The ARC Prize Foundation has officially released the ARC-AGI-2 to challenge current foundation models and help track progress towards AGI. Additionally, the Foundation has opened the ARC Prize 2025, running from Mar 26 to Nov 3, with a $700K Grand Prize for an 85% scoring solution on the ARC-AGI-2.
Hugging Face has released HuggingSnap, an iOS app that runs SmolVLM2 locally and efficiently to enable visual understanding and text-based generative AI tasks, such as answering questions about an image or identifying and describing objects from visual input.
Highlights from the Nvidia GTC 2025 keynote, OpenAI's new tools for building agents, Gleamer's recent acquisitions, and OpenAI's decision to invest in CoreWeave as tensions with Microsoft continue to rise.
NVIDIA and Alphabet/Google announced at GTC they are expanding their AI collaboration, focusing on advanced hardware, responsible AI development, robotics innovation, and transformative applications in fields like drug discovery and energy management.
NVIDIA's new Blackwell Ultra platform delivers significantly enhanced AI computing power for reasoning and agentic AI applications. Introduced yesterday at GTC, Blackwell Ultra is expected to be adopted by Nvidia's cloud and manufacturing partners.
NVIDIA has launched the open Llama Nemotron family of reasoning AI models that deliver up to 20% improved accuracy and 5x faster inference compared to competitors, designed to help developers and enterprises build advanced AI agents.
OpenAI has launched a comprehensive suite of new tools including the Responses API, built-in capabilities for web search, file search, and computer use, and an open-source Agents SDK—all designed to make it significantly easier for developers to build AI agents.
Gleamer recently acquired Pixyl and Caerus Medical to expand its portfolio to include neural and lumbar MRI scan analysis, furthering its goal of developing specialized AI tools for various radiology diagnostics tasks.
CoreWeave and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership to provide the latter with even more AI infrastructure. OpenAI has committed up to $11.9 billion to be disbursed across five years in exchange for $350 million in shares.
Investors are betting big on AI-powered agents for coding; Anthropic's Series E; Cohere for AI released Aya Vision; Scrunch AI wants to optimize businesses' online presence for AI; Mistral launched a powerful OCR API; Coreweave acquired Weights & Biases; and more.
HelloBetter has secured €6 million in funding to expand internationally and develop AI-powered digital mental health solutions, bringing its total funding to €31 million. The company plans to enter the French market by establishing a partnership with Mutuelles Impact, which led the funding round.
CoreWeave is acquiring Weights & Biases to create an end-to-end platform that combines cloud infrastructure with AI development tools. The deal unites two industry leaders and aims to accelerate AI innovation while maintaining support for existing Weights & Biases customers.