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New STAR metric catches AI translations that drop sentences
New preprint STAR catches AI translations that silently drop or invent sentences, and a method that may let small models beat GPT-4o.
Marcello Babbili
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Google Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: 10x more scene context
Google DeepMind's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash adds scene extension, keyframe interpolation, and cheaper 360p previews for developers via the Gemini API.
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PyTorch hits GitHub trending at 102,613 stars
PyTorch appeared on GitHub's daily trending list with 102,613 stars and 22 new ones that day, ten years after the framework was first created.
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DeepMind's double-blind AI test locks benchmarks in crypto box
Google DeepMind is testing a Gemini Flash Lite model against confidential benchmarks sealed in a cryptographic box, with four external partners.
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AI coding agent defense cuts malware severity 83%
SkillShield bakes security skills into the system prompt, dropping malware severity from 3.37 to 0.58 across six models while refusing just 0.14% of benign
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WebMCP-Phalanx blocks 80 of 80 prompt injection attacks in browser agents
A preprint called WebMCP-Phalanx cuts browser agent attacks from 100% to 0% and blocks 80 of 80 prompt injection attempts, with task utility unchanged.
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StepGuard blocks AI agent attacks 77% before they run
StepGuard from Shanghai AI Lab checks AI agent tool calls before execution, cutting attack success 77% while losing just 2.8 points of utility.
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LLM agents run controlled experiments on pharma simulations
A multi-agent framework from the University of Stuttgart lets LLM agents design, run, and interpret experiments on pharmaceutical simulation models.
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TradingAgents nears 100,000 GitHub stars with AI trading desk
TradingAgents, an open-source multi-agent LLM framework modelling a trading desk with arguing AI agents, approaches 100,000 GitHub stars.
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LanceDB: 11,000-star vector database trends on GitHub
LanceDB, an open-source embedded vector database in Rust, hit GitHub's daily trending list with 11,000-plus stars and bold multimodal search claims.
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Vibe coding: security prompt halves AI app flaws
An arXiv preprint found adding security requirements to AI coding prompts cut confirmed flaws from 51 to 24 across six web apps, with zero critical issues.
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Google Gemini CLI hits 106,000 stars with free 1,000-request daily tier
Google's Gemini CLI offers 1,000 free AI requests daily in the terminal, with a 1M token context window and Gemini 3 models. Now 106,000 stars.