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 …


Reno-based AI chip startup Positron is in talks
AI chip startup Positron is in talks to raise about $750 million in financing during a round with two phases, part of a groundswell …

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…