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In brief MiniCPM5-1B scores an average of 42.57 across agentic and reasoning benchmarks, beating the next-best 1B-class competitor’s 35.61. The…

from the sometimes-it-can-be-a-useful-tool dept I’ve spoken to enough teachers and professors to know that LLM tools are absolutely a challenge…

This week, editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch are joined by The Gist’s Mike Pesca to discuss the ongoing Iran conflict,…

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “critically important” that the CFTC keep “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, echoing CFTC…

Several Bitcoin mining stocks rallied Tuesday, reflecting a broader equity surge driven by optimism around artificial intelligence productivity gains as…

In brief Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev posted an unofficial world-record time in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. Non-enhanced athletes won both…

An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the latest edition of Rent Free. This week’s slightly abbreviated post-Memorial Day issue includes a breakdown…

A growing number of people see the Clarity Act, which intends to establish clear and enforceable guardrails for the U.S.…

Near Protocol’s native token, NEAR, has the potential to grow 20x by 2027, according to Arthur Hayes, co-founder of the…

In brief Bitcoin addresses created in 2014 simultaneously transferred a combined 107 Bitcoin worth $8.2 million to a well-known burn…

from the fuckarounds-just-found-out dept It’s one thing to accuse the government of engaging in vindictive prosecutions. It’s quite another thing…