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Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy and Promoting American Innovation – United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State announced an agreement to provide up to $150 million to Zipline International Inc. to expand access to life-saving medical supplies, including blood and medicines, reaching...
Trump Orders Genesis Mission to Advance AI Breakthroughs
A new federal initiative aims to accelerate scientific discovery by uniting artificial intelligence with large federal datasets
Physical AI in practice: Technical foundations that fuel human-machine interactions
In this post, we explore the complete development lifecycle of physical AI—from data collection and model training to edge deployment—and examine how these intelligent systems learn to understand, reason, and...
Behind the scenes with Google’s Gemini team – 3 insights that surprised me the most
In an exclusive conversation, I learned why delays matter, how AI builds AI, and how text finally works.
China’s Pony.ai plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026
The Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai has global ambitions, and plans to build a 3,000-strong robotaxi fleet to meet them.
The rise of agentic commerce: When AI becomes the shopper
AI shopping agents are quietly redefining how consumers buy and how companies sell. CIOs who prepare now will shape the next era of digital commerce.
Nvidia namechecks Michael Burry in secret memo pushing back on AI bubble allegations
The chipmaker quietly circulated a private memo to analysts that explicitly namechecked investor Michael Burry and pushed back on many of his claims.
Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites
The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
Amazon’s $50 billion investment aims to turbocharge the US cloud pipelines
Amazon’s $50 billion investment aims to turbocharge the US cloud pipelines
FLUX.2: Frontier Visual Intelligence
Today, we release FLUX.2, our most capable model to date.
Why trust is the new currency in the agentic era — and what it’s worth
Enterprise trust must evolve to meet the unique security challenges of autonomous AI agents.
How Chevron’s Robotics Push Is Redefining Field Efficiency
CVX’s expanding use of robots and drones is delivering major safety gains and millions in savings across its field operations.
Alibaba’s cloud business revenue soars 34% driven by AI boom
China’s Alibaba Group is reporting a 34% jump in revenue from its cloud business, driven by the AI boom.
Solar-powered iLamp turns the humble lamppost into an AI hub
Conflow Power’s off-grid system rethinks where and how we compute
5 tech predictions for 2026 and beyond, according to Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels
From AI companions combating loneliness to quantum-safe security, Amazon’s CTO predicts what’s coming in the years ahead.
Nvidia’s CEO says it’s ‘insane’ to not use AI for every task possible: ‘I promise you, you will have work to do’
Jensen Huang said if AI does not yet work for a particular task, employees should “use it until it does … because we have the power to do so.”
New AI fraud bill will seek to criminalize deepfakes of federal officials
The proposed legislation will seek to expand penalties and definitions for fraud to account for the new role of AI.
Our 20+ AI Agents and Their Moats: Real But Weak
We had a moment last month that should worry every AI agent startup. Or anyone building AI agents. We were deploying Agentforce – our newest sales agent – to follow...
AI Teddy Bear Back on the Market After Getting Caught Telling Kids How to Find Pills and Start Fires
The AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” from FoloToy is now being sold again, following a week-long internal safety review.
Robotics makes hydro leek production scalable
A new product will soon appear on shelves in Belgian supermarkets: Hydro leek, grown in water basins rather than outdoors. The system was developed by REO Veiling and Inagro. Indurra...
Michael Burry’s next ‘Big Short’: An inside look at his analysis showing AI is a bubble
The investment world is “expecting far more economic importance out of this technology than is likely to be provided,” Burry’s associate portfolio manager said.
Want to ditch ChatGPT? Gemini 3 shows early signs of winning the AI race
Google’s new Gemini 3 is fast, smart, and winning benchmarks. Should OpenAI be worried?
Control the data, control the future
Why CIOs must reclaim the data layer in the Age of AI
The research behind Michael Burry’s next ‘Big Short’
Michael Burry, the investor known for predicting the housing meltdown ahead of the 2008 crash, is now targeting one of the market’s most beloved themes, artificial intelligence. At the center...
Nio Confirms Chip Licensing Development with Automotive and Robotics Firms
Nio confirmed on Tuesday that it is working with partners to license its proprietary autonomous driving chip to external customers from the automotive industry but also in the robotics field.
Can CA protect its AI regulations from Trump’s executive order?
Trump is floating an executive order that would prohibit states, including California, from adopting their own artificial intelligence rules.
Forget “AI-First” Vs. “AI-Native.” The Real Metric Is Rev Per Employee
differences between AI first, AI Native, Frontier Firm when it comes to implementing AI within a company. employee chatbog
Schaeffler Partners with Neura Robotics to Integrate Humanoids into Production Operations
The companies plan to jointly develop and deploy new humanoid robots into their global networks and AI ecosystems by 2035.
Use AI browsers? Be careful. This exploit turns trusted sites into weapons
Researchers are warning AI browser users about a new exploit called HashJack that can infect devices and steal data.
‘That’s it? It’s so simple’: OpenAI’s Sam Altman teases screenless device with Jony Ive
Sam Altman wants his gadget to feel like a cabin by the lake, not Times Square
Europe loosens reins on AI – and US takes them off
EU and US unshackle regulations in quest for growth, and is the AI bubble about to burst? Not yet, says Nvidia
Aluminium OS will be Google’s take on Android for PC
A job listing reveals the first details of Google’s fusion of Android and ChromeOS.
Nord Security Founders Launch Nexos.ai For Governed Enterprise AI
Lithuanian-based startup nexos.ai, founded by the creators of Nord Security, pitches a single control layer that unites a developer AI Gateway with a secure AI Workspace.
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
Alibaba shares rise as AI drives 34% cloud sales jump
Alibaba reported a 34% year-on-year rise in cloud computing revenue to 39.8 billion yuan.
Amazon Invests $50B to Advance Federal AI, Supercomputing
Amazon said the investment will expand AWS’ capacity across its Top Secret, Secret and GovCloud offerings by 1.3 gigawatts.