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Good morning. It’s Friday, May 2nd.

On this day in tech history: 2000: President Bill Clinton announced that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the U.S. military

In today’s email:

• Midjourney V7

• Meta’s AI Strategy

• Sneak Peak at DeepSeek’s Next AI Play

• 3 New AI Tools

• Latest AI Research Papers

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Midjourney v7 Introduces Enhanced Image Quality and Omni-Reference for Precision

Midjourney has rolled out v7 of its image generation model, sharpening image quality and refining prompt fidelity. The update improves renderings of hands and bodies—longstanding trouble spots—and adds tools like “Vary,” “Upscale,” and an enhanced image preview for smoother editing. A new --exp parameter lets users fine-tune aesthetics, though cranking it up may trade off some prompt precision. Intelligent segmentation features have also been added to streamline post-generation tweaks.

The launch of Omni-Reference expands creative control, letting users anchor specific elements—whether characters, objects, or vehicles—within their images. With its “omni-weight” slider (0–1000), creators can dial in how strictly the model follows a reference, from loose style matching to high-fidelity replication.

While still experimental, Omni-Reference hints at a deeper push toward granular customization in image generation. Read more.

Meta’s AI Strategy Includes Voice Data Collection and Automating Ads

Meta is ramping up its AI agenda with new data collection methods and deeper automation. In the U.S., Ray-Ban smart glasses now default to recording user voices, funneling data into Meta’s AI systems to refine algorithmic performance. Opt-outs require disabling voice control or manually deleting recordings, triggering fresh privacy debates despite Meta’s claims of user control.

Alongside this, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed a forthcoming paid tier for the Meta AI app—approaching 1 billion users—offering enhanced compute and advanced features, mirroring moves by rivals. Meta also announced a sweeping overhaul of its ad business: advertisers now set objectives, and AI handles everything from creative production to targeting and performance tracking. While pitched as “infinite creative,” the model is already stirring backlash over brand safety and trust in ad measurements. Read more.

Sneak Peak at DeepSeek’s next AI play

DeepSeek has quietly dropped Prover-V2, a 671B-parameter open-source AI built for theorem proving and informal maths reasoning. Released on Hugging Face with little noise, Prover-V2 clocks 88.9% on the MiniF2F benchmark and uses a ‘cold-start’ method to break down complex proofs into subgoals before formal verification.

The model, based on DeepSeek’s V3 foundation and mixture-of-experts architecture, sharpens mathematical precision within its stack—despite DeepSeek’s limited access to Nvidia’s top-tier chips. Read more.

• Watch: AI Drone Defeats World Champion Drone Pilots

• FutureHouse Platform brings super-intelligent AI research tools to scientists via web and API

• Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most capable AI model yet

• Ai2's new small AI model outperforms similarly-sized models from Google, Meta

• Runway launches Gen-4 References, letting users place characters in any scene

• Suno Unveils v4.5: Enhanced Vocals, Genre Fusion, and Expanded AI Music Capabilities

• US-built quantum computer outshines world's top supercomputers in key tests

• Popular AI benchmark LMArena allegedly favors large providers, study claims

• Anthropic Adds Integrations and Research Tools but Token Inflation Clouds Cost Picture

• Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests

• Wikipedia announces new AI strategy to “support human editors”

• Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card

• Watch: World's first wheeled robot dog powers through mud, rubble, mountains

• Sam Altman-backed World expands ID tech with Tinder, Visa card, Stripe integration

• Google funding electrician training as AI power crunch intensifies

• Xiaomi introduces MiMo-7B, a compact model for math and coding tasks

• Duolingo said it just doubled its language courses thanks to AI

• Brave’s Latest AI Tool Could End Cookie Consent Notices Forever

• Benchmark shows AI agents can't yet replace human analysts in finance

• 'Robotability score' ranks NYC streets for future robot deployment

• KREA AI Launches Enhanced Model and Topaz Labs Integration for 22K Upscaling

• Nvidia links 3D modeling with AI image generation

• Qwen2.5-Omni-3B shrinks AI power to fit 24GB GPUs

• Ideogram Launches 3.0 Update with Enhanced Realism and New Canvas Editing Features

• Kling AI Launches Instant Film Effect for 3D Polaroid-Style Photos

📄 Sadeed: Advancing Arabic Diacritization Through Small Language Model

📄 WebThinker: Empowering Large Reasoning Models with Deep Research Capability ​​

📄 DeepCritic: Deliberate Critique with Large Language Models 

📄 A Survey of Interactive Generative Video

📄 T2I-R1: Reinforcing Image Generation with Collaborative Semantic-level and Token-level CoT

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