...

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro is here, and it just doubled its reasoning score

The latest Gemini model makes impressive strides in benchmarks, but forthcoming models could give it a reality check.
InfoWorld

How to choose the best LLM using R and vitals

Use the vitals package with ellmer to evaluate and compare the accuracy of LLMs, including writing evals to test local models.
Tech Xplore

From automated farm tractors to exam paper grading, AI boosts efficiency for some in India

Farmer Bir Virk tapped the iPad mounted beside his tractor's steering wheel and switched the vehicle to automatic mode. The machine moved forward and began harvesting potatoes on its own in the fields ...
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Humanoid robot kicks engineer in the groin during combat test

This is the moment a humanoid robot accidentally kicked an engineer right in the groin during a movement test. Footage captured on December 24, 2025 in Shanghai, China shows a Unitree G1 humanoid ...
Seeking Alpha

Microsoft acquires AI data engineering platform Osmos

Microsoft (MSFT) announced today it has acquired Osmos, an agentic artificial intelligence data engineering platform designed to simplify complex data workflows. No financial details on the ...
GeekWire

Microsoft acquires data analytics startup Osmos to fuel push into ‘autonomous data engineering’

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jan 5, 2026 at 2:28 ...
The New York Times

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit. Credit...Soña Lee Supported by By Eli Tan and Ryan Mac ...
Dallas Observer

Data Center Energy Demands Could Give The Grid An Unwelcome Test This Winter

Over Valentine’s Day weekend 2021, running water was a luxury. When unpredictable freezing temperatures hit the state and the power grid failed, Texans’ survival skills were put to the test. Storm Uri ...
Crain's Detroit

Data center proposals are flying. Here's how they'll test Michigan's resources.

OpenAI’s massive data center plan, called Stargate, in Saline Township is what it says it is — hyperscale. The initial $7 billion buildout is on a scale the state has never seen. Other OpenAI/Oracle ...
Wall Street Journal

Nvidia Results and Delayed Jobs Data Set Up Critical Test for Wall Street

The fog masking the direction of the American economy and future of the artificial-intelligence boom is starting to lift. After mounting scrutiny of stratospheric tech investments, as well as a ...