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June 25: Golden Dome: How Could Sensors Protect the United States?

Join us as we explore the technologies behind Golden Dome, what’s necessary to make them operate at a high level and what possibilities could be in the works for the satellites involved. The post June

Home solar in rural America: a storm just took out your power, now what?

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar and battery system, but most of it assumes a suburban home with city services and outages measured in hours, not days. Rural homes play by dif

Wolfram Language and Mathematica Version 15, AI Assistant, Symbolic Music, More

Article URL: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/06/launching-version-15-of-wolfram-language-mathematica-built-in-useful-ai-lots-of-new-core-functionality/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.

Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests

Anthropic's popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.

Hands Free, AIs Forward: NVIDIA XR AI Brings Agents to AR Glasses

NVIDIA XR AI is now available in public beta, giving developers a framework for building multimodal AI agents for AR glasses and XR devices.

Coherent Breaks Ground on Expanded Texas Facility, Scaling AI’s Optical Backbone

AI runs at the speed of light. More and more, that light is made in Texas. Coherent broke ground today on an expanded manufacturing building in Sherman, Texas.  The company makes the lasers, optical c

Tesla urges New Jersey owners to oppose new bill that could block Robotaxi

Tesla has launched a direct campaign targeting its customers in New Jersey, sending emails that warn of pending legislation that could effectively block true driverless technology in the state. The em

Unlocking UK house-building with AI-accelerated planning

UK government partners with Google DeepMind to build a new AI-powered prototype aimed at faster housing decisions.

The Genesis GV90 looks huge charging next to the Kia EV9

The GV90 is set to arrive as the biggest, most prestige Genesis electric SUV to date. With its official debut coming up, the flagship EV was spotted charging alongside a Kia EV9, revealing its true si

Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander

Astrobotic showed off the lunar lander it plans to launch later this year that will be the vanguard of NASA’s new lunar base ambitions. The post Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander appeared firs

Waymo taps fleet giant Element to scale its robotaxi service

Waymo has tapped fleet management company Element to help keep its robotaxis charged, maintained, and on the road as the company expands into more cities.

SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon

SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon

SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

BYD’s new magnetic EV device lets you control your car on the go

BYD is about to introduce a new detachable magnetic smart device that lets you control your vehicle remotely at the push of a button.

Tesla’s Navigation Nightmare: Why the easiest part of FSD might be the hardest

Turn-by-turn navigation is not new technology. For over two decades, drivers have relied on Garmin, TomTom, and later smartphone apps like Google Maps and Waze to receive precise, reliable directions.

Pegasus Tech Ventures launches $60M fund for physical AI startups

Pegasus and CYBERDYNE will invest in startups developing robotics, physical AI, healthcare, automation, and intelligent systems. The post Pegasus Tech Ventures launches $60M fund for physical AI start

Rivian lays off hundreds, under 2% of staff, a week after R2 launch

Rivian laid off hundreds of workers on Tuesday, or less than 2% of its workforce, just one week after it began deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV. The electric automaker confirmed the cuts hit its

Tesla Cybertruck driver gets pickup seized for ‘legitimate concerns’ in UK

A Tesla Cybertruck driver in the United Kingdom had their all-electric pickup seized by local police in the Greater Manchester area after the department cited “legitimate concerns.” Last Thursday, pol

Swiss decision to not contribute to Copernicus tests program’s value model

MILAN — Switzerland’s decision not to participate in the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program during the 2028–2034 funding cycle has revived a broader debate over the value of contrib

Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools, and smartwatch upgrades. The launch is also accompanied by a Pixel Drop that bri

Bluetti 2,016Wh+ FridgePower station exclusive launch deals from $807, Segway Xyber e-bike + extra battery $1,400 off at low, more

We’ve got an exciting round of Green Deals for you today, starting with the exclusive launch savings on Bluetti’s 2,016Wh to 8,064Wh FridgePower Portable Power Station and bundles starting from $807.

