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PrismML releases Bonsai 2 27B, which compresses Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B

PrismML releases Bonsai 2 27B, which compresses Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B to 5.9 GB, small enough for smartphones, while retaining 98.2% of Qwen's benchmark scores

TL;DRNew model compresses a large AI down to smartphone-size with minimal performance loss.

Why it matters: Enables running capable AI locally on phones without cloud dependency or privacy concerns.

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Anthropic says Claude "leads" 26% of its AI R&D work, up from 1%

Claude now leads a quarter of Anthropic's AI research work, up from 1% in March.

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IQM Expands to South America with On-Premises QPU Sale to Brazil’s

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Quantum computer maker IQM sells its first system to a Brazilian research institute.

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Alice & Bob Partners with CEA to Integrate Cat Qubit Software into HPC

Alice & Bob's quantum software is being integrated into French supercomputers for hybrid computing.

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U.S. Lawmaker Ro Khanna Urges Chinese Labs to Help Pace Frontier AI

U.S. lawmaker asks Chinese AI firms to slow development through international agreements.

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Bug Hunters Used Claude to Hack OpenAI

Researchers used Claude to breach OpenAI's systems, accessing internal software repositories.

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A federal judge denies OpenAI's bid

Judge blocks OpenAI from seeing Apple-SpaceXAI settlement details in antitrust dispute.

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Waymo Plans to Offer Paid Robotaxi Rides in Singapore

Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to Singapore by 2028.

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Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city

Waymo is launching self-driving taxis in Singapore by 2028.

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Indian Project Financier’s Data Center Loans Top $1.2 Billion

India's state lender backing $1.2B in data center loans to fuel AI infrastructure growth.

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