Introducing Toast 1
Meet Toast 1, Mixedbread's search agent for knowledge-intensive tasks, matching or outperforming Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol while being up to 10× cheaper and 12× faster.
How Google is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption
Today we're excited to showcase HEIR, the latest powerful tool added to our Private Computing Toolkit. HEIR is an open source compiler that unlocks cryptographically-secure private AI inference.Homomorphic encryptionAs new benefits emerge with the growth of AI…
Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with?
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Loyola Chicago’s beloved Sister Jean dies at 106 | CNN
Longtime team chaplain for Loyola University Chicago, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, has died aged 106. Sister Jean shot to fame in 2018 after TV cameras caught her pre-game prayer for the Ramblers basketball team and her cheering from the sidelines during the N…
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif’s message to Trump | CNN
Since Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold win at the 2024 Paris Games, the Algerian boxer has been banned from her own sport and caught in a culture war about what it means to be a woman. She told CNN’s Christina Macfarlane how it feels to be exploited for the US…
He followed his dad’s 1980s cycle ride to Australia — and recreated the photos f…
Jamie Hargreaves set out from England at the age of 22, tracing his father Phil’s tire trails from 40 years earlier, riding on exactly the same brand of bicycle and visiting some of the same places and people.
Outraged nail artists are giving ICE the finger | CNN
Most Americans really don’t like how immigration agents are operating in US cities. For some nail technicians and amateur nail artists, their vivid and ever-updated creations have become a natural outlet for their anger.
Facelifts aren’t just to combat aging. Young people are using it to finesse faci…
Traditionally used to reduce signs of ageing, the facelift is often associated with those in later life. However, an increasing number of younger people have been seeking out the surgery.
The Epstein files come for Hollywood royalty | CNN
As stars like Chappell Roan leave his talent agency, LA power broker Casey Wasserman decides what to do next.
Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ‘70s,…
Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.
Wu-Tang Clan collaborator Oliver ‘Power’ Grant dead at 52 | CNN
Oliver “Power” Grant, a music producer who closely collaborated with the Wu-Tang Clan, has died aged 52.
How to avoid injuries and grow stronger as you age | CNN
Building strength later in life starts with exercises that use your body weight. Doing so lets you see not only how your body moves and responds but also where limitations exist.
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a warning about u…
The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has learned.
The electric car revolution is on track, says IEA | CNN Business
Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency.
Judge says Kari Lake unlawfully ran USAGM, voids Voice of America layoffs | CNN…
In a victory for Voice of America staffers, a federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully ran the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year.
Why is Anthropic suing the Trump administration | CNN Business
Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense and other federal agencies over the Trump administration’s decision to label the AI company a “supply chain risk.” CNN’s Lisa Eadicicco reports.
Countries agree on historic release of crude reserves to lower oil and gasoline…
Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil into the global market – the largest release of emergency oil stocks in history – in a drastic move aimed at shoring up crude supplies and ca…
Meta’s Moltbook gamble looks a lot like bubble behavior | CNN Business
Meta, the company that changed its entire brand identity five years ago on the promise of a technology it turned out no one wanted, just spent an undisclosed sum to acquire Moltbook, a “social network” built for “AI agents.”
Anthropic sues the Trump administration after it was designated a supply chain r…
Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense and other federal agencies on Monday over the Trump administration’s decision to label the AI company a “supply chain risk.”
Ret. Air Force major general vanished two weeks ago | CNN
Retired FBI agent Steve Moore weighs in on the disappearance of retired U.S. Airforce Major General William Neil McCasland. He suggests that it is “a search rather than any kind of criminal investigation,” ruling out UFO conspiracies and criminal activities.