Jina AI Releases Jina-VLM: A 2.4B Multilingual Vision Language Model Focused on Token Efficient Visual QA

Jina AI has released Jina-VLM, a 2.4B parameter vision language model that targets multilingual visual question answering and document understanding on constrained hardware. The model couples a SigLIP2 vision encoder with a Qwen3 language backbone and uses an attention pooling connector to reduce visual tokens while preserving spatial structure. Among open 2B scale VLMs, it …
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StableChain Mainnet Launches with Foundation and STABLE Token

Tether-backed Stable protocol has launched its USDT-powered blockchain, StableChain, alongside a new governance foundation and a native token.  According to the protocol, the new layer-1 network is designed for stablecoin transactions and relies on Tether’s USDt (USDT) for gas fees payments, removing the need for volatile assets to process payments. Alongside the mainnet debut, Stable …
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APT Gains 1.8% to $1.76 Despite Token Unlock Overhang

APT$1.7744 carved out gains during the last 24 hours, climbing 1.8% to $1.76 despite facing headwinds from an approaching token unlock. The altcoin lagged the broader crypto market, signaling selective rotation as traders weighed near-term supply pressures against technical momentum, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index, …
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