Mercury 2 introduces diffusion LLMs to text, delivering 10x faster speeds for AI agents and production workflows without sacrificing reasoning power.

The new Mercury 2 AI model uses diffusion reasoning to generate 1,000 tokens per second; it runs about 5x faster than Haiku, speed limits are ...

OpenAI wants to retire the leading AI coding benchmark—and the reasons reveal a deeper problem with how the whole industry measures itself.

CHESAPEAKE — The city has completed its 18-mile portion of a regional broadband fiber optic ring connecting south Hampton Roads cities. And a broader city-owned network being constructed around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy has slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom's (D) high-speed rail project, questioning its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California high-speed project’s railhead facility, where materials will be delivered before being shipped to rail construction ...

Bill formalizes termination of $928M already canceled months earlier. State rail authority says project proceeds: 171 miles in design or construction now. Loss forces reliance on state funding, ...

All it took was the mere mention of the words “Slippery Fish” for U.S. speed skating national team coach Ryan Shimabukuro to purse his lips and shake his head. There wasn't even a full question asked ...

A group affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is facing the first big test of its political power this year in the Democratic primary for New Jersey Gov. Mikie ...

Python’s new JIT compiler might be the biggest speed boost we’ve seen in a while, but it’s not without bumps. Get that news and more, in this week’s report.