the-decoder

Qwen3-VL can scan two-hour videos and pinpoint nearly every detail

A few months after launching Qwen3-VL, Alibaba has released a detailed technical report on the open multimodal model. The data shows the system excels at image-based math tasks and can analyze hours ...
the-decoder

Microsoft adds built-in AI shopping tools to Edge in the U.S.

Microsoft is adding new AI shopping tools to its Edge browser in the US. The built-in Copilot can now surface price comparisons, price histories, and cashback options right inside the browser. Users ...
the-decoder

"Genesis Mission" to pool US data for AI models

US President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday to launch a shared AI platform for federal research data. Called the Genesis Mission, the effort aims to make large datasets from federal agencies ...
the-decoder

The White House has paused a federal order that would have overridden state-level AI regulations

The White House has reportedly put a hold on a draft executive order that would have let federal law override state-level AI regulations. According to Reuters, the draft called for the Department of ...
the-decoder

Google plans a 1000x jump in AI compute over the next five years

Google is reportedly gearing up for a massive expansion of its AI infrastructure. Internal documents show the company wants to boost performance by a factor of 1,000 over the next four to five years.
the-decoder

Deepseek's OCR system compresses image-based text so AI can handle much longer documents

Chinese AI company Deepseek has built an OCR system that compresses image-based text documents for language models, aiming to let AI handle much longer contexts without running into memory limits. The ...
the-decoder

Leading OpenAI researcher announced a GPT-5 math breakthrough that never happened

OpenAI researchers recently claimed a major math breakthrough on X, but quickly walked it back after criticism from the community, including Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis, who called out the sloppy ...
the-decoder

OpenAI builds 'AI for Science' team to advance computational discovery

OpenAI is expanding its research efforts with a new program called OpenAI for Science, created to develop AI systems that can support scientific reasoning and speed up discoveries in physics and ...
the-decoder

Anthropic claims context engineering beats prompt engineering when managing AI agents

Anthropic is looking to move beyond prompt engineering with a new approach it calls "context engineering." The idea is to help AI agents use their limited attention more efficiently and maintain ...
the-decoder

Adobe Photoshop integrates Google's image AI "Nano Banana"

Adobe is bringing Google's new image AI, known as "Nano Banana" (officially Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), to Photoshop as an optional tool. The model is designed for editing existing images with a high ...
the-decoder

Anthropic's Claude now lets users edit Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDFs in chat

Anthropic has added file editing to Claude, letting users work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF documents directly in the chat. You can now upload, create, and edit files right inside Claude's ...
the-decoder

Google DeepMind's Gemini wins Mathematical Olympiad gold using only natural language

Google DeepMind has claimed its first gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) with an "advanced version" of its Gemini model running in Deep Think mode. The system solved five out ...