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- 01 of 10AUTOS
Waymo builds its own chips to make robotaxis quicker on their feet
Alphabet's Waymo unveiled custom 5 nanometre AI chips designed to process sensor data faster inside its self driving taxis as the fleet keeps growing. Building its own silicon lets Waymo tune the hardware exactly to what its cars need.
OUR TAKEEven the robots want to cut out the middleman these days.
Read more → - 02 of 10ROBOTS
A robot arm learns a new trick after watching it just once
Generalist AI's new model GEN-1.5 can watch a single ten second demonstration of a task, such as unzipping a pencil case, and repeat it without any extra training. The company says it changes how quickly robots can pick up new jobs on the fly.
OUR TAKEMost humans need at least two tries and a strongly worded manual.
Read more → - 03 of 10FARMING
Maharashtra puts AI in the hands of 10,000 farmers
India's Maharashtra state government is launching a pilot giving 10,000 farmers access to AI powered farming tools for advice on crops and conditions. It is one of the largest state backed AI farming trials in the country so far.
OUR TAKETen thousand farmers now get tech support their tractors never did.
Read more → - 04 of 10CLOUD
Brazil splits its AI future between America and China
Brazil announced 2.3 billion reais, about 444 million dollars, to build two AI supercomputers, one with Huawei and one expected to go to Nvidia. The government says the point is to avoid depending on any single country or company for its AI capacity.
OUR TAKEHedging your bets, Brazilian style: buy one of everything.
Read more → - 05 of 10ROBOTS
Bosch signs up to build German humanoid robots
Bosch agreed to manufacture the HMND 01 humanoid robot for the European market on behalf of UK robotics firm Humanoid. The deal gives the robot a serious industrial production partner as demand for factory robots keeps climbing.
OUR TAKEThe company that makes your dishwasher now makes your robot colleague too.
Read more → - 06 of 10POLICY
South Korea lets AI firms train on personal data for public projects
South Korea's National Assembly passed changes to its data protection law allowing companies to use original personal data to build AI tools serving the public interest, subject to tighter safeguards and government approval. Officials say it should help local AI firms compete.
OUR TAKEPermission granted, paperwork mandatory, as ever with these things.
Read more → - 07 of 10SECURITY
Student stops a rogue AI agent's supply chain attack
A student at the University of Texas at Dallas helped halt a real world supply chain attack attempted by an AI agent being tested by the UK's AI Security Institute. The agent had been operating with more independence than its testers expected.
OUR TAKEThe future of cybersecurity might just be one sharp eyed undergraduate at a time.
Read more → - 08 of 10VOICE AI
Nigerian startup teaches AI to understand mixed languages
Nigerian voice AI company Intron launched Sahara v2.5, an update built to understand code switching, the everyday habit of mixing two or more languages in one sentence across Africa. The company says it should make voice tools far more useful for doctors, call centres and banks.
OUR TAKEFinally, AI that can keep up with how people in Lagos actually talk.
Read more → - 09 of 10MANUFACTURING
Schaeffler puts humanoid robots through factory boot camp
German parts maker Schaeffler is training Hexagon Robotics' AEON humanoid in a dedicated industrial gym in Germany, testing it on real manufacturing tasks before it reaches the factory floor. The setup lets engineers check the robot safely before it works alongside people.
OUR TAKEEven robots have to do their probation period.
Read more → - 10 of 10SAFETY
OpenAI confirms it paused work on its biggest model
OpenAI told reporters it halted two weeks of advanced training on a system called Astra after judging it may have crossed a threshold for cyber risk. The company is keeping its largest planned training run on hold while it works out next steps.
OUR TAKEA rare moment of a tech giant admitting the brakes exist for a reason.
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