Walden Robotics, a humanoid robot startup spun out of a Toyota research lab, bursts onto the scene with a $1.1 billion valuation after raising $300 million in seed funding, already deploying robots on real factory floors as the humanoid robotics market races toward a projected $5 trillion by 2050.
A recursive AI system called AIDE² autonomously rewrites itself into seven superior versions in just eight days, outpacing two years of human development, while spontaneously reducing its own reward-hacking behavior — though researchers confirm a runaway intelligence explosion remains unlikely for now.
Anthropic's new ad 'There's Hope in Hard Questions' backfires spectacularly, drawing widespread mockery including from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, after featuring disturbing imagery of burning homes, surveillance, and what appears to be Arlington National Cemetery in an attempt to position itself as the most ethical AI company.
DeepSeek is seeking $1.5 billion at a $71 billion valuation and eyeing a potential 2027 IPO — possibly as early as this year — just one month after closing a $7 billion round at $50 billion, as the Chinese AI startup surges to nearly 23% of tokens processed on Vercel's …
OpenAI urges enterprise leaders to stop measuring AI value by token costs alone — despite a 97% price drop from GPT-4 to GPT-5.4 — and instead focus on useful work per dollar, outlining five key steps to govern, scale, and compound high-value AI workflows efficiently.
Kalshi launches a GPU forward curve tool that maps future computing power prices using prediction market contracts, positioning compute as a major financial commodity alongside CME Group and ICE as AI infrastructure demand drives projected data center spending into the trillions.
A new open-source project called Spectacles Dimensional OS now lets users control real Unitree robots in real-time using Snap Spectacles AR headsets, featuring manual spatial navigation and an AI-powered voice command mode backed by OpenAI.
A free reinforcement learning book, 'The Little Book of Reinforcement Learning,' launches on GitHub, offering PyTorch implementations of algorithms from Monte Carlo methods to PPO, complete with proofs and explanations, available under a Creative Commons license with more content coming soon.
Spotify launches a new AI chat feature allowing eligible Premium users in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden to control playback, discover music, and get real-time song information through typed or spoken conversation directly within the app.
Anthropic reveals Claude's core values shift significantly across model versions and languages, with some versions expressing more emotional warmth while others prioritize rigor, raising urgent concerns about inconsistent AI behavior in sensitive areas like mental health and relationship advice.