Google's Gemini 2.5 Advances

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Google's latest update to its Gemini 2.5 AI model looks promising, especially with improvements in coding and reasoning tasks enhancing its enterprise appeal.

Volvo's multi-adaptive safety belt is a real innovation, utilizing real-time data to tailor seatbelt performance and reinforcing their commitment to safety.

Also, check out our partner TimeOS, building expert level workflows from each call!

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In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Turn meetings into motion

• 🤿Deep Dive: Google’s enhanced Gemini 2.5

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤝Supported by: Smarter mornings start here

• 🤿Deep Dive: Volvo’s smart seatbelt

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Google Upgrades Gemini 2.5 Pro AI Model for Enterprise Applications

Intelligence: Google has announced the release of its enhanced AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, which boasts significant improvements and is set to be available for enterprise use in the coming weeks.

• Gemini 2.5 Pro has achieved notable Elo score improvements, gaining 24 points on LMArena (totaling 1470) and 35 points on WebDevArena (totaling 1443), positioning it at the top of both leaderboards.

• The model continues to excel in coding benchmarks, particularly in complex tasks, leading in benchmarks like Aider Polyglot.

• It demonstrates strong capabilities in math, science, knowledge, and reasoning on challenging tests like GPQA and Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE).

• Developers can access the upgraded model through the Gemini API on Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, which now includes 'thinking budgets' to help manage costs and performance latency.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Volvo Unveils Innovative "Multi-Adaptive Safety Belt" to Enhance Vehicle Safety

Intelligence: Volvo is reimagining seatbelt technology with its new multi-adaptive safety belt, which utilizes real-time vehicle data to provide personalized protection, reinforcing the company's long-standing commitment to safety.

• The new design leverages advanced vehicle sensors, cameras, and computing power to tailor seatbelt performance to individual occupants and driving conditions.

• The multi-adaptive safety belt expands load-limiting profiles from three to 11, allowing for more nuanced adjustments based on crash scenarios.

• Using real-time data about the occupant's height, weight, body shape, and seating position, the belt's settings can adjust to optimize safety. For example, larger occupants receive a higher load setting, while smaller individuals benefit from lower settings during milder crashes.

• In the event of a crash, the vehicle's safety systems will analyze data such as direction, speed, and passenger posture to determine the optimal force to apply through the seatbelt.

• The belts can be updated over the air, suggesting they will improve in efficiency and effectiveness over time based on ongoing data assessments.

• Volvo's determination to prioritize safety is also reflected in its decision to limit vehicle speeds to 112 mph, lower than the norms set by other luxury brands for improved safety.

• The multi-adaptive seatbelts will make their debut in the upcoming Volvo EX60, a mid-sized electric SUV expected to launch next year.

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS

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• 🎬 Video Ocean v2.0 - Transforming text and images into videos. Free to try.

• 🔍 Skillsync - Discovering unique talents and scaling success in your team. Free to try.

• 🤖 Saner.AI 1.0 - Streamlines your tasks for better focus and productivity. Free option available.

📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🛡️ Claude Gov Tailored for US Intelligence Use

Anthropic has launched Claude Gov, a specialized AI model built for US defense and intelligence agencies, offering enhanced capabilities for classified analysis and national security tasks.

🛑 X Blocks API Use for AI Model Training

X has updated its developer agreement to ban the use of its content and API for training foundation or frontier AI models, signaling tighter control over data access while still allowing internal use for Grok and approved collaborators.

🤖 Amazon Forms Team for AI-Powered Robotics Work

Amazon has set up a new R&D group within its consumer division to explore agentic AI, aiming to enhance robotics capabilities through its Lab126 hardware unit.

🏛️ Claude Models Now Offered to US Intelligence via AWS

Anthropic has made its Claude 3 Haiku and Sonnet models available in AWS Marketplace for US Intelligence and GovCloud, supporting secure use cases like document review, policy development, and foreign intelligence analysis.

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