Mistral AI released Small 3.1, a SOTA multilingual and multimodal LLM —24B (can run on a laptop)
—128k token context window —Outperforms Gemma 3 and GPT-4o Mini on most benchmarks
—Inference speed of 150 tokens/sec
—Open-source under Apache 2.0 license
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Mistral AI Releases Small 3.1 Multilingual Multimodal LLM
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Li Auto’s MindVLA Redefines Autonomous Driving Technology
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"Just like iPhone 4 redefined mobile phones,"Peng Jia, head of R&D of Li Auto’s autonomous driving technology, said, "For the automotive industry, MindVLA will also redefine autonomous driving."
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BYD Zhengzhou factory outscales Tesla Giga Nevada tenfold
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BYD Zhengzhou factory is 10x larger than Giga Nevada 🤯
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 17 mars 2025
You think we can compete with this?
pic.twitter.com/EkO3dlRabuBYD Zhengzhou factory is 10x larger than Giga Nevada You think we can compete with this?
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How Zoink Inspired Bolt’s Rapid Growth Success
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How @zoink inspired @boltdotnew
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 17 mars 2025
(which is currently the second fastest-growing product in history in terms of revenue) pic.twitter.com/QYDey1XArVHow @zoink inspired @boltdotnew (which is currently the second fastest-growing product in history in terms of revenue)
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AI Startups Stand Out: Integration and ROI Strategy
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The #AIAgendaLive event highlighted how AI startups can stand out. Snorkel CEO @ajratner emphasized streamlining integration & hands-on support to tackle enterprise impatience with ROI. Read more: https://
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enda-live-recap-how-ai-startups-can-stand-out
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Meta ad CPMs surge 10% during temporary TikTok ban
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Columbia researchers analyzed Meta ad impressions from 30K advertisers to the temporary TikTok ban’s impact on ad spend/price/volume: • Meta ad CPMs +10% on Jan 19
• Large advertiser spend +66% and ad volume +20%
• Smaller brand spend +19% and ad volume +6%
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LangChain Surges as Developers Seek Model Choice Options
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Quarter of Programming Jobs Vanish: AI Automation Impact
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More than a quarter of computer-programming jobs just vanished. What happened?
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Nvidia Reassures Investors on AI Chip Demand at GTC
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Wall Street’s Best Ideas: Can Nvidia reassure worries over AI demand? This week’s “GTC” show is another opportunity for Nvidia to reassure investors once again that demand will hold up for its chips given fascination over DeepSeek economics. What will Micron Technology say about
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Competition and Business Challenges in Modern Economy
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I agree and it says something about the competition running a business today.