April 10, 2025 News
Google Plans to Combine Gemini Language Models with Veo Video Generation Capabilities
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis announced plans to eventually merge their Gemini AI models with Veo video-generating models to create more capable multimodal systems with better understanding of the physical world. Th...
Ex-OpenAI CTO's Startup Seeks Record $2 Billion Seed Funding at $10 Billion Valuation
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is reportedly targeting a $2 billion seed funding round at a $10 billion valuation despite having no product or revenue. The company has been attracting hi...
Reasoning AI Models Drive Up Benchmarking Costs Eight-Fold
AI reasoning models like OpenAI's o1 are substantially more expensive to benchmark than their non-reasoning counterparts, costing up to $2,767 to evaluate across seven popular AI benchmarks compared to just $108 for non-...
xAI Releases Grok 3 API with Reasoning Capabilities at Premium Pricing
Elon Musk's AI company xAI has launched an API for its flagship Grok 3 model, offering both standard and mini versions with reasoning capabilities. The pricing is relatively high compared to competitors, with Grok 3 cost...