Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Google DeepMind's advanced Gemini just achieved gold medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving complex proofs that stump most humans.
With AI now mastering elite-level mathematics, are we witnessing the emergence of artificial minds that can tackle humanity's most challenging scientific problems?
In today's recap:
Gemini AI conquers world's toughest math competition
Alibaba launches 480B parameter coding rival to Claude
Amazon acquires AI wearable startup for assistant push
OpenAI signs $30B a year deal with Oracle for data center services
5 new AI tools and more
GOOGLE DEEPMIND
Gemini AI earns gold medal at world's toughest math competition
Source: Google DeepMind
Recaply: Google DeepMind's advanced Gemini with Deep Think has officially achieved gold medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving 5 out of 6 exceptionally difficult problems and scoring 35 out of 42 points.
Key details:
Gemini worked entirely in natural language, producing rigorous mathematical proofs within the 4.5-hour competition limit.
It used parallel thinking to test multiple ideas at once before choosing the best solution.
It was enhanced with reinforcement learning techniques focused on multi-step reasoning and theorem-proving.
This beats last year's silver medal earned by DeepMind's older tools, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry.
It will roll out to trusted testers first, then Google AI Ultra subscribers.
Why it matters: Gemini's success shows AI is getting really good at solving hard math problems, almost like top human competitors. It's a big step toward building AI that can help scientists and researchers tackle complex problems in the real world.
ALIBABA
Alibaba drops massive 480B coding AI that rivals Claude
Source: Qwen
Recaply: Alibaba's Qwen team just released Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, a massive 480-billion parameter AI model designed specifically for coding tasks that matches Claude Sonnet 4's performance.
Key details:
The model uses 35 billion active parameters from its 480B total, supporting 256K context length natively.
It achieves top performance among open models on coding benchmarks including SWE-Bench Verified.
It includes the Qwen Code command-line tool, forked from Gemini Code with custom prompts.
It works well with tools like Claude Code and Cline.
It was trained on 7.5 trillion tokens with a 70% code ratio using reinforcement learning.
Why it matters: This shows that open-source coding AIs are now competing with big, closed models. Qwen3-Coder's size and tool support could make powerful coding help more available to developers around the world.
AMAZON
Amazon snaps up AI wearable startup Bee for personal assistant push
Source: Bee
Recaply: Amazon has acquired AI wearables startup Bee, signaling the tech giant's move into personal AI devices beyond its Echo speakers. The deal brings Bee's conversation-recording bracelet and Apple Watch app under Amazon's umbrella.
Key details:
Bee's $49.99 bracelet records conversations to create reminders and to-do lists.
It includes a $19 monthly subscription for AI processing services.
It's much cheaper than failed competitors like the Humane AI Pin ($499).
The deal hasn't closed yet, but Bee employees received Amazon job offers.
Bee raised $7 million last year before the acquisition.
Why it matters: This shows Amazon is getting serious about AI wearables as it goes head-to-head with OpenAI, Meta, and Apple. With Bee's low price, Amazon might finally make AI gadgets more mainstream and affordable for everyone.
OPENAI
OpenAI locks in massive $30B Oracle deal for AI infrastructure
Source: OpenAI
Recaply: OpenAI has signed a $30 billion annual deal with Oracle to build 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity for its Stargate AI infrastructure project, marking one of the largest cloud deals in tech history.
Key details:
The deal provides power capacity equivalent to two Hoover Dams or four million homes.
The project will create over 100,000 jobs in construction and operations across the U.S.
Stargate now has over 5 gigawatts of power and more than 2 million AI chips.
Construction is already underway at the Stargate I facility in Abilene, Texas.
Oracle's stock hit all-time highs after the deal disclosure, making Larry Ellison the world's second richest person.
Why it matters: This deal shows how much power and money it takes to build advanced AI. It also puts OpenAI and Oracle at the center of America's AI growth, bringing big changes to jobs, tech, and the economy.
NEWS
Beyond the big stories in AI today
xAI revealed its Colossus 2 data center in Tennessee with 110,000 NVIDIA GB200 GPUs, targeting 50 million H100-equivalent units within five years.
Microsoft poached over 24 staff from Google DeepMind in six months, including former Gemini engineering head Amar Subramanya as corporate VP of AI.
Google released Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite as a stable model, priced at $0.10 input and $0.40 output per million tokens as its fastest and lowest-cost option.
Replit launched Queue for Replit Agent, enabling users to submit multiple tasks while the agent works and reorder priorities for Core and Teams subscribers.
Hedra launched Live Avatars streaming model at $0.05 per minute with sub-100ms latency, offering 15x cost savings over existing avatar solutions.
DuckDuckGo introduced Customizations, allowing users to control response tone, length, and behavior directly from the prompt interface.
Netflix began using Runway AI's video generation tools in content production, with Disney also testing the startup's generative AI technology.
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