Manus Al: The Autonomous Chinese Agent

Chinese company Manus AI has created a fully autonomous AI, capable of managing complex projects without any human supervision. Unlike traditional solutions that need frequent checks or prompts, Manus plans its actions and carries out each step independently, marking a leap forward towards autonomous agents.

The appeal for professionals is in the possibility to delegate high-volume or analytically intensive tasks (R&D, logistics, etc.) without going through endless validation loops. While promising, this approach also raises questions about accountability and responsibility in case of errors.

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Sovereignty and Strategy: France Arms Its AI with the AMAID Program

Meanwhile, France is moving forward with the creation of the Ministry for Defense AI Agency (AMIAD), launched at the Polytechnique campus, attended by the Minister of Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu.

The goal: to secure national sovereignty in military AI by developing cutting-edge technologies and expanding academic and industrial collaborations.

A partnership with French unicorn Mistral AI has been signed. This alliance aims to build a strong and secure AI infrastructure, from data processing to producing usable models for defense. In the digital arms race context, Paris intends to equip itself with tools that meet its strategic ambitions.

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Donald Trump Announces Creation of a Strategic Reserve of 200,000 Bitcoins in the United States

Donald Trump plans to set up a strategic Bitcoin reserve, directly fed from the approximately 200,000 BTC currently held by the US Treasury following judicial, civil, and criminal seizures.

At the current rate, these assets represent an estimated total value of nearly 17.5 billion dollars. No additional Bitcoin purchases are planned by the US government, which will solely use this existing reserve.

For some, it's a decisive step towards institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies; for others, it's a risky bet that could destabilize global finance. The recent 6.5% drop in Bitcoin prices already shows the volatility that such an initiative can cause in markets.

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Google Launches Gemini 2.0 and Boosts Its Search Engine with AI Mode and AI Overviews V2

The launch of Gemini 2.0 marks a major evolution for Google, introducing an AI Mode that offers responses up to 40% more accurate and interactive, resembling a conversational assistant that's informative yet reactive.

With AI Overviews V2, the search engine can process complex coding and mathematics queries twice as fast, while providing refined contextual results.

This development highlights Google's intent to gradually shift from a straightforward list of results to becoming a conversational engine, tailored to current user expectations.

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Scale AI Secures Multi-million Dollar Contract with the Pentagon for the Thunderforge Military AI Program

The United States Department of Defense has partnered with Scale AI, a company already known for training models used by OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft.

This multi-million dollar contract focuses on the Thunderforge project, the Pentagon's major initiative in artificial intelligence. Thunderforge aims to integrate advanced AI tools into decision-making, operational planning, and real-time military simulations.
The goal is clear: to optimize the speed and accuracy of missions by extensively leveraging data from drones, sensors, or satellites. On the field, algorithms will be able to instantly "score" various operational scenarios to support military decision-makers in their strategic choices.

From a technical standpoint, this partnership also confirms the rise of MLOps applied to Defense, structuring robust pipelines from initial data collection to thorough validation in simulated environments.

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