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Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX's

Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX's

Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon

A day after lighting its engine to head to the moon, the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft is performing well with only minor issues. The post Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon appeared first

Tell HN: Anthropic no longer allowing Claude Code subscriptions to use OpenClaw

Received the following email from Anthropic:Hi,Starting April 4 at 12pm PT / 8pm BST, you’ll no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw. You

This new Ohio solar farm is powered by Ohio-made panels

A new utility-scale solar farm just came online in Ohio, and it’s generating power with panels manufactured in-state. more…

AES Maximo robot installs 100 megawatts of solar capacity

Maximo, a robotics startup incubated by energy company AES, has successfully deployed its solar panel installation robots at a site in California. The post AES Maximo robot installs 100 megawatts of s

OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’

In addition to Lightcap's new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows.

Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports

Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer.

Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC

With the midterms right around the corner, the new group is positioned to back candidates who support the AI company's policy agenda.

XCharge NA + JOJO launch EV fast chargers in Illinois – first sites live

XCharge North America and JOJO Superfast are rolling out a new EV fast-charging network across Illinois, starting with nine locations and more to come. more…

The future of RealSense 3D vision with Chris Matthieu

The podcast's guest this week is Chris Matthieu, VP of Developer Ecosystem for RealSense, looking to the future of 3D vision. The post The future of RealSense 3D vision with Chris Matthieu appeared fi

Podcast: EV deliveries from Tesla, Rivian, Toyota electric pickup truck, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss EV deliveries from Tesla, Rivian, and others, Toyota’s el

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?

Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it.

People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center

A new poll shows that the debate over data centers is far from settled.

Lectric April Showers e-bike sale offers up to $720 savings, EcoFlow + Anker SOLIX flash sales with up to 67% power station savings, more

We’re ending this week’s Green Deals with many sales, starting with the newly launched Lectric April Showers e-bike sale that is offering up to $720 savings, like the XP Lite2 JW Black Long-Range Belt

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Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand

Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility, cementing a foothold near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to join other foreign space firms pursuing growing demand

Elon Musk calls out $2 trillion SpaceX IPO valuation as ‘BS’

In a swift rebuke on X, Elon Musk dismissed reports claiming SpaceX had confidentially filed for an initial public offering targeting a valuation above $2 trillion, labeling the information as unrelia

Video Friday: Digit Learns to Dance—Virtually Overnight

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

The oil crisis is making drivers realize they can’t afford not to drive electric

The national average gas price hit $4.09 per gallon this week — up 33% from a year ago — as yet another oil crisis hammers American drivers. But this time, the math on switching to electric is so over

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White House again proposes steep NASA budget cuts

For the second consecutive year, the White House is proposing a major budget cut for NASA that would significantly impact the agency’s science programs and the International Space Station. The post Wh

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Elon Musk reveals date of SpaceX Starship v3’s maiden voyage

The announcement arrives after Flight 11 on October 13 of last year, which concluded a busy 2025 testing campaign. Since then, SpaceX has focused on ground testing, including cryoproofing of Ship 39 a

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era

Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior.

BYD’s new EV is luring in buyers with 5 minute charging and prices starting at $22,000

BYD launched the Song Ultra EV in China, starting at just under $22,000. The new EV is one of the first to be equipped with its Blade Battery and Flash Charging, enabling recharge times in as little a

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Home solar + battery + EV, one GMC Sierra EV driver shares their experience

You’ve finally got the full trifecta – a rooftop solar panel system feeding a home backup battery that charges your EV. Heck, you’ve even got a bidirectional EV that can send power back to the house w

SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments

Amazon says it will revise deployment plans for its broadband satellite constellation while denying claims from SpaceX that its current approach represents a space safety risk. The post SpaceX and Ama

Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’

Europe’s future in space really boils down to one question: can it stay ahead without relying on technology made somewhere else? As we step into what experts call the “second space age,” strategic aut

Generalist introduces GEN-1 general-purpose model for physical AI

Generalist AI said its latest model marks a significant step toward its mission of creating general intelligence for the physical world. The post Generalist introduces GEN-1 general-purpose model for

China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch

The first launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket from Chinese commercial firm Space Pioneer failed Friday after suffering an anomaly in its ascent phase. The post China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails o

Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac

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Lectric heads north – Canadians get access to the US’s best-selling e-bikes

Lectric eBikes is officially rolling into Canada, setting the stage to shape the future of cycling north of the border. more…

