Top stories in robotics today: – Lifelike robotic hand mimics human grip
– Hugging Face’s robotics lead launches startup
– China sounds alarm on humanoid bubble
– Robots rebuild Pompeii’s shattered frescoes
– Quick hits on other robotics news Read more: https://
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Robotic hands and humanoid developments dominate robotics news
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Gemini 3 Pro Tops IQ Benchmark with 130 Score
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8. Google’s Gemini 3 Pro ranks #1 for IQ Gemini 3 Pro scored 130 on TrackingAI’s offline IQ benchmark, beating Grok 4 Expert Mode (126) and outperforming among all major AI models. The test uses puzzles never seen online, giving a clearer look at true reasoning ability.
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Shopping Research Feature Ahead Black Friday
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6. OpenAI launches ChatGPT shopping research ahead of Black Friday A new GPT-5 mini-powered feature helps users find the best deals by scanning reliable sources, comparing specs, and generating personalized buying guides. Rolling out to all ChatGPT plans on web and mobile.
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Sutskever: SSI Prioritizes Science Over Revenue Model
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5. Ilya Sutskever says SSI is prioritizing science over revenue The OpenAI co-founder says SSI’s business model will only “reveal itself” after breakthroughs, arguing the lab isn’t as far behind competitors as people think, since incumbents spend heavily on infra and sales.
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Figure AI Sued Over Humanoid Robot Safety Allegations
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4. Figure AI sued by ex-safety chief over alleged robot dangers A whistleblower claims Figure’s humanoid robots are powerful enough to “fracture a human skull” and cites a malfunction that gashed a steel refrigerator door. Figure denies all allegations.
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Yann LeCun Leaves Meta to Launch Advanced Machine Intelligence Startup
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3. Yann LeCun exits Meta after 12 years to build a new startup Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and FAIR founder is leaving at year-end to pursue his AMI (Advanced Machine Intelligence) vision, building AI that understands the physical world, reasons deeply, and plans complex actions.
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DeepSeek-Math-V2 Reaches Gold Medal Performance on Putnam
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2. DeepSeek’s math model reaches gold-medal performance DeepSeek-Math-V2, an open-source MoE model, scored 118/120 on the 2024 Putnam (above top human competitors) and hit gold-level performance on IMO 2025 problems. Open-source reasoning keeps getting scarier.
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Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.5 with Enhanced Enterprise Capabilities
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1. Anthropic drops Claude Opus 4.5, its strongest model yet The new Opus boosts coding, reasoning, and agentic workflows, adds Chrome + Excel integrations, and slashes prices versus Opus 4.1. A clear push for enterprise dominance.
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Major AI Breakthroughs: Opus 4.5, DeepSeek Math, OpenAI Tools
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Another wild week in AI – Anthropic drops Opus 4.5
– DeepSeek hits gold-medal math
– Yann LeCun exits Meta
– Figure AI faces lawsuit
– Sutskever hints SSI monetization
– OpenAI debuts shopping tools
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Apple Overtakes Samsung; MIT Studies AI Job Impact
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Top stories in tech today: – Apple set to overtake Samsung for top spot
– MIT says AI is ready for 12% of jobs
– Alibaba launches Meta-rivaling AI glasses
– China rescues astronauts stranded on space station
– Quick hits on other tech news Read more: https://
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