Cognition releases SWE-1.7, trained from Kimi K2.7 and available
Cognition releases SWE-1.7, trained from Kimi K2.7 and available at 1,000 tokens/second, claiming it nears GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.8 on benchmarks at a lower cost
Today, we're launching SWE-1.7, the most capable model we've trained so far. It reaches frontier-level intelligence at a much lower cost …
Rice University and Max Planck Society Launch Q-RaMP Initiative
Rice University and the German Max Planck Society have officially finalized a transnational research pact to establish the Quantum Materials - Rice and Max Planck Partnership (Q-RaMP). Formally signed in Paris by Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Max Planck Society Vice…
Companies are mobilizing internal groups of "AI champions"
Companies are mobilizing internal groups of “AI champions” to drive adoption; BCG says 74% of front-line employees now use AI regularly, up from 51% in 2025 — Companies are increasingly mobilizing internal groups of AI ‘champions’ as a way to sell their more reluctant colleagues on the technology's benefits