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Google DeepMind’s PlanAssist Expands to 15-Council Beta
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The big read · AI News
Google DeepMind’s PlanAssist Expands to 15-Council Beta
Google DeepMind is expanding its PlanAssist AI tool into a 12-month beta across 15 English councils. The tool uses Gemini to aggregate application documents, policies, and constraints into cited draft assessments for routine householder applications.
Read the full story →In the loop · AI News
Meta’s Max Humanoid Is Reportedly a Research Prototype
Meta has reportedly partnered with robotics company Fourier to develop a humanoid research prototype named Max, though the company claims it has no plans to sell the units as a consumer product. The project is intended to provide an internal platform for testing Meta’s AI software in physical environments.
Read the full story →In the loop · AI News
Microsoft Prices $25 Billion Bond Sale Amid AI Buildout
Microsoft has priced $25 billion in senior unsecured notes across ten tranches, with maturities ranging from 2028 to 2066.
Read the full story →In the loop · AI News
NVIDIA Cuts Vera Rubin’s Shipping Bandwidth Targets
NVIDIA has revised its Vera Rubin GPU specifications, reducing per-GPU HBM4 memory bandwidth from 22 TB/s to 19.2 TB/s and NVLink bandwidth from 3.6 TB/s to 3.0 TB/s. While theoretical compute figures remain unchanged, these bandwidth cuts impact data-heavy workloads.
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