Homicides declined in major U.S. cities — by more than 50% in some communities — during the first six months of the year, according to new data from an organization of law enforcement executives.
Why it matters: The stats are the latest signs that violent crime in America is falling from the COVID crime wave, and that drop appears to be accelerating during President Trump's first months in office.
OpenAI on Tuesday debuted two freely downloadable models that it says can, for certain tasks, match the performance of some modes of ChatGPT.
Why it matters: OpenAI is aiming the new models at customers who want the cost savings and privacy benefits that come from running AI models directly on their own devices rather than relying on cloud-based services like ChatGPT or its rivals.
SmartNews, the Japanese news discovery app founded in 2012, is releasing a new artificial intelligence-powered app, executives tell Axios.
Why it matters: The new app — called NewsArc — is meant to offer heavily engaged news readers a more personalized experience without putting them in echo chambers.
The U.S. Army is consolidating 75 contracts into a single arrangement with Palantir Technologies worth as much as $10 billion — a move the service said will accelerate deliveries and eliminate middleman fees.
Why it matters: The 10-year deal is evidence of three things, closely related:
The ascendancy of Palantir in Washington and at the Pentagon, in particular. (At an AI summit last month, President Trump remarked, "We buy a lot of things from Palantir.")
The changing ways militaries are trying and buying products, especially software.
The maturing D.C.-Silicon Valley relationship, which was on the rocks not too long ago.
An Illinois Holocaust museum that uses AI technology to create "interactives" with Holocaust survivors is expanding its offering and including a project with a Tutsi survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
Why it matters: It's the first-ever non-Holocaust interactive interview for the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, Ill., and signals that Holocaust museums are using the technology to bring attention to more recent genocides.
When the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) picked a location for its 2025 Annual Conference, it was about proof, not convenience — and Detroit is a living case study that economic development works.
The Motor City has transformed into a dynamic ecosystem where cutting-edge startups thrive alongside manufacturing plants, blending expertise across sectors to revitalize an iconic community.
