Improvements in ‘reasoning’ AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds
An analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, suggests the AI industry may not be able to eke massive performance gains out of reasoning AI models for much…
Supio, an AI-powered legal analysis platform, lands $60M
Supio, a startup that uses AI to automate data collection and analysis for legal teams, has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from…
Scout’s Analysis: Three youngsters having breakout playoff performances
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs always provides several surprises and storylines. Every spring there are examples of veteran teams eyeing a long run that find themselves in…
Scout’s Analysis: How Stolarz and Ullmark stack up heading into Game 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs are headed to Ottawa for Game 3 of the Battle of Ontario with a healthy 2-0 series lead. But Ottawa has given the Leafs all they…
Scout’s Analysis: What the Capitals add with prospect Ryan Leonard
The Washington Capitals are a well-balanced team. They have six players who have scored at least 20 goals, led by Alexander Ovechkin’s 37 tucks, and with Pierre-Luc Dubois sitting on…
Scout’s Analysis: Ranking the top 64 prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft
With the major junior playoffs and NCAA tournament set to begin this weekend, and European league playoffs already winding down, the 2025 NHL Draft is on the horizon. It’s an…
AI’s answers on China differ depending on the language, analysis finds
It’s well-established that AI models developed by Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek censor certain politically sensitive topics. A 2023 measure passed by China’s ruling party forbids models from generating content…
Scout’s Analysis: Why re-signing Matthew Knies should be Toronto’s top priority
When word got out that the Toronto Maple Leafs had approached Mitch Marner about waiving his no-trade clause as the team explored a trade for Mikko Rantanen, it opened up…
Scout’s Analysis: Projecting Logan Stankoven’s future in Carolina
There were plenty of interesting storylines in the build up to the NHL trade deadline and the day itself was full of excitement and surprise. Now that fans have had…
Scout’s Analysis: Are Lightning all the way back with Gourde, Bjorkstrand?
Beware the Tampa Bay Lightning. They may be all the way back. Consider this of the team that reached three Stanley Cup finals in a row from 2020-2022, but has…