Gemini Flash Thinking a model making a serious run at “reasoning.” The FAA has had to ban drones in New Jersey cause of all those weird drone sightings. Self Driving technology continues to prove it is safer. An open source generative physics engine for robots.Sponsors:<ul><li><a href="https://washingtonpost.com/ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WashingtonPost.com/ride</a></li></ul> Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24325169/google-ai-reasoning-model-gemini-flash-2-thinking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’</a>&nbsp;(The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-19/us-aviation-regulator-bans-drone-flights-in-parts-of-new-jersey?sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAA Bans Drone Flights in Parts of New Jersey</a>&nbsp;(Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24325015/instagram-ai-video-editing-tool-meta-movie-gen-teaser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram teases AI editing tools that will completely reimagine your videos</a>&nbsp;(The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24324492/waymo-injury-property-damage-insurance-data-swiss-re" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waymo still doing better than humans at preventing injuries and property damage</a>&nbsp;(The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/new-physics-sim-trains-robots-430000-times-faster-than-reality/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New physics sim trains robots 430,000 times faster than reality</a>&nbsp;(ArsTechnica)</li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gemini Flash Thinking a model making a serious run at “reasoning.” The FAA has had to ban drones in New Jersey cause of all those weird drone sightings. Self Driving technology continues to prove it is safer. An open source generative physics engine for robots.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://washingtonpost.com/ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WashingtonPost.com/ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24325169/google-ai-reasoning-model-gemini-flash-2-thinking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(The Verge)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-19/us-aviation-regulator-bans-drone-flights-in-parts-of-new-jersey?sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FAA Bans Drone Flights in Parts of New Jersey&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Bloomberg)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24325015/instagram-ai-video-editing-tool-meta-movie-gen-teaser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram teases AI editing tools that will completely reimagine your videos&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(The Verge)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24324492/waymo-injury-property-damage-insurance-data-swiss-re" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Waymo still doing better than humans at preventing injuries and property damage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(The Verge)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/new-physics-sim-trains-robots-430000-times-faster-than-reality/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;New physics sim trains robots 430,000 times faster than reality&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(ArsTechnica)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Gemini Flash Thinking a model making a serious run at “reasoning.” The FAA has had to ban drones in New Jersey cause of all those weird drone sightings. Self Driving technology continues to prove it is safer. An open source generative physics engine for robots.

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