GPT‑NL: a sovereign language model for the Netherlands

Article URL: https://www.tno.nl/en/digital/artificial-intelligence/gpt-nl/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48559188 Points: 166 # Comments: 146

Hyundai is closing in on Chevy as the #2 EV brand in the US

Hyundai is on track for its sixth straight year of record sales in the US. In the EV market, Hyundai has its sights set on Chevrolet as it looks to become the second-best-selling brand behind Tesla.

Claude: Elevated errors across many models [resolved]

Article URL: https://status.claude.com/incidents/xmhsglsz3h3w Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558766 Points: 183 # Comments: 153

Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?

Article URL: https://tim.blog/2026/06/12/has-ai-already-killed-nonfiction/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558489 Points: 216 # Comments: 230

Sixty percent of US consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds

WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.

HPE AI Factory With NVIDIA Expands for the Era of Agents

Enterprises are moving agentic AI from proof of concept to production — and the next generation of AI factories are built for the era of agents. At HPE Discover Las Vegas, running through Thursday, Ju

Toyota’s new EVs are catching on as registrations jump 225% in April

With three fully electric SUVs now on sale, Toyota’s EV registrations surged 225% in April.

The SpaceNews space unicorn tracker

Our ongoing list of current private space companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more. The post The SpaceNews space unicorn tracker appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO

TechCrunch has followed SpaceX's start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we're here for what happens next too. This package of SpaceX IPO coverage includes who stands to win (and mayb

SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO

TechCrunch has followed SpaceX's start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we're here for what happens next too. This package of SpaceX IPO coverage includes who stands to win (and mayb

Apple is developing the missing link for Tesla to get CarPlay: report

A new report claims that Apple is in the process of developing what would be the missing link for Tesla to get CarPlay. Apple and Tesla have been reportedly working together for some time to give Tesl

Katalyst Space raises $12 million for GEO servicing demo mission

Satellite servicing startup Katalyst Space Technologies has raised $12 million for a geosynchronous orbit demonstration as its mission to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory nears launch. The post K

DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’

The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.

DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’

The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.

Fastest, Largest, Strongest: NVIDIA Blackwell Sweeps MLPerf Training 6.0

Every breakthrough AI model starts the same way: with a training run. The infrastructure running those training jobs shapes everything: how fast teams can iterate, what scale of model they can build a

Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

Plaud is trying to make a mark in a crowded market full of AI-powered meeting notetakers.

Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note

Kia’s electric van delivers more driving range in the real world at 260 miles

It’s no wonder the PV5 is flying off dealer lots. With more than enough driving range, fast charging, and a high-tech, spacious interior, Kia’s electric van may be the ultimate people mover.

Tesla deliveries get a big boost in expectations from Wall Street

Tesla deliveries got a big boost in expectations from Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, who believes the company will report some stronger-than-expected numbers when the second quarter comes to an end i

PiLogic partners with Air Force lab to test satellite fault-prediction software

The startup uses probabilistic reasoning to diagnose spacecraft anomalies The post PiLogic partners with Air Force lab to test satellite fault-prediction software appeared first on SpaceNews.

Kawasaki Robotics to debut RL030N physical AI platform at Automate

Kawasaki Robotics says its 8-DoF robot, Pulseboard inspection tech, and other systems will show its vision for intelligent automation. The post Kawasaki Robotics to debut RL030N physical AI platform a

Tesla ‘Robotaxis’ are not crashing because they are not running

Tesla didn’t report a single at-fault “Robotaxi” crash in the latest NHTSA autonomous-vehicle data — its only fresh incident was a Model Y getting rear-ended while stopped, clearly the other driver’s

SpaceX makes first acquisition post-IPO

SpaceX has exercised its option to acquire Cursor, the innovative AI coding company, in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion. The deal, announced on June 16, marks a significant step in Spac

Ex-Tesla exec builds the home heat pump Tesla gave up for robots

Drew Baglino spent nearly two decades building Tesla’s batteries, motors, and power electronics. Now the former Tesla SVP is quietly building the one home energy product Tesla talked up for years and

Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI

Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.