Artemis 2 heads to the moon

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is on its way to the moon after a successful maneuver April 2. The post Artemis 2 heads to the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX to launch military missile tracking satellites through new Space Force contract

SpaceX wins a $178.5M Space Force contract to launch missile tracking satellites starting in 2027. The post SpaceX to launch military missile tracking satellites through new Space Force contract appea

Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission

NASA modified operations of an astrophysics spacecraft in a decaying orbit to buy more time for a mission later this year that will attempt to raise its orbit. The post Swift spacecraft reorientation

Qcells wants solar + storage built into every new home

Solar giant Qcells is making a play to get solar and battery storage built into new homes in the US from day one. more…

Qualcomm joins MassRobotics, to support startups with Dragonwing Robotics Hub

Qualcomm has joined MassRobotics as a sponsor and will support startups with its Dragonwing collaborative developer hub. The post Qualcomm joins MassRobotics, to support startups with Dragonwing Robot

Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion

Huntsville-based defense contractor focuses on systems engineering and integration, and space mission assurance The post Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Silicon Valley

Next time around, the pressure will be on SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation

GP Sandhoo: ‘From an optical communications terminal perspective, we’re not there yet on how many we need’ The post Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation appear

Stellantis wants to build Chinese Leapmotor EVs at its idled Canadian plant

Stellantis is in early talks to assemble electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor at the idled Brampton, Ontario plant, according to Bloomberg — a factory that was supposed to be retooled

OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show

TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative Chris Lehane.

We replaced RAG with a virtual filesystem for our AI documentation assistant

Article URL: https://www.mintlify.com/blog/how-we-built-a-virtual-filesystem-for-our-assistant Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618223 Points: 306 # Comments: 118

Sanctuary AI’s robotic hand demonstrates zero-shot in-hand manipulation

Sanctuary AI said its robotic hand and AI system achieved the target orientation 10 times in a row without dropping the cube. The post Sanctuary AI’s robotic hand demonstrates zero-shot in-hand manipu

EGO zero-turn riding mower + 6x batteries and wall charger new $4,800 low, Segway e-scooter Amazon deals, Anker exclusive, more

Our Thursday Green Deals are here, and leading the lineup is EGO’s Z6 42-inch Cordless Electric Zero-Turn Riding Lawn Mower with a fresh bundle of six 6.0Ah batteries and an 880W wall charger at a new

Kia unveils ‘first-of-its-kind’ PV5 WAV New York EV taxi

The PV5 WAV New York EV is a new electric taxi and rideshare concept Kia introduced at the New York Auto Show. more…

Pentagon awards Raytheon $45 million for GPS ground system as program future is reassessed

The ‘unpriced change order’ supports satellite launches while officials reassess long-delayed ground system The post Pentagon awards Raytheon $45 million for GPS ground system as program future is rea

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Mercedes confirms steer-by-wire for 2026 EQS with questionable steering wheel

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it will introduce steer-by-wire technology in 2026, becoming the first German automaker to bring the system to production. The facelifted EQS electric sedan will be the fir

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group's formation six months ago.

Tesla’s Q1 delivery figures show Elon Musk was right

On the surface, the numbers reflect a mature EV market facing competition, softening demand, and the loss of certain incentives. Yet they also quietly validate a prediction Elon Musk has repeated for

From RTX to Spark: NVIDIA Accelerates Gemma 4 for Local Agentic AI

Open models are driving a new wave of on-device AI, extending innovation beyond the cloud to everyday devices. As these models advance, their value increasingly depends on access to local, real-time c

Gemma 4: Byte for byte, the most capable open models

Gemma 4: Our most intelligent open models to date, purpose-built for advanced reasoning and agentic workflows.

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app.

Toyota sold more EVs in the US than Ford in Q1, with one electric SUV

After scaling back EV plans, Ford (NYSE: F) is losing ground in the US. With fewer than 7,000 EVs sold in the first quarter, Toyota’s bZ electric SUV outsold Ford’s combined lineup. more…

Gill Pratt Says Humanoid Robots’ Moment Is Finally Here

In 2012, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). The multiyear, multimillion-dollar competition for disaster robotics resulted in Boston Dynami

Moog Technology Successfully Steers Artemis II Launch

East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems, provided th

Carmel Ortiz on the evolving landscape of satellite communications

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss interviews Carmel Ortiz, senior vice president of medium-Earth-orbit constellation programs at SES. They discuss new technology to help satellite

Wi-Fi That Can Withstand a Nuclear Reactor

Researchers have made a Wi-Fi receiver that’s tough enough to work inside a nuclear reactor. They hope the receiver might be part of a wireless communications system for robotics used to decommission

