How do you fix a damaged jack-o-lantern? You use a pumpkin patch.
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Published: 2026-02-23T16:56:42+00:00
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Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind. Despite 25.2B total parameters, only 3.8B activate per token during inference — delivering near-31B quality at a fraction of the compute cost. Supports multimodal input including text, images, and video (up to 60s at 1fps). Features a 256K token context window, native function calling, configurable thinking/reasoning mode, and structured output support. Released under Apache 2.0.
Published: 03/04/2026
https://openrouter.ai/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
Gemma 4 31B Instruct is Google DeepMind's 30.7B dense multimodal model supporting text and image input with text output. Features a 256K token context window, configurable thinking/reasoning mode, native function calling, and multilingual support across 140+ languages. Strong on coding, reasoning, and document understanding tasks. Apache 2.0 license.
Published: 02/04/2026
https://openrouter.ai/google/gemma-4-31b-it
Qwen 3.6 Plus builds on a hybrid architecture that combines efficient linear attention with sparse mixture-of-experts routing, enabling strong scalability and high-performance inference. Compared to the 3.5 series, it delivers major gains in agentic coding, front-end development, and overall reasoning, with a significantly improved “vibe coding” experience. The model excels at complex tasks such as 3D scenes, games, and repository-level problem solving, achieving a 78.8 score on SWE-bench Verified. It represents a substantial leap in both pure-text and multimodal capabilities, performing at the level of leading state-of-the-art models.
Published: 02/04/2026
https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.6-plus
| Model | Capabilities | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) | N/A | 11/03/2026 |
| MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) | N/A | 12/02/2026 |
| Free Models Router | N/A | 01/02/2026 |
| StepFun: Step 3.5 Flash (free) | N/A | 29/01/2026 |
| Arcee AI: Trinity Large Preview (free) | N/A | 27/01/2026 |
| LiquidAI: LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking (free) | N/A | 20/01/2026 |
| LiquidAI: LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct (free) | N/A | 20/01/2026 |
| NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) | N/A | 14/12/2025 |
| Arcee AI: Trinity Mini (free) | N/A | 01/12/2025 |
| NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) | N/A | 28/10/2025 |
Researchers tested whether generative AI could handle complex medical datasets as well as human experts. In some cases, the AI matched or outperformed teams that had spent months building prediction models. By generating usable analytical code from precise prompts, the systems dramatically reduced the time needed to process health data. The findings hint at a future where AI helps scientists move faster from data to discovery.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com • Published: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:17:29 EST
While there are many useful questions to ask when encountering a new robot, “Can I eat it?” is generally not one of them. I say “generally,” because edible robots are actually a thing —and not just edible in the sense that you can technically swallow them and suffer both the benefits and consequences , but ingestible , where you can take a big bite out of the robot , chew it up, and swallow it. Yum. But so far, these ingestible robots have included a very please-don’t-ingest-this asterisk: the m...
Source: spectrum.ieee.org • Published: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:24:06 +0000
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2026 : 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA Enjoy today’s videos! Current multirotor drones provide simplicity, affordability, and ease of operation; however, their primary limitation is their low payload-to-weight ratio, which typically falls at 1:1 or less. The D...
Source: spectrum.ieee.org • Published: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:30:02 +0000
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2026 : 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA Enjoy today’s videos! Unlike existing hybrid designs, Duawlfin eliminates the need for additional actuators or propeller-driven ground propulsion by leveraging only its standard quadrotor motors and introducing a differen...
Source: spectrum.ieee.org • Published: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:30:03 +0000
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2026 : 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA Enjoy today’s videos! So, humanoid robots are nearing peak human performance. I would point out, though, that this is likely very far from peak robot performance , which has yet to be effectively exploited, because it req...
Source: spectrum.ieee.org • Published: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:00:02 +0000
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Many people yearn for the golden years of retirement, where the grind often slows down, and we have more free time. But how we spend that time can make a big difference in how we age. Science continues to show that our lifestyle choices in midlife and beyond can […] The post 10 brain-boosting hobbies for older adults that help keep the brain and body young first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News .
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:56 +0000
A man who dreamed he died of a heart attack took it as a sign and was soon diagnosed with a dangerous heart condition. Jeremy Schwartz had a “vivid” dream in which he suddenly died of a heart attack while climbing Ama Dablam, a 22,000-foot mountain he was due to climb during the then-upcoming month […] The post Man’s Dream About Having Heart Attack Leads to Real-Life Diagnosis and Life-Saving Surgery appeared first on Good News Network .
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:25 +0000
Have you seen the price of gold recently? In the Japanese city of Osaka, one man obviously did, and decided to cash in for the sake of his community. The mayor and his staff were staggered when they discovered an anonymous resident had presented 21 kilograms of gold bars to the city as a contribution […] The post Osaka Stunned by Anonymous Gift of Gold Bars to Fix Aging Water Pipes appeared first on Good News Network .
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:00:15 +0000
A Florida zoo team recently traveled to Zimbabwe after they were asked to help a white rhino suffering from a parasitic eye infection. They came up with a “ridiculous idea” to corral the wild animal, earn its trust as if it were a horse or dog, and administer eye drops and other care. It took […] The post Diseased Rhino Recovers After Florida Zoo Team Surprise Locals with Pioneering Veterinary Tactics appeared first on Good News Network .
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:30:11 +0000
A gold-standard scientific trial revealed an existing mosquito control method works not only to reduce insect numbers, but also the diagnoses of dengue fever in the area. Dengue, also known as “breakbone” fever, is a severe viral infection spread by mosquitoes that can be debilitating when caught, and lethal if caught again. In Singapore, populations […] The post Infecting Mosquitoes with Natural Bacteria Lowered Dengue Risk by 70% in Citywide Experiment appeared first on Good ...
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:30:42 +0000