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- 01 of 10SECURITY
Britain pledges £600m for AI safety and research
Britain has set out about £600 million for AI security, research and related projects, including £100 million for a new biosecurity lab. OpenAI and Anthropic will offer up to £200 million in model credits, while other funds support cyber defence, robotics and chip design.
OUR TAKEEven the national safety net now comes with store credit.
Read more → - 02 of 10FINANCE
Musk says SpaceX secured $40bn for AI chips
Elon Musk says SpaceX has closed $40 billion in debt financing to buy AI chips expected in the first half of next year. Reuters says the final pricing status remains unclear, while Musk predicts failures among specialist computing providers as credit tightens.
OUR TAKERocket money appears to have found a rather earthbound hobby.
Read more → - 03 of 10INVESTMENT
Alpha Dhabi commits $1bn to global AI fund
Abu Dhabi investment group Alpha Dhabi has agreed to commit $1 billion to the Alpha Wave III fund for investments in AI companies worldwide. The money will be invested over time, using cash returned from an earlier fund and existing resources.
OUR TAKEA billion dollars is apparently the modest way to diversify.
Read more → - 04 of 10LANGUAGE
Jais 3 tackles Arabic dialects and mixed speech
Abu Dhabi researchers and Inception42 have unveiled Jais 3, an Arabic AI platform that can transcribe speech and create documents. Its speech tool recognises dialects from 19 Arab countries and handles speakers switching between Arabic, English and French.
OUR TAKEAt last, a computer expected to understand the whole conversation.
Read more → - 05 of 10RETAIL
South Korean shops test products on AI customers
South Korean retailers are using AI shoppers to test prices, products and store layouts before asking real customers. Lotte Members is developing a system using purchasing data from about 45 million accumulated membership users, while other firms test shopping journeys.
OUR TAKEThe ideal customer has finally arrived and needs no parking.
Read more → - 06 of 10BUSINESS
Mistral and Cohere expand South Korea push
Mistral is hiring researchers in Seoul as overseas AI firms compete for South Korean customers seeking more control over their systems. Cohere plans local entities in South Korea and Japan and aims to double its Asia-Pacific technical and sales staff by year-end.
OUR TAKEKeeping AI close to home now involves quite a few visitors.
Read more → - 07 of 10CHIPS
AI demand drives a surge in Asian electronics output
A new report describes rapid electronics production growth across Asia, led by Taiwan as demand for AI equipment rises. It cites Semiconductor Intelligence figures showing Taiwanese output more than doubling year on year during much of 2026, alongside strong gains in Thailand and Vietnam.
OUR TAKEThe virtual economy still seems to require an awful lot of boxes.
Read more → - 08 of 10ROBOTICS
Robot arms take on European fashion returns
Teradyne Robotics and Germany's Sereact have partnered to put Sereact's Cortex AI on Universal Robots arms for warehouse work. The companies say hundreds of robots in dual-arm systems are already deployed in Europe, including sites handling Zalando returns in Germany and Poland.
OUR TAKEEven robots cannot escape the jumper ordered in three sizes.
Read more → - 09 of 10RESEARCH
China's Polibrain helps robots predict their actions
Chinese company Qianjue has presented Polibrain, a model designed to help robots predict the results of their actions rather than generate future video. Coverage published today describes an earlier Nanjing demonstration involving a robot collecting litter, with broader performance claims still needing independent testing.
OUR TAKEThinking before picking things up is a respectable start.
Read more → - 10 of 10FILM
Grok releases seven minutes of its Odyssey film
Grok has released a seven-minute opening episode of an AI-made version of The Odyssey, created with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. The release follows Elon Musk's earlier promise of a full-length film, but is now billed as the start of a series.
OUR TAKEAn epic voyage, now available in a rather manageable portion.
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