Tesla reports Q1 deliveries, missing expectations slightly

The figure, however, fell short of Wall Street’s consensus estimate of 365,645 units, reflecting ongoing headwinds in the global EV market. The post Tesla reports Q1 deliveries, missing expectations s

Hyundai previews two new IONIQ EVs in cryptic video

Two new Hyundai IONIQ electric vehicles? In a cryptic teaser, Hyundai offered the first look at “the new journey of IONIQ.” more…

Phantom Space buys thermal specialist to support orbital data center push

Phantom Space has acquired satellite thermal hardware provider Thermal Management Technologies to bolster development of its planned Phantom Cloud orbital data center constellation. The post Phantom S

PickNik Robotics gives MoveIt Pro 9.0 enhanced perception-to-motion, teleop capabilities

MoveIt Pro 9.0 strengthens workflows for commercial cleaning, sanitation, and vehicle-washing robots, says PickNik. The post PickNik Robotics gives MoveIt Pro 9.0 enhanced perception-to-motion, teleop

Press Start on April: GeForce NOW Brings 10 Games to the Cloud

No joke — GFN Thursday is skipping the tricks and heading straight into the games. April kicks off with ten new titles, bringing fresh adventures to GeForce NOW, including the launch of Capcom’s highl

Scientists Build Living Robots With Nervous Systems

Engineers have long tried to mimic life. They’ve built machine learning algorithms modeled after the human brain, designed machines that walk like dogs or fly like insects, and taught robots to adapt,

Relativity, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent executives join Fortastra C-suite

SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Fortastra has hired veterans from Relativity Space, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent Technologies to design and operate maneuverable spacecraft for on-orbit security.

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Lemonade by AMD: a fast and open source local LLM server using GPU and NPU

Article URL: https://lemonade-server.ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47612724 Points: 553 # Comments: 112

OpenAI acquires TBPN

OpenAI acquires TBPN to accelerate global conversations around AI and support independent media, expanding dialogue with builders, businesses, and the broader tech community.

Codex now offers more flexible pricing for teams

Codex now includes pay-as-you-go pricing for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise, providing teams a more flexible option to start and scale adoption.

NASA sends humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972 – Here’s what’s next

NASA's Artemis II launched four astronauts toward the Moon on the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. The post NASA sends humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972 – Here’s what’s next appea

r/programming bans all discussion of LLM programming

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1s9jkzi/announcement_temporary_llm_content_ban/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47610336 Points: 192 # Comments: 212

The Claude Code Leak

Article URL: https://build.ms/2026/4/1/the-claude-code-leak/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47609294 Points: 196 # Comments: 178

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Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices.

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta's upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants.

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The AI Marketing BS Index

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Top 10 robotics developments of March 2026

Smart Factory & Automation World and NVIDIA GTC both brought an avalanche of new robotics and AI news in March 2026. The post Top 10 robotics developments of March 2026 appeared first on The Robot Rep

AI for American-produced cement and concrete

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Tesla removes Model S and X custom orders as sunset officially begins

In a significant development that marks the beginning of the end for two of its longest-running models, Tesla has removed the custom order configurator for the Model S sedan and Model X SUV from its w

SpaceX files confidentially for IPO that will rewrite the record books

SpaceX files confidentially for a record-breaking IPO targeting a $1.75T valuation and $80B raise, driven by Starlink growth and its xAI merger. The post SpaceX files confidentially for IPO that will

Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

The firm says it can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half.

SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says

The company has also lined up an unusually large number of 21 banks to manage the mega IPO, internally codenamed “Project Apex."

PhAIL ranks top robotics foundation models on real hardware

Positronic Robotics has launched PhAIL, a benchmark evaluating physical AI models on commercial tasks using throughput and reliability metrics. The post PhAIL ranks top robotics foundation models on r

Brain Corp unveils BrainOS Clean 2.0 in partnership with Tennant

Brain Corp’s BrainOS Clean 2.0 introduces SelfPath AI, enabling Tennant robots to autonomously map and adapt routes without manual training. The post Brain Corp unveils BrainOS Clean 2.0 in partnershi

Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass.

