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- Gemini 2.5 tops AI leaderboard
Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Google is back on top of the AI rankings, thanks to the release of its powerful new Gemini 2.5 Pro model — dominating benchmarks across reasoning, math, science, and coding.
But with AI continuing to evolve at lightning speed and rivals like OpenAI gearing up for their next models, how long will Google hold onto the crown?
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In today’s AI rundown:
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro tops AI leaderboard
OpenAI adds image generation to GPT-4o, Sora
Transform concepts into production-ready pitch decks
Apple’s billion-dollar bet on Nvidia AI hardware
4 new AI tools & 4 job opportunities
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Image source: Google
The Rundown: Google just announced Gemini 2.5, a new family of AI models with built-in reasoning—starting with the release of Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, which tops key benchmarks and represents the company’s most intelligent model to date.
The details:
2.5 Pro debuts at #1 on the LMArena leaderboard, showcasing advanced, SOTA reasoning capabilities across math, science, and coding tasks.
On coding, 2.5 Pro scores 63.8% on SWE-Bench Verified and 68.6% on Aider Polyglot — with specific strengths in web apps and agentic code applications.
It’s shipping with a 1M token context window, but Google soon plans to double this to 2M for processing entire code repositories and massive datasets.
The model is available now in Google AI Studio and the Gemini app for Advanced subscribers, with API pricing coming in the weeks ahead.
Why it matters: As major AI labs push forward with reasoning, Google has made "thinking" a standard rather than a premium offering. The tech giant continues to push SOTA models despite lacking the hype of OpenAI — but with how fast AI is moving (and with GPT-5 and others lurking), it remains to be seen how long the new ranking lasts.
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OPENAI
Image source: OpenAI
The Rundown: OpenAI released image generation within its GPT-4o model and Sora video generator, shifting from separate text and image systems to a fully integrated approach for producing more precise and contextually aware visuals via ChatGPT.
The details:
GPT-4o treats images as part of its multimodal understanding, enabling more accurate text rendering and contextual awareness.
The upgrade excels at generations like menus, diagrams, and infographics with readable text, addressing a major weakness of previous models.
Users can also edit images with natural language, with the model able to maintain consistency between iterations and handle 10-20 objects in prompts.
The new capability replaces DALL-E 3 as ChatGPT's default image generator for Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users, with Enterprise and Edu coming soon.
Why it matters: OpenAI’s DALL-E lagged far behind other image generators, but this long-awaited native image upgrade looks to be worth the wait. With long-text generation, UI/UX design skills, and natural language editing, visual content generation is entering a completely new era with this next generation of models.
AI TRAINING
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Step-by-step:
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Customize project settings (aspect ratio and style) and edit scene elements using facial controls and generative fill.
Transform static frames into videos with the Motion Editor, and add a soundtrack or voiceovers to enhance your creation.
Export your finished project as a video, editing package, or as a professional pitch deck.
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APPLE
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The Rundown: Apple is reportedly placing a massive $1B order for Nvidia's advanced servers, partnering with Dell and Super Micro Computer to set up its first generative AI infrastructure—signaling a major shift in the company's AI strategy amid Siri setbacks.
The details:
Loop Capital analyst Anada Baruah reported the purchase includes roughly 250 Nvidia's GB300 NVL72 systems, with each server costing between $3.7- 4M.
Both Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer will reportedly serve as key server partners in building Apple's new large-scale AI cluster.
While previous reports indicated Apple was developing its own AI chips, this purchase may be a response to slower-than-expected progress in that area.
The move also comes after Apple’s setbacks in AI development, including delays to the planned AI-powered Siri upgrade and internal restructuring.
Why it matters: After staying on the AI data center sidelines while competitors raced ahead, Apple appears to be acknowledging it needs serious computing power to compete — and must look externally to right some of the issues currently plaguing its in-house AI progress. But the clock is ticking, and AI progress isn’t slowing down.
QUICK HITS
🎆 Reve Image 1.0 - Image model with advanced realism and prompt accuracy
🐳 DeepSeek V3-0324 - V3 upgraded with improved coding and reasoning
🧠 Qwen2.5-VL-32B - New vision-language AI with enhanced performance
🕺 LHM - Create animated 3D avatars from a single reference image
OpenAI announced new upgrades to its Advanced Voice Mode, featuring new personality upgrades and fewer interruptions for more natural conversations.
Figure AI published new research and demos of its Figure 02 humanoid achieving natural human-like walking, conducting years worth of simulated training in just hours.
H&M is partnering with 30 models to create AI-based digital twins for ad campaigns, with models maintaining ownership rights and receiving usage-based compensation.
ByteDance released InfiniteYou, an open-source AI portrait generator that produces consistent portraits with enhanced facial accuracy and prompt adherence.
Synthesia launched a $1M equity program for actors with likenesses featured as AI avatars, becoming the first to offer stocks to performers contributing to AI training.
Otter AI unveiled three AI Meeting Agents, including a voice-activated Meeting Agent, a Sales Agent for on-call coaching, and an SDR Agent for autonomous product demos.
Perplexity added new answer modes, enhancing searches on specific verticals with entities like images, videos, and cards with built-in commercial transactions.
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Rowan, Joey, Zach, Alvaro, and Jason—The Rundown’s editorial team
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