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Google has just dropped its new AI model into the mix, and with the Gemini 2.5 Flash, it’s already turning its head. This preview release is aimed at developers and businesses looking for something smart, fast and budget-friendly. Google calls it the “main model” and tracks it. It is built for real-time use cases such as chatbots, data extraction, and summaries run at scale. Flash isn’t here to attract with wild tricks. Here you can do your work efficiently. Google Deepmind has announced that it has announced its release for X. “Gemini 2.5 Flash just dropped. As a Hybrid inference…

A comparison between AI and early internet is inevitable. So let’s not get in the way. We are approaching an age where AI-free apps seem as unthinkable as doing business without the internet. There is now a lot of talk about FinTech adding AI to enhance core functionality within consumer apps. In the future, this conversation will not take place as it will be considered natural that AI is under the hood. Artificial intelligence is already here, in the neobanking app, Crypto Dapp, and in the digital portfolio. As mentioned in saying, it is not evenly distributed. Some advanced companies…

The expense management startup lamp is being considered for a charge card pilot program by the U.S. government’s General Services Agency, the company confirmed Thursday with TechCrunch. The government’s internal fee card program, known as SmartPay, is a $700 billion program. According to a report from Pro Publica, the charge card pilot program contracts under consideration for which RAMP is being considered are estimated to be worth up to $25 million. Pro Publica claims that Fintech lamps have been calling the administration’s attention since January before President Trump is sworn in. In January, RAMP co-founders Eric Glyman and RAMP VC…

To compete more aggressively with rival AI companies like Google, Openai is launching Flex Processing. This is in exchange for API options that lower the usage price of AI models in exchange for slower response times and “occasionally unavailable resource.” Available in Openai’s recently released beta versions of O3 and O4-MINI inference models, Flex Processing is intended for low-priority and “unproduction” tasks such as model evaluation, data enrichment, and asynchronous workloads, OpenAI says. Precisely reduce API costs by half. For O3, Flex Processing is a standard $10/m input token and 40/m output token for $5/m input token (~750,000 words) and…

DALLAS (AP) — The student who shot four students this week when shooting at Dallas High School is believed to have come and go into and target specific students less than two minutes later, the district police chief said Thursday.The 17-year-old suspect was able to enter Wilmer Hutchins High School, which has a metal detector at the entrance at 1:01pm Tuesday, when another student opened the side door where he was locked up, Albert Martinez, the police chief for the Dallas Independent School District, said at a press conference.The suspect was taken into custody hours after the shooting. He stayed…

Occidental bought the Holocene and marked the second direct air capture startup that he purchased two years later. The agreement was carried out at a private amount through Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a subsidiary of the oil and gas company. HeatMap was the first to report the news. The Holocene was racing to advance amino acid-based carbon removal technology, following a $10 million deal that it signed with Google in September to provide 100,000 tonnes of carbon removal by the early 2030s. At $100 per metric tonne, the price was significantly lower than what competitors could offer today. It is…

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted US officials in Paris for consultations to end the war in Ukraine as European Kiev allies seek to play a greater role in a deadly effort to end the conflict amid tensions with Washington. Macron said the talks represent “a very important opportunity for convergence” after hosting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday. “Everyone wants to have peace – robust and sustainable peace. The problem is gradual,” the French leader said. US President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing for an end to the Russian-Ukraine war, with Trump himself…

Geoff Ralston, known for his long-standing startup community at Y Combinator, has returned to the official investment ring, he announced Thursday. His new fund is called the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund, or SAIF. This is both an explanation of the paper and a verbal play. Ralston is specifically looking for startups that “enhance AI safety, security and responsible deployment,” as his fund’s website explains. He plans to write a $100,000 check for safety with a $10 million cap and “pun intended.” Of course, a safe is an investment investment tool before the present/price of investments pioneered by the Y-combinator (represents…

Leaders of four major Canadian political parties faced a French debate before taking the stage for their English counterparts. Wednesday’s event featured Liberal leader and current prime minister Mark Carney, his top rival, conservative leader Pierre Polièvre, and leaders of Brock Quebecois, Yves Francoa Blanche and New Democrat Jagmeet Singh. Thursday’s English debate closes two debates before the April 28 vote, ahead of the officially scheduled vote on October 20th, after Carney called for a snap election in March. In a last minute move, the leader’s debate committee dropped Greene Party and its co-leader Jonathan Pedneux from both discussions, saying…

Tallahassee, Florida (AP) – a Filmed on Florida State University campus Police left multiple victims on Thursday and detained the suspect. A person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press.The university issued an active shooter alert at noon near the Student Union.A spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare said at least six people have been hospitalized, including one in a critical condition. The other patients were in serious condition, the spokesman said. The extent of the victim’s injuries was not immediately known. There were no additional details about those in custody. The person was not permitted to publicly discuss details…