Surgical robotics: Why motion architecture matters more than ever

Surgical robotics has evolved, expanding into a diverse ecosystem of procedure‑specific technologies — each pushing new technical requirements onto the motion systems at their core. The post Surgical

Elon Musk hints at “official ceremony” with throwback photo to close Tesla Model S, Model X chapter

Elon Musk promises an official ceremony to mark the end of Tesla Model S and Model X production. The post Elon Musk hints at “official ceremony” with throwback photo to close Tesla Model S, Model X ch

Claude wrote a full FreeBSD remote kernel RCE with root shell

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Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide

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Gradient Labs gives every bank customer an AI account manager

Gradient Labs uses GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.4 mini and nano to power AI agents that automate banking support workflows with low latency and high reliability.

Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project

The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.

Elon Musk announces disappointing Tesla Optimus update

In a post on X on March 31, Musk stated that Optimus 3 is mobile but requires some finishing touches before it is ready to be shown to the world. This update comes on the final day of the first quarte

Learn how to build reliable robots at scale in Robotics Summit keynote

In the opening panel of this year's Robotics Summit, learn how to create robots that are reliable and ready for commercial fleets. The post Learn how to build reliable robots at scale in Robotics Summ

Saronic raises $1.75B to build autonomous ships at scale

Saronic plans to use the funding to scale production of its portfolio of autonomous surface vessels and AI-driven maritime capabilities. The post Saronic raises $1.75B to build autonomous ships at sca

AGIBOT rolls out 10,000th humanoid robot

AGIBOT said it is transitioning from initial humanoid rollouts to multiple industries and sites worldwide. The post AGIBOT rolls out 10,000th humanoid robot appeared first on The Robot Report.

Efficiency at Scale: NVIDIA, Energy Leaders Accelerating Power‑Flexible AI Factories to Fortify the Grid

CERAWeek — dubbed the Davos of energy — is where policymakers, producers, technologists and financiers gather to discuss how the world powers itself next.  NVIDIA and Emerald AI unveiled at the confer

The Claude Code Source Leak: fake tools, frustration regexes, undercover mode

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Accelerating the next phase of AI

OpenAI raises $122 billion in new funding to expand frontier AI globally, invest in next-generation compute, and meet growing demand for ChatGPT, Codex, and enterprise AI.

PDW raises over $110M for its drone-based defense systems

PDW said it plans to use the funding to ramp up production of its multi-mission drones, among other strategic programs.  The post PDW raises over $110M for its drone-based defense systems appeared fir

Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'

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Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry

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Universal Claude.md – cut Claude output tokens

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Humanoid completes live HMND PoC with SAP and Martur Fompak

Humanoid and SAP successfully integrated agentic AI into the HMND 01 Alpha robot to autonomously perform warehouse logistics tasks. The post Humanoid completes live HMND PoC with SAP and Martur Fompak

Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading

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Helping disaster response teams turn AI into action across Asia

AI for Disaster Response in Asia: OpenAI Workshop with Gates Foundation

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Elon Musk’s last co-founder reportedly leaves xAI

All but two of Musk's 11 xAI co-founders departed before this week.

STADLER reshapes knowledge work at a 230-year-old company

Learn how STADLER uses ChatGPT to transform knowledge work, saving time and accelerating productivity across 650 employees.

Video Friday: Beep! Beep! Roadrunner Bipedal Bot Breaks the Mold

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Gemini 3.1 Flash Live: Making audio AI more natural and reliable

Our latest voice model has improved precision and lower latency to make voice interactions more fluid, natural and precise.

Into the Omniverse: NVIDIA GTC Showcases Virtual Worlds Powering the Physical AI Era

Editor’s note: This post is part of Into the Omniverse, a series focused on how developers, 3D practitioners, and enterprises can transform their workflows using the latest advances in OpenUSD and NVI

Game On: Five New Titles Now Streaming on GeForce NOW

That gaming backlog won’t clear itself — GeForce NOW is here to help. Stream the latest titles straight from the cloud across a variety of devices. This week, five new titles are ready to play instant

The Future of AI Is Open and Proprietary

AI is the defining technology of our time, quickly becoming core business infrastructure. It’s fueled by a diverse ecosystem of models: large and small, open and proprietary, generalist and specialist

30 Years Ago, Robots Learned to Walk Without Falling

When you hear the term humanoid robot, you may think of C-3PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and alien species. Th

Protecting people from harmful manipulation

Google DeepMind researches AI's harmful manipulation risks across areas like finance and health, leading to new safety measures.

Lyria 3 Pro: Create longer tracks in more

Introducing Lyria 3 Pro, which unlocks longer tracks with structural awareness. We’re also bringing Lyria to more Google products and surfaces.

