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Google DeepMind@GoogleDeepMind

We’re reimagining a 50-year-old interface - the mouse pointer - with AI. 🖱️ These experimental demos show how people can intuitively direct Gemini on their screens using motion, speech, and natural s...

SummaryGoogle is experimenting with AI-enhanced mouse pointer technology that combines gestures and speech to provide contextual assistance. The system understands what's under your cursor, allowing natural interactions like pointing at a PDF to request bullet points or highlighting text to modify it.May 12, 20266 tweets♥ 8.5K
Google DeepMind@GoogleDeepMind

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has landed. It’s our most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model yet, built for intelligence at scale. Here’s what’s new 🧵

SummaryGoogle has released Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a cost-efficient AI model that outperforms its predecessor with faster performance at lower costs. The model introduces adjustable 'thinking levels' for customized reasoning across different tasks and is now available in preview through the Gemini API.Mar 3, 20263 tweets♥ 8.8K
Andrew Côté@Andercot

BREAKING: While a new War for Oil erupts in the Middle East A Physics Paper just quietly dropped TODAY that will eventually make Oil, and the entire current Energy Industry, irrelevant. Ushering in...

SummaryA NASA scientist has published a physics paper proposing that energy can be extracted from the quantum vacuum using the Casimir effect, potentially making fossil fuels obsolete. The company Casimir Space claims to have demonstrated power extraction from quantum vacuum using nano-fabricated chips, which could theoretically scale to provide unlimited clean energy.Mar 10, 202617 tweets♥ 6.8K
Alan Daitch@AlanDaitch

Google acaba de lanzar esta BOMBA atómica de paper, quizás comparable con el que comenzó la revolución de IA. No exagero: explica por qué ChatGPT, Gemini,etc tienen el mismo problema: no pueden aprend...

SummaryGoogle publicó un paper revolutionary sobre "Nested Learning" que propone una solución elegante al problema de que los LLMs no pueden aprender después del entrenamiento. La clave es implementar un espectro continuo de memorias que operan a diferentes velocidades temporales (como el cerebro humano), en lugar del actual sistema binario de memoria rápida/congelada, permitiendo modelos que se adapten y mejoren continuamente durante su uso.Nov 23, 202514 tweets♥ 7.3K
Brian Allen@allenanalysis

Let me tell you about a law most Americans have never heard of. Eighteen months from now, every new car sold in the United States will come with technology that watches you drive. Infrared cameras t...

SummaryStarting in 2027, all new cars sold in the US will be required to have technology that monitors drivers' eyes, pupils, and behavior to detect impairment, with the power to disable the vehicle. While this could save thousands of lives from drunk driving, critics warn the technology has unacceptable error rates, no privacy protections, and could enable insurance companies to access biometric data and raise premiums based on driver behavior.Apr 27, 20268 tweets♥ 5.6K
Spotify@Spotify

One of the most requested Spotify updates is here. Starting today, you can pin up to 20 favorites at the top of Your Library 📌 Here's why we made it and how it works 🧵

SummarySpotify has expanded its pinning feature to allow users to pin up to 20 items to the top of their Library, up from the previous limit of 4. The feature is now rolling out globally to all users, both Free and Premium, and can be accessed by pressing and holding any Library item and selecting Pin.Jul 8, 20265 tweets♥ 8.4K
Google@Google

Today, we’re introducing Personal Intelligence. With your permission, Gemini can now securely connect information from Google apps like @Gmail, @GooglePhotos, Search and @YouTube history with a singl...

SummaryGoogle has launched Personal Intelligence for Gemini, a new beta feature that lets the AI securely access your Gmail, Google Photos, Search, and YouTube data to provide more personalized recommendations and assistance. The feature is available starting today for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, with privacy controls allowing users to disconnect apps, adjust settings, or delete chat history at any time.Jan 14, 20268 tweets♥ 7.2K
gregorein@Gregorein

so... I audited Garry's website after he bragged about 37K LOC/day and a 72-day shipping streak. here's what 78,400 lines of AI slop code actually looks like in production. a single homepage load of...

SummaryA developer audited Garry Tan's website and found it loaded 6.42 MB across 169 requests for a simple newsletter-blog, containing AI-generated code bloat including test files shipped to production, duplicate assets, uncompressed 4MB PNGs, and broken image files. The critique highlights how AI code generation without proper review and shipping metrics without quality control led to severely bloated, wasteful production code.Mar 31, 202610 tweets♥ 7.6K
JP Lindsley | Journalist@JPLindsley

1/ Ukrainian fighter pilot Vadym Voroshylov says Sweden's Gripen is "the only fighter jet in the world I'd sell my soul for." Stockholm and Kyiv have struck a deal on this workhorse Swedish fighter....

SummarySweden and Ukraine have agreed to supply Swedish Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, with potential for 100-150 aircraft. Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov explains the Gripen's advantages: superior durability for damaged runways, ability to operate from short road strips, fast turnaround times, weapon flexibility, hot refueling capability, and lower operating costs compared to F-16s and MiG-29s.Oct 27, 202510 tweets♥ 6.9K
Google DeepMind@GoogleDeepMind

This is Gemini 3: our most intelligent model that helps you learn, build and plan anything. It comes with state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities, world-leading multimodal understanding, and enables...