A UN agency that works for US space

If United States policymakers deride the wider United Nations, they still spend on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) because it amplifies the commercial reach of U.S. standards. This inc

Genesis AI launches Eno general-purpose robot

Genesis plans to begin Eno’s production and targeted customer deployments by the end of 2026, with home deployments coming later. The post Genesis AI launches Eno general-purpose robot appeared first

Baidu Apollo Go wins Level 4 robotaxi approval in Switzerland as AmiGo

Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo a

Who killed the lightweight commuter e-bike?

There was a time, not all that long ago, when the electric bicycle industry seemed headed in a very different direction. The promise of the e-bike was elegantly simple: take a normal bicycle and make

Rivian just made it easier to save money on home EV charging

Rivian is partnering with ChargeScape to connect its EVs to utility-managed home charging programs across North America, giving owners new opportunities to save money while helping utilities manage el

Geospatial industry launches maritime initiative

Growing demand from defense agencies and commercial shipping sectors is driving investment in maritime domain awareness technologies The post Geospatial industry launches maritime initiative appeared

Deep Space Network antenna mishap blamed on poor training and procedures

A NASA investigation blamed millions of dollars in damage to one of its largest Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas on poor training and procedures. The post Deep Space Network antenna mishap blamed on

SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO

The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.

SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO

The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.

Built Robotics, Penn xLAB to develop physical AI for construction

xLAB and Built Robotics partner to capture additional data, advancing AI models to improve construction site safety. The post Built Robotics, Penn xLAB to develop physical AI for construction appeared

Tianwen-2 makes series of burns on approach to asteroid, according to radio tracking

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has carried out a series of small propulsive maneuvers following a main burn June 7, setting up an asteroid rendezvous in July. The post Tianwen-2 makes series of burns on

ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time

The chatbot still remains the most popular AI assistant worldwide with over 1.1 billion monthly users, followed by Gemini with 662 million and Claude with 245 million.

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions

Respond.io, one of Malaysia's startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.

PSYONIC partners with ABB Robotics to apply human touch to robot dexterity

PSYONIC is combining its Ability Hand with ABB Robotics' GoFa cobot arm to apply data from prosthetics users to robotic grasping. The post PSYONIC partners with ABB Robotics to apply human touch to ro

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Microsoft turns to AWS as GitHub faces AI capacity crunch

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Predicting model behavior before release by simulating deployment

OpenAI introduces Deployment Simulation, a method to predict AI model behavior before deployment using real conversation data to improve safety and evaluation accuracy.

Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.

Global EV sales hit 1.8 million in May as Europe races ahead

Global EV sales reached 1.8 million units in May 2026, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, bringing total sales for the first five months of the year to 7.5 million vehicles.

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't immune fro

Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger

Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks plans to expand its defense capabilities by acquiring most of Comtech’s space-related communications business, six years after the U.S. company’s own takeover bid col

Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million

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Tesla Cybercab specs revealed: range, curb weight, range ratings, and more

Tesla’s Cybercab has taken a significant step toward production with new technical details emerging from 2026 EPA certification documents. The filings, which include a Certificate of Conformity issued

Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the platform.

Claude Corps

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-corps Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48544637 Points: 156 # Comments: 117

Autonomous freight developer Einride goes public via SPAC

Stockholm-based Einride operates a fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks servicing Global Fortune 500 companies across the U.S. and Europe. The post Autonomous freight developer Einride goes public via

Tesla Cybercab snags huge regulatory green light that readies it for public roads

Tesla Cybercab, the all-electric ride-hailing-geared vehicle void of a steering wheel and pedals, has achieved a significant regulatory milestone. The vehicle has officially secured an EPA Certificate

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SpaceX soars with its first launch as a public company, marking a new era

SpaceX executed its first Falcon 9 launch since going public on June 15, a routine yet symbolically powerful Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 bo

Tesla and SpaceX’s biggest bull just placed a massive $1B bet on the stock

Renowned investor Ron Baron, founder and CEO of Baron Capital, has once again demonstrated his unwavering faith in Elon Musk’s ventures. Just after SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO, Baron announced he pur

My Homelab AI Dev Platform

Article URL: https://rsgm.dev/post/ai-dev-platform/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48542433 Points: 358 # Comments: 57

Ask HN: Has anyone replaced Claude/GPT with a local model for daily coding?

