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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ICPC medals for OpenAI and Gemini

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/17/icpc/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ICPC medals for OpenAI and Gemini Feedly Summary: In July it was the International Math Olympiad (OpenAI, Gemini), today it’s the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). Once again, both OpenAI and Gemini competed with models that achieved Gold medal performance. OpenAI’s Mostafa Rohaninejad: We received the problems…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Favors Anthropic Over OpenAI For Visual Studio Code

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/17/1927233/microsoft-favors-anthropic-over-openai-for-visual-studio-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Favors Anthropic Over OpenAI For Visual Studio Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is shifting its preference towards Anthropic’s Claude 4 over OpenAI’s GPT-5 for its Visual Studio Code auto model feature and GitHub Copilot. The company is also increasing investments in its own…

  • Slashdot: Gemini AI Solves Coding Problem That Stumped 139 Human Teams At ICPC World Finals

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/17/1923220/gemini-ai-solves-coding-problem-that-stumped-139-human-teams-at-icpc-world-finals?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Gemini AI Solves Coding Problem That Stumped 139 Human Teams At ICPC World Finals Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s generative AI model, Gemini 2.5, achieved a gold medal at the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), showcasing advancements towards artificial general intelligence. This performance highlights the…

  • Gemini: Investing in America 2025

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    Source URL: https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/investing-in-america-2025/ Source: Gemini Title: Investing in America 2025 Feedly Summary: Google’s deep investments in American technical infrastructure, R&D and the workforce will help the U.S. continue to lead the world in AI. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights Google’s substantial investments in American technical infrastructure and research and development, emphasizing…

  • The Register: Microsoft pens $15B love letter to the UK with 23,000 Nvidia GPUs attached

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/17/microsoft_uk_ai_cash/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft pens $15B love letter to the UK with 23,000 Nvidia GPUs attached Feedly Summary: Redmond woos Blighty with cloud and AI infrastructure splurge as Trump comes to town Microsoft appears to have trumped Google’s UK datacenter ambitions with a $15 billion investment in cloud and AI infrastructure…

  • Cloud Blog: Setting new expectations: Benchmarking high-performance trading with C3 machines

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/benchmarking-c3-machine-types-for-trading-firms-with-28stone/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Setting new expectations: Benchmarking high-performance trading with C3 machines Feedly Summary: Trading in capital markets demands peak compute performance, with every microsecond impacting critical decisions and market outcomes. At Google Cloud, we’re committed to providing global markets with the cutting-edge infrastructure they need to create and participate in…

  • Scott Logic: Greener AI – what matters, what helps, and what we still do not know

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/09/16/greener-ai-lit-review.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Greener AI – what matters, what helps, and what we still do not know Feedly Summary: We recently undertook a literature review about the environmental impact of AI, across carbon, energy, and water. It offers practical strategies for teams to reduce impact today, while highlighting the gaps in…

  • Slashdot: ChatGPT Will Guess Your Age and Might Require ID For Age Verification

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/16/2045241/chatgpt-will-guess-your-age-and-might-require-id-for-age-verification?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ChatGPT Will Guess Your Age and Might Require ID For Age Verification Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI has announced stricter safety measures for ChatGPT to address concerns about user safety, particularly for minors. These measures include age verification and tailored conversational guidelines for younger users,…

  • The Register: Google unmasks itself as mystery hyperscaler behind £3.75B UK datacenter

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/google_hertfordshire_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Google unmasks itself as mystery hyperscaler behind £3.75B UK datacenter Feedly Summary: Tech giant confirms facility next to the M25 is its latest AI-fueled server farm Google today confirmed it is the mystery hyperscaler behind one of Europe’s largest datacenter campuses as it cut the ribbon on a…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide.

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/technology/what-exactly-are-ai-companies-trying-to-build-heres-a-guide.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide. Feedly Summary: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI plan to spend at least $325 billion by the end of the year in pursuit of A.I. We explain why they’re doing it. AI Summary…