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Microsoft AI said on October 15 that it completed pre-training MAI-Base-2, a mixture-of-experts model with 2.8 trillion total and 80 billion active parameters. The company says training used 16,000 GB200 GPUs over 38 days in August and September; the model is still undergoing post-training.
NVIDIA announced an open model combining text, image, document and video understanding with reasoning and tool use.
The company linked an additional cargo in Iraq’s October lifting programme to outstanding receivables from 2025 export sales.
The climate and environment ministry undersecretary said the National Food Security Strategy 2051 is being updated with the private sector and aims for half of the country’s crops to be produced locally.
Radon cups on five survey lines produced readings associated with faults; the company interprets this as an exploration indication, not confirmed uranium mineralization.
Two holes returned radiometric eU3O8 equivalent values; these are not chemical assay grades, and no current resource estimate exists for the property.
Rio Grande do Sul’s agriculture department said 127 farms in 35 municipalities received permission to plant soybeans early on a total of 20,462.8 hectares for the 2026/27 season. Planting could begin September 15; early-planted areas are outside Proagro coverage.
Rio Grande do Sul’s agriculture department created a sectoral advisory council for oilseeds and biodiesel on October 14. It will address policy, research and bottlenecks across production, processing and trade; Seapi now coordinates 24 sectoral councils.
The model chooses among supplied options rather than generating prose; its developer reported 90.7% accuracy on 4,454 test examples.
The company outlined sequencing for Archimedes, Lone Tree and Mineral Point; its 2028 production range is a target.
The plan would separate its Appalachian gas production and gathering business into a public company, with completion expected in the second half of 2027.
The company summarized soil sampling and geophysical work at Horse Mountain, Mill Creek and Lewis; findings are for target generation.
