NetEase Youdao open-sources Confucius R2T2 speech recognition model

Syensqo is developing materials for high-voltage data center architectures, semiconductor sealing, and direct-immersion cooling fluids, says CTO Mike Finelli. He says advanced materials are "actually increasingly defining what's going to be possible" as AI drives demands for thermal management and electrical efficiency.

A 230M-parameter chess-playing model built on Liquid AI's LFM2.5, published by mlabonne with an online demo Space. Small enough to run locally, it answers the prompt "can you play chess?"

Bloomberg reports the next earnings season is set to be robust across the board as AI spending benefits flow across the economy. The article is paywalled.

Forgepoint Capital led the round, bringing Hackuity's total funding to $38 million. The Lyon-based platform normalizes vulnerability data from more than 130 security products and will expand across Europe and Asia.

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are among banks arranging billions of dollars in European AI debt as the region races to close the gap with the US.

Bloomberg's newsletter profiles Huang positioning himself as a savvy venture capitalist and "AI kingmaker" in the AI investment landscape.