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Embeddings Are AI’s Red-Headed Stepchild

Embedding models are the red-headed stepchild of AI. Not as sexy as image generation, nor as headline-grabbing as LLM chatbots, nor as apocalyptic as predictions of artificial superintelligence, semantic embeddings are esoteric and technical, and regular consumers haven’t got much direct use for them.

Jina Code Embeddings: SOTA Code Retrieval at 0.5B and 1.5B

Today we're releasing jina-code-embeddings, a new suite of code embedding models in two sizes—0.5B and 1.5B parameters—along with 1-4 bit GGUF quantizations for both. Built on the latest code generation LLMs, these models achieve state-of-the-art retrieval performance despite their compact size. They support five retrieval tasks including nl2code, code2code, code2nl, code2completions, and qa across 15 programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, C#, Go, Rust, TypeScript, SQL, MATLAB, R, Swift, Kotlin, HTML/CSS, PHP, Ruby, Scala, Perl, and Shell.

The future of deep tech will be explained to you at StrictlyVC Palo Alto on Dec 3

The final StrictlyVC event of 2025 will be in Palo Alto. Pat Gelsinger, Max Hodak, Nicholas Kelez, and more will candidly discuss deep tech. Register to join.

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed

Gradium, a startup spawned out of French AI lab Kyutai (backed by French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel), launched out of stealth on Tuesday.

Anduril's autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ.

Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more

The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first coming to Pixel devices, marks a new chapter in how Android updates work, as the company is shifting from a single yearly update to more frequent releases.