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Today:

• Google Prepares Major I/O Announcements

• Mistral Medium 3 Outperforms Rivals

• Figma Launches AI Vibe-Coding Tool

• Apple Considers AI Search For Safari

• OpenAI Partners With Governments Globally

Google is about to drop something MASSIVE…

Google seems to be gearing up for major announcements at the upcoming Google I/O on May 20th. Recently, they have rapidly released updates to their Gemini models, including the 2.5 Pro and experimental versions, hinting at the possible debut of Gemini 2.5 Ultra or Gemini 3. 

Additionally, Google accidentally revealed "Material 3 Expressive," a UI overhaul for Android, and is working on Project Astra, a real-time video streaming app for Pixel devices.

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Mistral Medium 3 Outperforms Rivals

Mistral released Mistral Medium 3, an AI model balancing performance and cost, outperforming rivals like Claude Sonnet 3.7, Llama 4 Maverick, and Cohere’s Command A on benchmarks. Priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens, it supports cloud and self-hosted setups. Ideal for coding and STEM tasks, it’s available via Mistral’s API and Amazon’s Sagemaker, with support coming for Azure AI Foundry and Google’s Vertex AI.

Why It Matters

1. Cost-Efficient Performance: Mistral Medium 3 sets a new standard by offering top-tier AI performance at a fraction of the cost, making advanced AI more accessible for enterprises.
   

2. Versatile Deployment: The model’s ability to run on both cloud and self-hosted environments with just four GPUs lowers the barrier for adoption across various industries.
   

3. Strategic Integration: By supporting platforms like Amazon Sagemaker, Azure AI Foundry, and Google Vertex AI, Mistral Medium 3 positions itself as a versatile tool for enterprise applications, from coding to data analysis.

Figma Launches AI Vibe-Coding Tool

Figma introduced "Figma Make," a new AI feature that automates website and app creation by converting written descriptions or existing designs into code. Powered by Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, it targets premium users and supports design system integration. The tool aligns with the trend of "vibe-coding," similar to products from Cursor and Windsurf. Figma also announced "Figma Sites" to convert designs into working websites, enhancing its AI-driven design capabilities.

Why It Matters

1. Automation in Software Design: Figma Make leverages AI to simplify coding from design concepts, streamlining the development process and making it more accessible.
   

2. Advancing "Vibe-Coding" Technology: It positions Figma among leading tools in the emerging "vibe-coding" space, directly competing with Cursor and Windsurf.
   

3. AI Integration in Design Ecosystems: By embedding AI into design workflows, Figma highlights the trend of integrating creative tools with automated code generation, shaping the future of digital product development.

Apple Considers AI Search For Safari

Apple is considering integrating AI-powered search engines into its Safari browser, potentially moving away from Google as the default search provider. This shift, revealed during a testimony by Eddy Cue, Apple's SVP of services, comes amid a legal dispute with Alphabet Inc. over a $20 billion-a-year deal. If the partnership is dissolved, it could significantly alter how iPhones and other Apple devices handle search, marking a major change in the tech landscape.

Why It Matters

1. AI-Driven Search Innovation: Apple's move signals a potential new era in AI-powered web browsing, challenging Google’s long-standing dominance in mobile search.
   

2. Strategic Shift in Tech Partnerships: If Apple breaks away from Google, it could reshape alliances in the AI and search engine ecosystem, influencing other tech giants' strategies.
   

3. Consumer Experience Evolution: Integrating AI search into Safari could offer more personalized and intelligent results, enhancing the user experience on Apple devices.

🧠RESEARCH

Unified Multimodal Chain-of-Thought Reward Model through Reinforcement Fine-Tuning

UnifiedReward-Think is a multimodal reward model that uses long chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning to improve decision accuracy in vision tasks. By fine-tuning with reinforcement learning and leveraging multimodal preference data, it enhances both reasoning depth and response quality. The model outperforms existing methods in visual understanding and image generation tasks, showcasing robust and accurate performance.

Absolute Zero: Reinforced Self-play Reasoning with Zero Data

Absolute Zero introduces a new self-play learning method where an AI model generates and solves its own reasoning tasks without using external data. This approach, called Absolute Zero Reasoner (AZR), continuously evolves its reasoning skills through self-proposed challenges. Despite zero human input, AZR achieves state-of-the-art results in coding and math reasoning, proving the power of autonomous learning.

RADLADS: Rapid Attention Distillation to Linear Attention Decoders at Scale

RADLADS is a method to convert traditional attention transformers into linear attention decoders efficiently. It uses a fraction of the data needed for original training, making it fast and cost-effective. Models converted with RADLADS maintain high performance while reducing computational costs. Open-source versions, including Qwen2.5 variants, are available on HuggingFace.

🛠️TOP TOOLS

OpenL - Free and open-source tool designed for programming language development and transformation.

Logo Diffusion - Generates unique and professional logos using advanced AI, allowing users to customize designs based on style, color, and specific prompts.

Scribble Diffusion -  Transforms hand-drawn sketches or doodles into polished, detailed digital images using advanced generative AI.

GPTGo - Browser-based tool that integrates AI to answer questions, generate text, and assist with tasks directly from your search engine.

Magic Eraser - AI-powered tool that removes unwanted objects, people, or distractions from images quickly and seamlessly.

📲SOCIAL MEDIA

🗞️MORE NEWS

• OpenAI launched "OpenAI for Countries" to build AI infrastructure with governments worldwide, focusing on data centers and localization. The U.S.-led initiative emphasizes maintaining U.S. AI leadership, while Europe is encouraged to increase compute capacity but remains a secondary player.

• Anthropic launched a web search API for its Claude AI assistant, enabling real-time information retrieval with progressive search capabilities. This move challenges traditional search engines, as AI-driven, contextual answers gain popularity, potentially disrupting Google's dominance in web search.

• OpenAI is holding talks with the FDA to explore using AI in drug evaluation, including a project called cderGPT. The aim is to speed up the drug approval process by leveraging AI’s data processing capabilities.

• Amazon unveiled Vulcan, a two-armed warehouse robot with a sense of touch, using force sensors to handle items safely. Deployed in Spokane and Hamburg, it has processed 500,000 orders. Amazon claims Vulcan enhances safety rather than replacing human workers.

• ChatGPT usage is about 50% higher on weekdays than weekends, indicating its primary use for work and study. In April 2025, ChatGPT saw 4.786 billion visits, surpassing X, and maintains a more loyal user base than other AI tools.

• Netflix unveiled a revamped TV experience featuring generative AI search, AI-based recommendations, and an updated design. The new interface aims to make content discovery more intuitive, with features like conversational search on iOS and personalized, real-time recommendations.

• OpenAI hired Instacart CEO Fidji Simo to oversee several divisions as part of a leadership restructuring. CEO Sam Altman will continue leading research and infrastructure. Simo’s experience with e-commerce and advertising aligns with OpenAI’s plan to diversify revenue beyond subscriptions.