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techmeme.com > 260908 > p49

Analysis: from 2019 to 2025, gains in pretraining compute efficiency came mostly from data improvements rather than model improvements

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Filing: AI training data startup Micro1 offers to pay $12.5M for Spirit Airlines' data; the offer faces hurdles as Spirit already has a $10M deal with Google

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techmeme.com > 260903 > p35

Techmeme: OpenAI calls GPT-6 Astra the “world's best computer use model”; in tests, it booked DMV appointments and searched job listings faster than the average person (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

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techmeme.com > 260902 > p28

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber for partners in its new Fairwind Program, and says Gemini 3.8 Flash beats Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on some benchmarks

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techmeme.com > 260901 > p46

Memo: Alexandr Wang says Meta is switching from Google Chat to Slack for internal communications as Slack is the “strongest platform available today for agents”

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techmeme.com > 260827 > p39

Sources: some Trump administration officials circulated a draft EO to create a self-regulatory organization for AI, but it needs buy-in from Trump and others

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