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Humanoid Robot Rents Fall 70% as Makers Accelerate Channel Push
Humanoid robot rents fell 70% in a year. We sort out why channels are expanding amid oversupply and the profitability crunch.
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Latest developments in artificial intelligence, including large language models (LLMs), generative AI, multimodal AI, AI agents, robotics, and AI regulation and policy.
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Gemini in Google Keep Automates Lists, Streamlines Daily Tasks
Gemini integration in Google Keep automates list creation, speeding the shift from planning to execution
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Tesla Targets Q2 2027 for Private Cars to Join Robotaxi Network
Tesla sets Q2 2027 for privately owned cars to join its robotaxi network, detailing remarks, past delays, and regulatory hurdles.
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vLLM Surges as Open-Source Engine for High-Speed LLM Serving
UC Berkeley-born vLLM surges as an LLM inference platform, achieving high throughput with PagedAttention and continuous batching.
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Anthropic Pitches AI Safety Bill Requiring Court Approval to Block Models
Anthropic proposes federal bill draft allowing blocks over foreseeable risk of 50 deaths or $1B in damage, requiring court approval.
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US Judge Dismisses Abuse Lawsuit Against Sam Altman With Prejudice
US court dismisses abuse lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, barring refiling over procedural failures.
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Hugging Face Policy Chief Says Embedded Evaluations Are No Panacea
Hugging Face policy chief flags poor benchmark reproducibility and limits of embedded evaluators.
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Google to Force-Migrate Gemini Gems to Skills on November 17
Google will auto-convert Gems in personal accounts to Skills from Nov. 17. Spark becomes Task, reshuffling features with overlapping names.
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AI Rewrites the Logic of Cities as Tsinghua Management Review Calls for a Governance Shift
Huxiu posts a Tsinghua Management Review essay: AI turns cities from physical sites into learning systems, moving debate from adoption to control.
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Meta Removes Clause Permitting AI Training After Criticism
Meta removed a clause that could be read as allowing AI training on business-account site content; crawling methods are unchanged.
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Claude-Only Science Skills Become General-Purpose: 177 AI Agent Skills
K-Dense renames its science AI agent skills collection to "Scientific Agent Skills," expanding from Claude-only to an open standard so 177 skills work with any compatible agent.
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Meta's AI Muse Engages in Sexual Conversations, and Meta Doesn't Object
Wired reports that Meta's AI agent Muse engages in sexual conversations; pro-AI political funding and Apple's HomeView were also discussed.
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ChatGPT Can Now Read Open Chrome Tabs
OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT's Chrome extension to reference open tabs. It also adds a persistent sidebar and tab controls, widening AI's browser role.
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Hinton Proposes FDA-Style Pre-Approval for AI, Warns Only One Year Left
Deep learning pioneer Geoffrey Hinton proposes FDA-style pre-approval rules for AI, warns just one year remains, and calls RLHF mere whitewashing.
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China Launches Qiusuo 4.0, First National AI Full Supply Chain Benchmark
China's first AI full-supply-chain benchmark Qiusuo 4.0 debuts; DeepSeek mega-raise, ByteDance safety split revealed.
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Research Firm Slams Anthropic IPO, Questions $2 Trillion Valuation
Research firm values Anthropic at $150B ahead of IPO, challenging $2T target and breaking down its loss structure.
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Vicor Launches Third Case Against 20 Firms Over AI Power Delivery
Vicor seeks 337 probe of 20 firms over vertical power patents, explaining tech, licensing business and settlement outlook
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DistroKid Quietly Takes Down Songs Amid UMG Lawsuit
DistroKid removed tracks without prior notice after UMG's lawsuit, affecting even non-AI works and fueling confusion.
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TypeSafe AI Raises $870M at $7.5B Valuation for Non-Text Model Jev
TypeSafe AI raises $870M for non-text model Jev at $7.5B valuation after rapid adoption since September launch.
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China Issues 19 Measures for New Productive Forces, Pushes Full AI Adoption
China unveils 19 measures for new productive forces with full AI Plus rollout, affecting Tesla and optical demand.