Flux

Black Forest Labs has announced Flux 3 Action, a 7-billion-parameter open-weight world action model aimed at robotics. The model is described as combining world modelling with action generation so robots can perceive and act, and its weights are being released openly on Hugging Face. Discussion so far centres on what an open-weight entry from the Flux image-model team could mean for robotics research.

Motorsport writer Tremayne has published a piece arguing that Esteban Ocon's Formula 1 career should not be considered finished. The column expresses hope that the French driver will find another route back to the grid, framing his departure as a chapter rather than a conclusion. Fans of the sport are weighing in on whether Ocon deserves another seat.