Has anyone here fully swapped Claude/GPT for a local model as their main coding tool, not just for side experiments? If so, please share your setup and performance (e.g tok/s) Comments URL: https://n

SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7B raised

SpaceX's IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.

DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked

The agency is seeking novel concepts to restore critical satellite services within hours or weeks The post DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked appeared first on Spa

Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the compute it owns?

Article URL: https://github.com/sammysltd/euromesh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541014 Points: 138 # Comments: 287

What’s the Best Way to Monetize Space Energy?

By Marc Berte, Founder and CEO of Overview Energy AI is making energy valuable enough that we’re reconsidering where infrastructure should live. Space is increasingly where that conversation leads. Or

Sustained maneuver has a propulsion problem

For years, space architecture was treated mostly as a question of placement: where to put a spacecraft, and how reliably it could hold position. That framing is now too narrow. […] The post Sustained

Burro introduces Grande 44 with proven outdoor autonomy built for heavy industry

The 44 hp Burro Grande brings more than 1 million hours of real-world experience to industrial towing, site logistics, and facilities operations. The post Burro introduces Grande 44 with proven outdoo

Show HN: I wrote a C++ ray tracer from scratch without AI

Article URL: https://github.com/themartiano/luz Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48538833 Points: 150 # Comments: 64

Why Is Claude Turning into an a**Hole?

Article URL: https://bramcohen.com/p/why-is-claude-turning-into-an-asshole Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48533308 Points: 120 # Comments: 182

AI is code – and can't be prompted into being smarter

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/14/ai-is-code-and-cant-be-prompted-into-being-smarter/5254141 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48532178 Points: 158 # Comme

Introducing the OpenAI Partner Network

OpenAI launches the Partner Network, investing $150M to help global partners accelerate enterprise AI adoption, deployment, and transformation.

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

Startups are trying to "ride that SpaceX IPO wave."

TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

Rio de Janeiro's "homegrown" LLM appears to be a merge of an existing model

Article URL: https://github.com/nex-agi/Nex-N2/issues/4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48528371 Points: 401 # Comments: 233

Not everyone is using AI for everything

Article URL: https://gabrielweinberg.com/p/people-are-consuming-ai-like-they Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48527700 Points: 508 # Comments: 543

Modernizing the global economy with industrial robotics is needed but not inevitable

While service robotics adoption grows, industrial automation faces greater demand and bigger obstacles, notes a columnist. The post Modernizing the global economy with industrial robotics is needed bu

KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/kpmg-pulls-report-on-ai-usage-due-to-apparent-hallucinations/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48527297 Points: 154 # Comments: 33

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Visual Language Models Train Robots to Read Human Emotions

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. As robots advance in terms of dexterity and other physical capabilities, it becomes more likely that hu

Windows for robots: Edge AI expands usability

Before Windows, only engineers and computer scientists could work with computers. Edge AI is causing a similar accessibility shift for robotics. The post Windows for robots: Edge AI expands usability

AI in warehousing: Akash Gupta’s vision for the future

Explore how GreyOrange's software revolutionizes warehouse automation with AI, transforming logistics into dynamic, predictive ecosystems. The post AI in warehousing: Akash Gupta’s vision for the futu

MassRobotics announces the winners of 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star awards

Allison Okamura and Ayoung Kim won MassRobotics' 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star Medal, which honor women in robotics. The post MassRobotics announces the winners of 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising

NVIDIA Blackwell Leads on First Agentic AI Infrastructure Benchmark

AgentPerf from Artificial Analysis, the industry’s first agentic AI benchmark, gives developers, enterprises and infrastructure providers a clear way to compare systems for agentic AI. In the first ro

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Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid robot design

At the Robotics Summit & Expo, experts weighed in on humanoid robotics today — and the ability to achieve a $20,000 price point tomorrow. The post Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid

SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world’s first trillionaire

The company made its heavily anticipated debut on Friday, trading higher than its initial $135 IPO price.

