Politics
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
9 posts
Baidu’s Ernie 5.1 cuts pre-training costs by 94% while matching top models’ performance.
https://the-decoder.com/baidus-ernie-5-1-cuts-94-percent-of-pre-training-costs-while-competing-with-top-models/
EU Commission seeks direct access to OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Cyber model for regulatory review; Anthropic in ongoing talks. https://the-decoder.com/the-eu-wants-to-regulate-ai-but-needs-openai-and-anthropic-to-let-regulators-through-the-door/
Qwen3 0.6B and Qwen3.5 0.8B models see 2.88M downloads/month on Huggingface. @HuggingFace
https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1ta9w3j/where_are_small_models_like_qwen3_06b_and_qwen35/
Anthropic adds Agent View dashboard for managing parallel coding sessions via Claude Code CLI.
https://www.testingcatalog.com/anthropic-adds-agent-view-for-claude-code-for-parralel-work/
Ph.D. student launches online RL reading group for newcomers seeking structured learning paths.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1takowq/online_rl_reading_groupd/
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Alphabet Inc. begins marketing its first-ever yen bond sale, an eight-tranche deal, to expand funding for AI-driven capital spending. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/alphabet-offers-eight-tranche-deal-in-its-debut-yen-bond-sale
Sam Altman testifies in Elon Musk trial; OpenAI CEO and president are primary defendants in California federal jury trial. Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/916975/altman-takes-stand-elon-musk-openai-trial
Rexel SA plans additional bolt-on acquisitions in the U.S. and Canada to leverage data center and manufacturing growth, following the Revere acquisition. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/rexel-ceo-sees-more-deals-in-wake-of-revere-acquistion-in-us