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Apple recently published a widely discussed study revealing major weaknesses in current reasoning models. Now, the company is hiring for exactly this area.

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A new opening on Apple's MIND team in Seattle targets experts in reasoning, planning, tool use, and agent-based LLMs. Candidates should have experience with large-scale model training, PyTorch, RAG, multimodal models, Jax, and hardware-optimized inference. The goal is to develop new LLM and VLM architectures that are more accurate and efficient.

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Runway is letting selected pilot partners fine-tune its generative video models for specific use cases like robotics, education, life sciences, and architecture. The company says its standard models often assume general use cases and fail in real-world tasks. The new tool aims to fix this by allowing easier customization with less data and less computing power. Broader access is expected later. Early access is available via the Runway website.

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Meta is laying off about 600 employees from its core AI research (FAIR), product AI, and infrastructure teams. According to an internal memo from AI chief Alexandr Wang seen by Axios, the move is meant to cut down on bureaucracy, speed up decision-making, and give teams more responsibility. Thousands of AI jobs will remain, and Wang's new TBD Lab unit is not affected by the cuts and will continue to expand. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly had doubts about the company’s previous approach and is now backing Wang’s team to lead Meta’s AI strategy.

Impacted employees in the US are expected to be notified by Wednesday morning and, according to Wang, will be able to apply for other roles within Meta. Reports of tension in Meta’s AI divisions have surfaced before, including disagreements between Yann LeCun and the new management team.

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Anthropic has released Claude Code Web in beta, a browser-based coding tool that runs tasks without needing a terminal. All tasks run in sandboxed cloud environments with strict limits on network and file system access. Claude Code Web connects to approved GitHub repositories through a proxy, creates pull requests, and writes documentation.

Anthropic says it is useful for bug fixes, routine tasks, and backend development with tests. An iOS version is included in the preview. The service is available to Claude Pro and Max users.

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Wikipedia is seeing fewer visitors: The Wikimedia Foundation says page views have dropped by about eight percent compared to last year. The foundation points to generative AI tools and social networks that display Wikipedia content without sending users to the site. Bots that increasingly resemble real users are also putting more strain on Wikipedia's infrastructure.

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Wikipedia remains a core source for training AI models, the foundation notes, but direct visits to the site are falling. If this trend continues, the project could face long-term risks. To respond, Wikimedia is working on new formats for younger audiences, better mobile editing, and clearer guidelines for how others can use Wikipedia content.

25 years since its creation, Wikipedia’s human knowledge is more valuable to the world than ever before.

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