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Mira Murati

Mira Murati

Albanian-American business executive (born 1988)

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  • Oct 5

    Reflection AI unveils 501-billion-parameter Beam model to rival Chinese systems

    Nvidia-backed Reflection AI launched Beam, an open-weight 501-billion-parameter model aimed at matching Chinese competitors like Z.ai and DeepSeek at lower inference costs.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

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European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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