Blowing Off Steam: How Power-Flexible AI Factories Can Stabilize the Global Energy Grid

At the half-time whistle of the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 football match between England and Germany, millions of viewers stepped away from their screens in the U.K. to do the same thing at the same

Inside our approach to the Model Spec

Learn how OpenAI’s Model Spec serves as a public framework for model behavior, balancing safety, user freedom, and accountability as AI systems advance.

Introducing the OpenAI Safety Bug Bounty program

OpenAI launches a Safety Bug Bounty program to identify AI abuse and safety risks, including agentic vulnerabilities, prompt injection, and data exfiltration.

The Coming Drone-War Inflection in Ukraine

WHEN KYIV-BORN ENGINEER Yaroslav Azhnyuk thinks about the future, his mind conjures up dystopian images. He talks about “swarms of autonomous drones carrying other autonomous drones to protect them ag

Helping developers build safer AI experiences for teens

OpenAI releases prompt-based teen safety policies for developers using gpt-oss-safeguard, helping moderate age-specific risks in AI systems.

Update on the OpenAI Foundation

The OpenAI Foundation announces plans to invest at least $1 billion in curing diseases, economic opportunity, AI resilience, and community programs.

Powering product discovery in ChatGPT

ChatGPT introduces richer, visually immersive shopping powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol, enabling product discovery, side-by-side comparisons, and merchant integration.

Advancing Open Source AI, NVIDIA Donates Dynamic Resource Allocation Driver for GPUs to Kubernetes Community

Artificial intelligence has rapidly emerged as one of the most critical workloads in modern computing. For the vast majority of enterprises, this workload runs on Kubernetes, an open source platform t

How Autonomous AI Agents Become Secure by Design With NVIDIA OpenShell

Autonomous agents mark a new inflection point in AI. Systems are no longer limited to generating responses or reasoning through tasks. They can take action: Agents can read files, use tools, write and

Creating with Sora Safely

To address the novel safety challenges posed by a state-of-the-art video model as well as a new social creation platform, we’ve built Sora 2 and the Sora app with safety at the foundation. Our approac

Video Friday: Humanoid Learns Tennis Skills Playing Humans

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

NVIDIA GTC 2026: Live Updates on What’s Next in AI

Rolling coverage from San Jose, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote, news highlights, live demos and on‑the‑ground color through March 19.

Smooth Moves: 90 Frames-Per-Second Virtual Reality Arrives on GeForce NOW

It’s a double feature on GFN Thursday. This week, GeForce NOW offers smoother sights in virtual reality (VR) and a sprawling new land to conquer. Streaming at 90 frames per second (fps) comes to suppo

Overcoming Core Engineering Barriers in Humanoid Robotics Development

A technical examination of the sensing, motion control, power, and thermal challenges facing humanoid robotics engineers — with component-level design strategies for real-world deployment.What Attende

How we monitor internal coding agents for misalignment

How OpenAI uses chain-of-thought monitoring to study misalignment in internal coding agents—analyzing real-world deployments to detect risks and strengthen AI safety safeguards.

OpenAI to acquire Astral

Accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools

From Simulation to Production: How to Build Robots With AI

The latest open models and frameworks from NVIDIA bring together simulation, robot learning and embedded compute to accelerate cloud-to-robot workflows.

More Than Meets the Eye: NVIDIA RTX-Accelerated Computers Now Connect Directly to Apple Vision Pro

NVIDIA and Apple’s collaboration brings native integration of NVIDIA CloudXR 6.0 to visionOS, securely delivering NVIDIA RTX-powered simulators and professional 3D graphics applications — like Immersi

NVIDIA, Telecom Leaders Build AI Grids to Optimize Inference on Distributed Networks

As AI‑native applications scale to more users, agents and devices, the telecommunications network is becoming the next frontier for distributing AI.  At NVIDIA GTC 2026, leading operators in the U.S.

Measuring progress toward AGI: A cognitive framework

We’re introducing a framework to measure progress toward AGI, and launching a Kaggle hackathon to build the relevant evaluations.

GTC Spotlights NVIDIA RTX PCs and DGX Sparks Running Latest Open Models and AI Agents Locally

The paradigm of consumer computing has revolved around the concept of a personal device — from PCs to smartphones and tablets. Now, generative AI — particularly OpenClaw — has introduced a new categor

Introducing GPT-5.4 mini and nano

GPT-5.4 mini and nano are smaller, faster versions of GPT-5.4 optimized for coding, tool use, multimodal reasoning, and high-volume API and sub-agent workloads.

