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AI models that simulate internal debate dramatically improve accuracy on complex tasks

A new study by Google suggests that advanced reasoning models achieve high performance by simulating multi-agent-like debates involving diverse perspectives, personality traits, and domain expertise.Their experiments demonstrate that this internal debate, which they dub “society of thought,” significantly improves model performance in complex reasoning and planning tasks. The researchers found that leading reasoning models such as DeepSeek-R1 and QwQ-32B, which are trained via reinforcement lear

How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short

The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the 2026 public markets.

Explainer-Why does Elon Musk want to put AI data centers in space?

A proposed merger between Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI, reported exclusively by Reuters on Thursday, could give fresh momentum ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX said to consider merger with Tesla, Bloomberg News reports

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla as well as an alternative combination with ...

Elon Musk says Tesla will stop producing its S and X models as it shifts to making robots

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company would begin phasing out its Model S and Model X electric vehicles this ...

AI-Generated Sydney Sweeney Video Posted by Elon Musk Amid Recent Criticism

Elon Musk has shared an AI-generated video that features Sydney Sweeney’s likeness. The move comes shortly after he faced ...

Elon Musk says AI will make saving for retirement 'irrelevant.' Anthropic's CEO says building that future won't be easy.

Elon Musk said retirement savings would be pointless in an abundant future. Dario Amodei warned of job losses and rising ...

Elon Musk says Tesla is discontinuing Model S and Model X and doubling down on Optimus robots

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the EV maker will discontinue the Model S and X, Tesla's premium sedan and SUV offerings, in the next quarter.

Elon Musk's $20 billion spending plan signals 'Tesla of yesterday is gone'

Tesla expects to more than double capital spending in 2026 as it invests heavily in robotics and driverless technology.

Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots

On Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles.

Elon Musk is pivoting Tesla to AI and robots. Wall Street analysts have their doubts

Wall Street analysts called Tesla's pivot toward AI and robotics and away from automobiles the most important takeaway from its latest earnings report.

Elon Musk ended Tesla's earnings call with an urgent plea

In the final moments of Tesla's earnings call, Elon Musk urged companies to stop ignoring geopolitical risks by relying on ...

The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever.

Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI

One intrepid Morgan Stanley analyst dared to ask how Apple will make money on its AI investments. The answer will not shock you.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports

This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.

Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI

If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.

Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE

Activists behind the general strike are calling for "no work, no school, and no shopping" amid a push to defund ICE, which has escalated raids in U.S. cities, killing several people, including two U.S. citizens earlier this month in Minneapolis.

Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia, AMD, even after launching its own, Nadella says 

Microsoft says its own chip leapfrogs those made by other cloud providers like Amazon and Google. But it needs more.

Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach

The fintech giant said it plans to "seek recoupment of any expenses" from its firewall provider SonicWall after a 2025 data breach exposed customer firewall configurations.

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot  

With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers, and rumors that no one is using its AI, CEO Satya Nadella shared some usage numbers.