SummaryGoogle announces Gemini 3, their most advanced AI model featuring state-of-the-art reasoning, multimodal capabilities, and improved coding abilities. Gemini 3 Pro is now rolling out globally and tops multiple AI benchmarks while offering more accurate, nuanced responses without filler.Nov 18, 20256 tweets♥ 6.4K
Google DeepMind@GoogleDeepMind

SIMA 2 is our most capable AI agent for virtual 3D worlds. 👾🌐 Powered by Gemini, it goes beyond following basic instructions to think, understand, and take actions in interactive environments – mea...

SummaryGoogle announced SIMA 2, an advanced AI agent powered by Gemini that can understand and act in 3D virtual worlds with improved reasoning, generalization to unseen environments, and self-teaching capabilities. The system represents progress toward more capable AI agents with potential applications in robotics and real-world AGI development.Nov 13, 20255 tweets♥ 6.4K
Ilir Aliu@IlirAliu_

You need $100 Billion to solve self-driving? Wrong. A small team of engineers in San Diego is doing it with a smartphone chip and a few cameras: ... for $999.🧵

SummaryGeorge Hotz's comma_ai is revolutionizing self-driving cars with a $999 device using smartphone chips and end-to-end learning, proving you don't need $100 billion and massive test fleets. The company has 20,000+ active users, runs profitably, and represents an open-source alternative to proprietary solutions from Tesla, Waymo, and Cruise.Dec 7, 202510 tweets♥ 7.2K
Sundar Pichai@sundarpichai

1/ Gemini 3 in action, a quick🧵 You can give Gemini 3 anything (images, pdfs, scribbles, etc) and it will create whatever you like: an image becomes a board game, a napkin sketch transformed into a...

SummaryGoogle announces Gemini 3, an advanced multimodal AI that can process images, PDFs, and other inputs to generate creative outputs like board games, websites, and interactive lessons. The update includes improved reasoning capabilities for tasks like sports performance analysis, dynamic visual search results, and a new Gemini Agent that can handle complex multi-step tasks like booking services and organizing emails.Nov 18, 20255 tweets♥ 6.7K
Black Forest Labs@bfl_ai

Introducing FLUX 3. One multi-modal model for Image, Video, Audio and Action-Prediction. Creations are truer to life in every kind of style. FLUX 3 Video is now available in early access (link below...

SummaryBlack Forest Labs introduced FLUX 3, a unified multimodal AI model capable of generating and editing images, videos, and audio, plus predicting actions for robotics applications. The model is now available in early access for video generation, with additional features like native audio generation and open-weight access planned for rollout in coming weeks.Jul 23, 20266 tweets♥ 6.3K
Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein@opinali

Daniel got important clarifications from NVIDIA. TLDR: the "DLSS5 skeptical" were right about *everything*. 1⃣ It's a 2D AI Filter. Input is only color buffer & motion vectors. The model doesn't...

SummaryNVIDIA clarified that DLSS5 is a 2D AI filter that only sees color and motion data, lacking access to geometry and lighting information. The technology relies on guessing scene properties from pixels alone, explaining why demo scenes featured simple lighting and why it struggles with fast motion and complex illumination.Mar 19, 20267 tweets♥ 6.2K
Google@Google

Today we’re bringing @Gmail into the Gemini era, making it a personal, proactive inbox assistant to help you manage your life, not just your messages. Explore the new features launching today, many of...

SummaryGmail is integrating Gemini AI features to help manage inboxes more efficiently, including AI-powered filtering, email writing assistance, suggested replies, and email chain summaries. New features are rolling out to all users at no cost, with some advanced capabilities available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.Jan 8, 20265 tweets♥ 5.7K
Google Maps@googlemaps

Ask Maps is now available to everyone in the U.S. and India. Here are six prompts to get you started. 🧵

SummaryAsk Maps, now available in the U.S. and India, uses AI to help users find locations and plan itineraries by understanding natural language queries that combine multiple factors like atmosphere, timing, scenery, and proximity. The feature can help with everything from finding quiet bars to read in, planning multi-stop dates, coordinating walks with sunset times, and creating personalized travel itineraries.Mar 30, 20268 tweets♥ 5.6K
SpaceXAI@SpaceXAI

It was great hosting an amazing group of hardcore engineers for the last 24 hours. Here are the highlights of the top projects. 🚀🧵

SummaryA hackathon showcase featuring 17 innovative projects built with Grok AI, including multiplayer games, engineering tools, recruitment platforms, AI agents for negotiation and news delivery, and creative applications spanning gaming, coding, commerce, and agriculture.Dec 8, 202518 tweets♥ 5.4K
Google DeepMind@GoogleDeepMind

Gemini 3.7 Flash is here. It’s stronger for coding, knowledge work, and web development. 🧵

SummaryGoogle has released Gemini 3.7 Flash, an updated AI model with improved performance in coding, web development, and knowledge work tasks. The model shows better accuracy in debugging, web layout design, and business workflows, and is now available through various Google platforms including Antigravity, Google AI Studio, and the Gemini app.Aug 13, 20262 tweets♥ 5.1K
Crémieux@cremieuxrecueil

Can telling people the truth about data centers—that they're safe and beneficial, with little environmental cost—convince them to support data centers? The answer seems to be...🧵 No. To start, not...

SummaryDespite data centers being safe and beneficial with minimal environmental impact, public opposition remains strong regardless of factual messaging. Research suggests communities won't be convinced by truth or evidence, making direct incentives or bribes the most effective strategy for securing local support for data center projects.Aug 19, 20265 tweets♥ 2.6K