Video Friday: These Robots Were Born to Run

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

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.

This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth

The company's first demonstration mission is expected in early 2027.

From games to biology and beyond: 10 years of AlphaGo’s impact

Ten years since AlphaGo, we explore how it is catalyzing scientific discovery and paving a path to AGI.

Video Friday: A Robot Hand With Artificial Muscles and Tendons

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

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.

Klick AI Camera Assistant

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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Built for intelligence at scale

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is our fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model yet.

What Military Drones Can Teach Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars often struggle with situations that are commonplace for human drivers. When confronted with construction zones, school buses, power outages, or misbehaving pedestrians, these vehicle

Video Friday: Robot Dogs Haul Produce From the Field

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

Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed

Our latest image generation model offers advanced world knowledge, production ready specs, subject consistency and more, all at Flash speed.

Perseverance Smashes Autonomous Driving Record on Mars

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.In past missions to Mars, like with the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers, the robots relied mostly on hu

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.

Video Friday: Humanoid Robots Celebrate Spring

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’s Starbase city is getting its own court

Elon Musk's company town already has a volunteer fire department, and is forming a Starbase Police Department. Now it wants its own court, too.

Gemini 3.1 Pro: A smarter model for your most complex tasks

3.1 Pro is designed for tasks where a simple answer isn’t enough.

Freeform raises $67M Series B to scale up laser AI manufacturing

“I think we're the only quote-unquote manufacturing company out there that has H200 clusters in a data center on site."

A new way to express yourself: Gemini can now create music

The Gemini app now features our most advanced music generation model Lyria 3, empowering anyone to make 30-second tracks using text or images.

SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center links

Mesh aims to mass-produce optical transceivers for AI data centers.

Accelerating discovery in India through AI-powered science and education

Google DeepMind brings National Partnerships for AI initiative to India, scaling AI for science and education

Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.

"I really want to see a mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space."

Gemini 3 Deep Think: Advancing science, research and engineering

Our most specialized reasoning mode is now updated to solve modern science, research and engineering challenges.

Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal

A 1 GW orbital data center would cost roughly $42.4 billion — almost three times its ground-bound equivalent.

With co-founders leaving and an IPO looming, Elon Musk turns talk to the moon

According to The New York Times, which reports that it heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility, a factory on the moon that will build AI satellites and fli

Accelerating Mathematical and Scientific Discovery with Gemini Deep Think

Research papers point to the growing impact of Deep Think across fields

How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak mar

How far will Elon Musk take the ‘everything’ business as SpaceX and xAI merge?

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak mar

NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world. Crew-12 is expected to head to the International Space Station next week, while the highly anticipated Artemis II mission -- which will bring hum

Elon Musk’s SpaceX company town is getting a police department

The new department will have up to eight police officers and could be up and running in a few months.

Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds

Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can try out Project Genie, an experimental research prototype that lets you create and explore worlds.

D4RT: Teaching AI to see the world in four dimensions

D4RT: Unified, efficient 4D reconstruction and tracking up to 300x faster than prior methods.

After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something even wilder

"You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people."

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

Sam Altman, OpenAI will reportedly back a startup that takes on Musk’s Neuralink

Neuralink has been making serious progress. Soon Sam Altman and OpenAI could be backing a challenger.

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

Neuralink last year received "breakthrough device" clearance from the U.S. FDA. Three people have so far received implants made by Neuralink.

Neuroscientists are racing to turn brain waves into speech

Neuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean it has cured blindness

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

Neuralink rival sets brain-chip record with 4,096 electrodes on human brain

Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip

Musk claims Neuralink patient doing OK with implant, can move mouse with brain

Elon Musk claims Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in its first human

How soon can I get a computer-brain implant?

Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news -- and you might be glad to know today was not all about OpenAI.

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

Talking with Future Ventures about its new fund, AI hype and Siri sucking (still)

For a firm whose bets are largely unpredictable, the early-stage venture firm Future Ventures has become very formulaic in its fundraising. Now entering its fifth year, the firm just closed a $200 mil

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

Last month, Insider published an explosive report about a former SpaceX flight attendant who accused SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk of propositioning her for sex in 2016 and to whom the company paid

High-bandwidth wireless BCI demonstrated in humans for first time

The big advance in Elon Musk’s Pong-playing monkey is what you can’t see

Watch a monkey equipped with Elon Musk’s Neuralink device play Pong with its brain

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, one of his many companies and the only one currently focused on mind control (that we’re aware of), has released a new blog post and video detailing some of its recent updates —