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SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger

A SpaceX-Tesla merger seems inevitable.

Award-Winning Researcher Trains Robots to Make Educated Guesses

Yen-Ling Kuo always wanted to understand how things worked. When she was growing up in Taiwan, reading the story of Michael Faraday in elementary school piqued her curiosity about the natural world. D

Gatik to bring autonomous freight to PepsiCo’s North American supply chain

The partnership focuses on PepsiCo’s regional transportation networks, where it moves products daily from site to site. The post Gatik to bring autonomous freight to PepsiCo’s North American supply ch

Robinhood sees ‘record-breaking’ traffic after SpaceX stock debuts

The trading platform says some customers experienced intermittent disruptions, but those issues have resolved.

Video Friday: Robotic Motion Discovery Reveals Unusual Behaviors

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few month

SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer

The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, N

Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s historic IPO

The SpaceX IPO has boosted Musk's paper wealth to more than $1,000,000,000,000 at a time when he is more hated -- and powerful -- than ever.

It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe

The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, N

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New OpenAI Academy courses for the next era of work

OpenAI introduces three Academy courses that help people build practical AI skills, create repeatable workflows, and apply agents in everyday work.

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How Preply combines AI and human tutors to personalize learning

Preply uses OpenAI to launch AI-generated lesson summaries, providing personalised feedback and language learning exercises.

Hello Robot is recognized by World Economic Forum as a tech pioneer

The World Economic Forum has honored Hello Robot, whose Stretch system provides mobile manipulation to older adults and people with disabilities. The post Hello Robot is recognized by World Economic F

SpaceX officially prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO ever

Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.

SpaceX SPV investors won’t know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups lift

After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.

Save Big and Play Bigger: GeForce NOW Summer Sale Brings Major Membership Savings

The GeForce NOW summer sale kicked off today with limited-time savings of up to $70 off a 12-month membership, making now the perfect time to upgrade to get the best of the cloud and see just how far

Inside XRZero-G0, a new 2,000-hour open dataset for robotics research

X Square Robot has open-sourced XRZero-G0, a framework that reduces real-robot training data requirements by up to 20x. The post Inside XRZero-G0, a new 2,000-hour open dataset for robotics research a

Defining Autonomy for Wellness Robots in Senior Care

An examination of how socially assistive wellness robots could support the seven dimensions of senior wellness, and how a framework can measure their autonomy.What Attendees will LearnWhy the senior c

How an astrophysicist uses Codex to help simulate black holes

Discover how astrophysicist Chi-kwan Chan uses Codex to build black hole simulations, helping scientists study extreme physics and test Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

OpenAI to acquire Ona

OpenAI plans to acquire Ona to expand Codex with secure, persistent cloud environments, enabling long-running AI agents across enterprise workflows.

BBVA puts AI at the core of banking with OpenAI

Learn how BBVA scaled ChatGPT Enterprise to 100,000 employees and partnered with OpenAI to accelerate AI-powered banking transformation worldwide.

Supporting Europe’s work in ensuring a trustworthy AI ecosystem

OpenAI supports the EU Code of Practice on AI content transparency, advancing provenance standards and tools to help people understand AI-generated content.

Access OpenAI models and Codex through your Oracle cloud commitment

Access OpenAI models and Codex through Oracle Cloud, using existing commitments to build and deploy AI with enterprise security and governance.

For Robotaxis, Safety Must Be Built In, Not Bolted On

A car pulls up to the curb. The app says, “Your ride is here.” No one’s in the driver’s seat. For people who live in one of the dozens of cities now hosting robotaxi services, this is already a realit

DiffusionGemma: 4x faster text generation

NVIDIA Accelerates Google DeepMind’s DiffusionGemma for Local AI

Today, Google DeepMind released DiffusionGemma — an experimental open model built for exceptionally fast text generation. NVIDIA has optimized DiffusionGemma to run even faster across NVIDIA GeForce R

PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US

A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S. tech debates, data center narratives, tariffs, and false claims about ChatGPT.

