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HopTo has introduced its inaugural machine, designated Hop-1, a quadcopter equipped with a singular, extendable leg. This design prioritises bouncing on a passive spring, thereby reducing the need for continuous motor operation. Rotors primarily replenish energy expended during landings, activating for flight only when obstacles such as gaps, walls, or significant elevation changes necessitate aerial movement. This method reportedly decreases energy use compared to sustained

DeepSeek has released its V4.1 Flash model. It claims to outperform its previous flagship while cutting inference costs and boosting speeds. This move furthers China's artificial intelligence market developments. The new model reportedly performs strongly against other notable AI offerings, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

Google DeepMind has published the AlphaGenome Atlas, a one petabyte dataset predicting approximately nine billion single letter changes to human DNA. This resource includes every possible variant, each assigned an AlphaGenome Variant Impact score. The score estimates potential damage from genetic alteration, combining two of DeepMind's models. The dataset is over 30 times larger than the AlphaFold Database.