Debates over AI benchmarking have reached Pokémon

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Not even Pokémon is safe from AI benchmarking controversy. Last week, a post on X went viral, claiming that Google’s latest Gemini model surpassed Anthropic’s flagship Claude model in the original Pokémon video game trilogy. Reportedly, Gemini had reached Lavender Town in a developer’s Twitch stream; Claude was stuck at Mount Moon as of late … Read more

Trump hosts El Salvador’s Bukele amid deportation controversy

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President Donald Trump on Monday is hosting El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, the self-described “world’s coolest dictator” who has become a key ally in the administration’s controversial migrant deportations. The two men will greet each other at the White House around 11 a.m. ET for a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. There, they will … Read more

Blue Origin mission with all-female crew, including Katy Perry, completes space trip

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Blue Origin’s all-female crew, which includes pop star Katy Perry, completed their trip into space Monday morning. It marks the first all-female spaceflight since 1963, according to the company. The window for the latest New Shepard rocket launch opened on Monday morning at about 8:30 a.m. CDT, according to Blue Origin. A handout photo published … Read more

Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics to go public via SPAC

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Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics plans to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Ares Acquisition Corporation II. The transaction values Kodiak, which has raised around $243 million to date, at about $2.5 billion pre-money. New and existing Kodiak institutional investors, like Soros Fund Management, ARK Investments, and Ares, have funded or … Read more