Investing in multi-agent AI safety research

Google DeepMind and partners announce a $10M funding call for multi-agent safety research.

From data to decisions: how LSEG is scaling trusted AI

See how LSEG uses OpenAI to scale trusted AI across its global business, accelerating insights, shrinking release cycles, and empowering 4,000 employees.

NVIDIA Confidential Computing to Help Expand Apple’s Private Cloud Compute

NVIDIA GPUs with Confidential Computing are now used for confidential inference in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute (PCC), as it expands beyond Apple’s data centers to Google Cloud.  Unveiled during Appl

Fluid, natural voice translation with Gemini 3.5 Live Translate

Gemini 3.5 Live Translate brings near real-time, natural speech translation to Google AI Studio, Google Translate and Google Meet.

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Industrial policy for the Intelligence Age

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Confidential submission of draft S-1 to the SEC

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Measuring the impact of learning with AI in Sierra Leone and beyond

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How the UK Is Turning Sovereign AI Ambition Into Action With NVIDIA Technologies

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Video Friday: Watch This Running Robot Not Fall Down Stairs

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Seoul Purpose: How NVIDIA and South Korea Are Building the Future of AI

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Forecast: Fun Ahead — 18 Games Join in June to Stream on GeForce NOW

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This DIY Bipedal Robot Used Pneumatic “Air-Muscles” Instead of Motors

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Video Friday: Extreme Omnidirectional Robot

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Video Friday: Atlas Versus a Fridge

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We’re launching the Google DeepMind Accelerator program in Asia Pacific to tackle environmental risks

Open-Source Software Is Starting to Help Robots Think

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Robots Could Turn E-Waste Into a Source of Legacy Chips

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Home Robot Safety Is All About Relationships

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Fast-tracking genetic leads to reverse cellular aging

Biologists use Co-Scientist to find novel factors that successfully rejuvenate human cells.

Simulate real-world places with Project Genie and Street View

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Introducing Gemini Omni

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Gemini for Science: AI experiments and tools for a new era of discovery

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Strengthening Singapore’s AI Future: A New National Partnership

Google DeepMind and Singapore partner to apply frontier AI to address complex challenges across health, education, and sustainability and more.

BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables

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Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch

This is the largest early-stage funding in China’s brain computer interface industry.

Science Corp. raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market

A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion.

China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead

China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest.

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OpenAI, cofounder Sam Altman to take on Neuralink with new startup

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises $600M at $9B valuation

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Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, on Tuesday received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness,

Ars chats with Precision, the brain-chip maker taking the road less invasive

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M

Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing

Musk’s Neuralink seeks volunteers for brain implants—who’s in?

Neuralink says it has the FDA’s OK to start clinical trials

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Neuralink human testing has reportedly received one FDA rejection already

Neuralink’s ambition to provide a brain-computer interface orders of magnitude better than what’s out there now has hit headwinds with the FDA, Reuters reports. The agency reportedly rejected the comp

Musk’s bid to start Neuralink human trials denied by FDA in 2022, report says

Neuralink transported brain implants covered in pathogens, group alleges

Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible

Brain researchers have relied on devices called microelectrode arrays for decades, but the technology behind these tools is increasingly outdated. Precision Neuroscience is building a modern alternati

Neuralink faces federal probe over alleged animal abuse, “hack job” surgeries

Over a year later, Musk’s Neuralink still 6 months from human trials

It sounds like Elon Musk is still trying to get out of his own Twitter deal

According to a new report from The Washington Post that relies heavily on anonymous sources, the world’s richest man is still looking for a way out of a $44 billion deal of his own making. The Post re

Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec

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High-bandwidth wireless BCI demonstrated in humans for first time

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