Top stories in robotics today: – Meta's ‘world model’ for robotics – Skild hits $4.5B with tech giants' backing – Gecko Robotics tops $1.25B for inspection bots – China’s RoboBrain 2.0 for smarter robots
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MIT AI Self-Improvement and Today’s AI Breakthroughs
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Meta poaches Scale CEO in $15B AI power move
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AI Advertising Peaks: OpenAI Toys, ByteDance Video Tools
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– ByteDance’s new video AI climbs leaderboards
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Robotics Today: NEO Gets Smarter, NVIDIA Unveils New Tools
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Top stories in robotics today: – NEO now thinks and moves more like humans
– Altman-backed delivery bot startup grabs $80M
– NVIDIA unveils new robotics tools
– XRobotics nabs $2.5M for pizza-making bot
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Hollywood sues Midjourney; new AI tools and job opportunities emerge
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– TBC goes all-in on AI with Dia browser
– How to connect Claude to external apps
– Meta's new AI learns real-world physics
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OpenAI o3-pro, Meta superintelligence lab, and Sora video tools
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– Meta’s ‘superintelligence’ lab with Scale AI founder
– How to create AI videos using OpenAI's Sora
– OpenAI CEO: AI takeoff has started
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Apple Liquid Glass, Microsoft Xbox handheld, and weekly tech news
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– Microsoft launches Xbox handheld consoles
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AI Giants Navigate WWDC and Exam Season: New Tools Emerge
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– How to generate UI designs from text
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Tech Giants and AI Startups Drive Billion-Dollar Valuations
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Top stories in tech today: – Anysphere nabs $900M at $9.9B valuation
– Coinbase co-founder eyes CRISPR baby startup
– Japan’s lunar city hits major setback – Defense tech Anduril gets $30B valuation
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