Microsoft has introduced three new small language models—Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning—that reportedly deliver complex reasoning capabilities comparable to much larger models while maintaining efficiency for deployment across various computing environments.
AI2's new Olmo 2 1B model outperforms similar-sized offerings from Google, Meta, and Alibaba across multiple key benchmarks, including GSM8K, TruthfulQA, and DROP, while maintaining a small enough size to run on resource-limited hardware.
Amazon Nova Premier, now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, can handle complex workflows requiring multiple tools and data sources. It also features outstanding model distillation capabilities, enabling users to transfer its advanced features to smaller, faster models for production deployment.
FutureHouse has launched a platform featuring four "superintelligent" AI agents—Crow, Falcon, Owl, and Phoenix—designed to help scientists navigate the overwhelming volume of research literature through research capabilities that reportedly outperform both frontier models and PhD-level researchers.
Chinese AI agent startup Manus has secured a $75M investment led by Benchmark, quintupling its valuation to nearly $500M. The funding will reportedly enable Manus to take its AI agent to global markets, including the US, Japan, and the Middle East.
Wikimedia Foundation unveiled a new AI strategy that prioritizes enhancing human contributors rather than replacing them. The strategy focuses on supporting human editors while maintaining Wikipedia's commitment to providing freely accessible knowledge to anyone in the world.
Ghent-based medical imaging startup Nuclivision has secured €5 million in seed funding to commercialize its AI software platform that enables faster, safer, and more affordable PET scans for cancer and Alzheimer's detection.
Meta just launched a standalone Meta AI app powered by Llama 4 that focuses on offering more natural voice conversations and can leverage user data from Facebook and Instagram to provide tailored responses.
Endor Labs has raised $93M to expand its application security platform with new features: the AI Security Code Review, which uses specialized AI agents to detect security issues in pull requests, and an MCP Server that integrates into coding assistants to enable live vulnerability scans.
Datadog has acquired AI-powered data observability startup Metaplane to expand its capabilities in monitoring complex data workflows. Metaplane will be rebranded and will continue to service its customers until integration into the Datadog platform is completed.
xAI is expanding Grok's capabilities with camera-based object recognition, persistent memory, and a canvas for collaborative document creation, bringing the chatbot closer to competitors like ChatGPT and Gemini.
Google has launched Veo 2, an advanced AI video generation model that creates high-resolution, realistic 8-second videos from text prompts, now available to Google One AI Premium subscribers through both Gemini Advanced and the Whisk creative experiment.