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- 01 of 10NEWS
Korea's KAIST teams up with Nvidia on robots that can act
KAIST and chipmaker Nvidia signed a pact to build physical AI, meaning software that lets robots see, decide and move in the real world. Joint labs in Seoul will train models for factories, hospitals and homes.
OUR TAKEIf our next nurse is Korean and made of steel, we saw it here first.
Read more → - 02 of 10NEWS
Andhra Pradesh takes a free AI doctor to every village
From August, India's Andhra Pradesh will roll out Sanjeevani, a phone based AI helper that screens symptoms, books tests and flags urgent cases. Fifty three million residents get access at no charge.
OUR TAKEA pocket second opinion beats a six hour bus ride to the clinic.
Read more → - 03 of 10NEWS
Europe starts fining firms that hide AI made content
From 2 August, any business in the EU must clearly label AI written text, images, audio or video. Ignore the rule and fines reach fifteen million euros or three percent of global turnover.
OUR TAKEThe little robot label is coming, whether marketing likes it or not.
Read more → - 04 of 10NEWS
Japan builds AI friendships to escape the US China grip
Tokyo is signing AI cooperation deals with India, Malaysia and Global South partners. The aim is to sell Japanese tools abroad and stop depending on two rival superpowers for the software running its economy.
OUR TAKENothing brings a country together like fear of being someone else's customer.
Read more → - 05 of 10NEWS
SoftBank rallies 44 firms behind Japan's own AI brain
Sony, NEC, Honda and forty one others joined Noetra, a SoftBank led group building a homegrown AI model for factories, cars and warehouses. Physical AI means software that controls machines rather than just chats.
OUR TAKEIf it works, our next Toyota may think before it turns.
Read more → - 06 of 10NEWS
Germany's music body opens a legal songbook for AI training
GEMA, the German royalties agency, launched PLAI, a fully licensed pool of music that AI firms can pay to learn from. Songwriters get credited and paid each time their work trains a model.
OUR TAKETurns out asking politely still works, even in the age of scraping.
Read more → - 07 of 10NEWS
IIT Bombay shows off a humanoid robot India can afford
Researchers at India's top engineering school unveiled a walking, arm waving humanoid built for small factories. Costs stay low by using off the shelf parts, aiming to put one on shop floors that could never buy a Western model.
OUR TAKEThe robot age arrives in economy class this time.
Read more → - 08 of 10NEWS
Ropedia raises $30m to teach robots how humans actually move
The US startup collects human motion data from everyday chores, then sells it to firms training household and warehouse robots. Better data means fewer robots that fall over trying to load a dishwasher.
OUR TAKEWe are quietly becoming the training set for our own replacements.
Read more → - 09 of 10NEWS
AI browser startup Corgi hits $4bn and opens coffee shops
Corgi, an AI web browser eight weeks old, tripled its worth to four billion dollars. Founders are spending part of the money on real world coffee shops where users can meet and try the tool.
OUR TAKENothing says software company like a queue for a flat white.
Read more → - 10 of 10TOOLS
Trooly's AI interviewer runs 45 minute chats with your customers
The new platform, backed by twenty million dollars, holds long voice interviews with shoppers on behalf of research teams. It asks follow up questions and writes up findings, replacing costly agencies for small brands.
OUR TAKEOur next focus group host will never need a coffee break.
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