Avocado
Coverage of Avocado in the Nexus archive.
- Alexandr Wang says Meta's coming AI has caught up with OpenAI's flagship model
Meta's AI chief Alexandr Wang stated that the company's upcoming Watermelon AI model matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 in performance. Meta is intensifying its AI investments to close the gap with competitors like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, with Watermelon using significantly more computational resources than its predecessor, Avocado (Muse Spark).
- AI projects increasingly sound like your grocery list
OpenAI announced its first advanced AI chip, named 'Jalapeño', developed in partnership with Broadcom. Other AI companies like Google and Meta are also using food-related codenames for their projects, including 'Nano Banana' and 'Avocado'.
- Simple fruit combo could improve heart function in weeks, new study finds
A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that adults with prediabetes who consumed one avocado and one cup of mango daily for eight weeks showed improved vascular function and diast, blood pressure. The research, conducted by the Illinois Institute of Technology's Center for Nutrition Research, highlights the potential cardiovascular benefits of this fruit combination.