OpenTTD-Bench released as a benchmark for measuring frontier LLM agents on real-time, long-horizon tasks. It uses the OpenTTD business simulation game.
Key points
Benchmark: measures frontier LLM agents on real-time, long-horizon tasks.
Basis: based on OpenTTD where models run competing transportation companies to maximize profit.
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Radix PBR Gaussian splats demo with real-time lighting
Radix demo shows PBR Gaussian splats that store base color, roughness, metalness and a normal from the source mesh, enabling real-time lighting. The splats are rendered with a fun lighting demo.
Key points
PBR Gaussian splats store base color, roughness, metalness and a normal from the source mesh.
The splats can be lit in real time.
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Shop account integration with Grok bot now available
Shop account can now be used to buy items with the Grok bot. The integration enables quick product search, purchase with saved cards in Shop Pay, and package tracking.
Key points
Feature: Use your Shop account to buy stuff with Grok bot.
Capability: Find products quickly, buy with saved cards in Shop Pay, and track packages seamlessly.
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Weil assets – Crosby LOI to buy data, trademark, brand
Crosby submitted a letter of intent to purchase some of Weil’s assets, including internal data, its trademark and its brand. Crosby also hopes to hire some of Weil’s 1,200 lawyers.
Key points
LOI: purchase of Weil’s internal data, trademark and brand.
Hiring goal: some of Weil’s 1,200 lawyers.