Latest developments in artificial intelligence, including large language models (LLMs), generative AI, multimodal AI, AI agents, robotics, and AI regulation and policy.
Drawing on the astronomical origins of the Dragon Boat Festival and the story of Qu Yuan, this article argues that in the age of AI, the human advantage over machines lies not in computational power but in determining direction. The fusion of technology and the humanities is called into question.
A study by the University of Otago in New Zealand reveals that imagining the taste of food becomes significantly more vivid when hungry, offering insights into the mechanisms of human brain simulation and implications for designing multimodal AI.
The Chinese government has approved the establishment of a Space Computing Industry Innovation Center to build AI data centers in orbit. This move, made just a week before SpaceX's announcement of AI1, is intensifying the US-China space AI competition.
Meredith Whittaker, CEO of Signal, stated that AI chatbots are "not your friends," highlighting privacy risks and the dangers of outsourcing thought processes.
The Atlantic has released a searchable database of four music datasets used to train AI models. The largest dataset contains up to 12 million songs, used without permission, raising copyright concerns.
Apple's revamped Siri AI in iOS 27 has been previewed by Wired. With Google Gemini integration, advanced contextual understanding, and hyper-personalization based on on-device data, it marks a fundamental transformation of the traditional Siri.
Hyundai Motor Group has acquired SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, making it a fully owned subsidiary. The humanoid robot Atlas is set to operate in Hyundai’s EV factory by 2028.
The White House has banned the export of Anthropic's AI models Mythos and Fable. Past failures in encryption export controls cast doubt on the effectiveness of this move.
The unmanned surface vehicle Yellowfin has discovered highly heat-resistant coral reefs in Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Amidst the bleaching of over 80% of the world's coral reefs, progress is being made in decoding survival strategies of corals resilient to climate change.
Google Research unveils TimesFM 2.5, a foundation model for time series forecasting. With reduced parameters and extended context length, it supports OSS, agent integration, and LoRA fine-tuning.
MIT Technology Review publishes an eBook on AI in military applications. It features six stories on topics like AI-driven intelligence, targeting, and training on classified data.
Google Photos' AI-based Remix feature for images might soon support videos. Code analysis reveals elements like buttons, background swaps, and lighting adjustments.
Offering guidance on architecture selection for AI agent development in 2026. Compares ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, and Multi-Agent patterns based on performance, implementation cost, and scalability.
While governments and corporations hire AI ethics experts, they often ignore or manipulate their input—a practice known as "ethics-washing." Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and others highlight real-world cases and call for structural reforms in academia.
The DocLang Working Group, featuring members like IBM and NVIDIA, is launched to standardize an AI-native document format to replace PDF and Markdown. Based on an XML specification, it excels in token efficiency and structural retention.
During Google CEO Sundar Pichai's speech at Stanford University's graduation ceremony, about 200 students walked out. Protests stem from AI's use in military and immigration surveillance, including Project Nimbus.
The U.S. Commerce Department imposed export controls on Anthropic, halting Fable 5 and Mythos 5 globally. Experts question the basis for the regulation, suggesting a deteriorating relationship between the administration and the company as a possible factor.
A comprehensive explanation of AI agent definitions, operating principles, major types (single/multi-agent), real-world enterprise use cases, and the latest trends as of 2026.
Indian AI startup Sarvam raises $234 million led by HCLTech, becomes unicorn at $1.5 billion valuation. As the trend of AI sovereignty accelerates, geopolitical implications are also drawing attention.
Nex-AGI has accused the Rio de Janeiro city government's 397B-parameter LLM "Rio-3.5-Open-397B," touted as a proprietary development, of being a simple weight merge of existing models. Evidence shows it identifies itself as "Nex" with 79% probability.