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Daylight Saving Time is not observed in most of the state of Arizona and parts of Indiana.
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Tern AI, an Austin-based startup, has developed a low-cost GPS alternative that relies on vehicle sensor data and maps, bypassing traditional satellite positioning. This technology promises enhanced accuracy, resilience against GPS spoofing, and scalability, potentially revolutionizing navigation for various industries.
Google's new Gemini 2.0 Flash AI can remove watermarks from photos and replace them with an "edited with AI" mark. The tool, only available to developers, raises concerns about potential misuse, as it can also insert images of real people.
Japanese AI startup Sakana used its AI system, The AI Scientist-v2, to generate a paper that was accepted to an ICLR workshop. Despite this achievement, challenges like citation errors and the less rigorous workshop review process tempered the significance, highlighting ongoing debates about AI's role in scientific research.
Nvidia has significantly boosted its venture capital activities, particularly in AI startups, following the rise of generative AI like ChatGPT. The company participated in a dramatic surge of funding rounds from 2023 to 2025, focusing on "game-changing" enterprises.
Roblox introduced Cube 3D, an AI model that generates 3D objects from text prompts. Open-sourced to boost 3D creation efficiency, the model uses tokenization inspired by text prediction methods. Future updates will include image-based 3D object generation.
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