MTS AI conducted a large-scale survey among Russian developers to find out how they use artificial intelligence tools in their work. The results were contradictory: 70% of programmers are dissatisfied with the quality of code generated by AI, but most admit that these assistants speed up and simplify development.
The MTS AI team has announced the launch of the second generation of the Kodify AI assistant for developers. The updated AI assistant supports 90 programming languages.
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has begun construction of a giant data center in Memphis, Tennessee. Dubbed "Project Colossus," this facility could become the world's largest dedicated data processing center for AI, underscoring Musk's ambitions in the race for leadership in this field.
Microsoft is preparing to launch a new feature that will allow users to customize their AI assistants to individual needs. According to Bloomberg, citing informed sources, the company plans to introduce customization tools into its artificial intelligence-based products, including Copilot and other services.
The second generation of the large language model Cotype Pro is focused on creating corporate AI assistants. According to developers from MTS, the new version is 40% faster than the previous one and 50% more accurate in processing long texts - up to 128 thousand tokens (about 900 thousand characters).
The Bell Integrator team, part of the Softline group of companies, has developed a new platform that uses large language models (LLM) to automate routine operations for analysts, developers, and testers.
The new MTS Web Services B2B service uses over 300 mobile devices on iOS and Android, as well as 100 browser configurations for manual and automated testing in real time and via API.
Sberbank has presented the updated GigaChat 2.0 model line. According to the MERA benchmark, the flagship model GigaChat 2 MAX ranks first among AI models for the Russian language. In international tests, the new line outperforms GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3, LLaMA 70B, and Qwen2.5 in a number of indicators.
Apple has officially announced a delay in the implementation of updated artificial intelligence (AI) features for the Siri voice assistant. These improvements were originally scheduled to be available in 2024, but their launch has now been postponed to 2026.
Microsoft is actively developing its own artificial intelligence (AI) models, aiming to reduce dependence on OpenAI technologies and strengthen its position in the AI solutions market. According to The Information, the company is working on creating internal AI models, known as MAI, which are comparable in performance to advanced solutions from OpenAI and Anthropic.
On February 18, 2025, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's Vice Chair for Supervision, expressed concerns about the potential risks associated with the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI). He noted that the high speed of AI decision-making could lead to "herd behavior" and risk concentration, which, in turn, could amplify volatility in financial markets.
xAI, founded by Elon Musk, has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence development, the Grok-3 chatbot. This event marks a significant step in the competition with giants such as OpenAI, Google, and the Chinese company DeepSeek.
The global robotics industry has experienced a series of ups and downs in recent years. During the pandemic in 2020, demand for automated systems surged, but by 2022, the market faced a downturn, and 2024 brought stagnation. However, experts are confident that the sector will experience rapid growth in the next five years. The main driver of this process will be AI robotics, which is already becoming a new global technology trend.
I have been working (and still playing games, watching movies) on a computer for over 30 years, about 20 of them on a projector. And although during this time the screens of TVs and monitors have noticeably increased in size, their resolution has increased, while they have become much more affordable, the use of a projector remains a priority for me for any tasks. I think you already guessed, the main reason is the desire to maintain healthy eyesight.
The improved model for generating images from text descriptions will be available to all users without restrictions in the near future. Sber has improved its neural network, which creates images from text descriptions in Russian and English. The updated version of Kandinsky 3.1 has been retrained on an increased dataset of images, which has improved the quality of generations. A limited circle of users got the first access to Kandinsky 3.1: artists, designers, bloggers.