DevPick

Raven, a multi-agent ecosystem designed for reliability, persistence, and self-evolution based on Recursive Self-Improvement, has been released.

• •Raven is designed as a self-evolving multi-agent ecosystem with reliability and persistence, aiming for collaboration across all domains.
• •Positioned as a "harness of harnesses," the project adopts an architecture with Recursive Self-Improvement in mind.
• •It was released under the repository name EverMind-AI/Raven and introduced to the community via Show HN.

An article covering investigations and reports on the issue of AI companies leaking data to advertisers.

Atomic, founded by former Tesla members, raised $12.5 million to develop agentic supply chain software.

• •Atomic provides agentic software that automates supply chains.
• •The company's technology is already used by enterprises such as DoorDash and HelloFresh.
• •A team centered on former Tesla members raised $12.5 million.

Benchmark results comparing the performance of uncensored AI models and models fine-tuned for cybersecurity tasks.

• •Benchmarks are conducted on uncensored AI models.
• •Models fine-tuned specifically for cybersecurity tasks are also included in the evaluation.
• •Related to the Offensive-Security-AI-Models repository provided by JoasASantos.

A tool visualizes and analyzes wave, wind, water temperature, and tide data from NOAA networks across the Bering Sea to Samoa.

• •The tool targets data from NOAA buoys, coastal observation stations, tide gauges, and estuaries.
• •It allows users to chart and analyze information regarding waves, wind, water, and tides.
• •It covers a wide region extending from the Bering Sea to Samoa.

An OpenAI senior executive told the Wall Street Journal that a problematic model was discarded due to safety concerns stemming from its low ability to follow instructions.

• •An OpenAI senior executive discussed the discarding of a specific model in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
• •The model was discarded because its low aptitude for following instructions raised safety concerns.

Autonomous trucking company Aurora presented a large-scale plan for 2030, with its CFO stating that the company's goals are achievable rather than mere wishes.

• •Autonomous trucking company Aurora announced an ambitious plan targeting 2030.
• •Aurora's CFO explained that the company's set goals are realistic, not just idealistic wishes.

A benchmark tool that evaluates one-shot generation capabilities by instructing models to create a Pac-Man game in a single HTML page.

• •Tests each model's capability with the prompt to create a Pac-Man game in a single HTML page.
• •Evaluates one-shot generation only, without any follow-up prompts or corrections.
• •Received 59 points and 38 comments on Hacker News.

AMD announced it will acquire World Labs, an AI research institute co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion.

• •The acquisition is valued at approximately $8.2 billion and will be conducted as an all-stock exchange.
• •World Labs was established in 2024 and achieved a $1 billion valuation within months.
• •The company has already released its first commercial product, a world generation model.

AI infrastructure startup Modal Labs has completed a $750 million funding round, aiming to raise its valuation to $15.75 billion.

• •Modal Labs is in the final stages of a $750 million funding round.
• •The funding round is expected to result in a valuation of $15.75 billion.
• •This valuation represents a more than threefold increase compared to four months ago.