As of December 29, 2025, the digital landscape has reached a grim milestone. A comprehensive year-end report from content creation firm Kapwing, titled the AI Slop Report 2025, reveals that the "Dead Internet Theory"—once a fringe conspiracy—has effectively become an observable reality. The report warns that low-quality, mass-produced synthetic content, colloquially known as "AI slop," [...]
In a move that has fundamentally shifted the landscape of generative artificial intelligence, Google Research, a division of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), has unveiled Genie 3 (Generative Interactive Environments 3). This latest iteration of their world model technology transcends the limitations of its predecessors by enabling the creation of fully interactive, physics-aware 3D environments generated [...]
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the artificial intelligence community, Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930) has unveiled a revolutionary "Tiny AI" model that defies the long-standing industry belief that "bigger is always better." Released in late 2025, the Samsung Tiny Recursive Model (TRM) has demonstrated the ability to outperform models thousands of times its [...]
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose slightly by +0.02%. The dollar found support on Monday as stock market weakness boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, Monday's stronger-than-expected Nov pending home sales report was supportiv...
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Researchers from MIT and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have unveiled a groundbreaking new architectural framework for Large Language Models (LLMs) that fundamentally redefines how artificial intelligence tracks information and performs sequential reasoning. Dubbed "PaTH Attention" (Position Encoding via Accumulating Householder Transformations), the new architecture addresses a critical flaw in current Transformer models: their [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, the artificial intelligence landscape is bracing for a seismic shift in power. Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW), has issued a series of provocative predictions for 2026, arguing that the era of "Big Tech walled gardens" is nearing its end. Ramaswamy suggests that the massive, general-purpose models [...]
In a decisive move to reclaim the integrity of its search results and appease Hollywood's biggest players, YouTube has launched a massive enforcement campaign against channels using generative AI to produce misleading "concept" movie trailers. On December 19, 2025, the platform permanently terminated several high-profile channels, including industry giants Screen Culture and KH Studio, which [...]
As air travel enters a new era of climate-driven instability, Emirates has emerged as a frontrunner in the race to conquer the invisible threat of turbulence. By late 2025, the Dubai-based carrier has fully integrated a sophisticated suite of AI predictive models designed to forecast atmospheric disturbances with unprecedented accuracy. This technological shift marks a [...]
The intersection of artificial intelligence and consumer hardware has reached a new point of friction this December. LG Electronics (KRX: 066570) is currently navigating a wave of consumer indignation following a mandatory firmware update that forcibly installed Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Copilot onto millions of Smart TVs. What was intended as a flagship demonstration of "AI-driven [...]
As the tech world approaches the end of 2025, the race to claim the "prime real estate" of the human face has reached a fever pitch. Reports from internal sources at Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and recent industry demonstrations suggest that Google is preparing a massive, coordinated return to the smart glasses market. Unlike the [...]
In a move that signals the definitive end of the traditional "syntax-first" era of software engineering, Collins Dictionary has officially named "Vibe Coding" its Word of the Year for 2025. This selection marks a profound cultural and technological pivot, moving the spotlight from 2024’s pop-culture "Brat" to a term that defines the intersection of human [...]
February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Monday closed up +1.34 (+2.36%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0203 (+1.19%). Crude oil prices settled sharply higher on Monday after weekend talks to end the Ukraine-Russian war failed to yield a...
AXT shares were trading higher but have since reversed and began trading lower after the company announced it priced its $87 million public offering of 7,098,492 shares at $12.25 per share.
As the world prepares to ring in the new year, a chilling forecast from one of the most respected figures in technology has cast a shadow over the global labor market. Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning "Godfather of AI," has issued a final warning for 2026, predicting it will be the year of mass job [...]
January Nymex natural gas (NGF26 ) on Monday closed up +0.321 (+7.35%), January nat-gas on Monday rallied sharply to a 3-week high on the outlook for colder US temperatures, which are expected to boost heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmosphe...
