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bloomberg.com - Natasha Mascarenhas - Cerebras Backer Eclipse Raises $1.3 Billion for Robotics, AI Infrastructure
Cerebras Backer Eclipse Raises $1.3 Billion for Robotics, AI Infrastructure
Bloomberg

Venture capital firm Eclipse has raised $1.3 billion to invest in startups working in physical industries such as artificial intelligence infrastructure, manufacturing and defense. Eclipse, an early backer of Nvidia Corp. rival Cerebras Systems…

newsweek.com - Hugh Cameron - Sam Altman proposes robot tax as American economy transforms
Sam Altman proposes robot tax as American economy transforms
Newsweek

Sam Altman, the billionaire CEO of OpenAI, has outlined recommendations for how governments should regulate artificial intelligence and share the economic gains from the technology's rapid rise. In a white paper released on Monday, entitled…

businessinsider.com - Chris Panella - A top US shipbuilder is exploring how AI and robots can do some of the hardest jobs on the production floor
A top US shipbuilder is exploring how AI and robots can do some of the hardest jobs on the production floor
Business Insider

America's biggest shipbuilder wants to know whether artificial intelligence and robots can do some of the most labor-intensive parts of the shipbuilding process. A new partnership between Huntington Ingalls Industries and GrayMatter Robotics…

theguardian.com - Deborah Cole - German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs
German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs
The Guardian

German mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other small nocturnal animals from being killed or maimed in the dark. Recent studies have highlighted the threat lawnmower blades pose to…

arstechnica.com - Kyle Orland - From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability
From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability
Ars Technica

Robotic machine learning company Generalist has announced GEN-1, a new physical AI system that it says “crosses into production-level success rates” on “a broad range of physical skills” that used to require the…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Gyu-lee - LG chairman taps Silicon Valley partners to fast-track AI, robotics strategy
LG chairman taps Silicon Valley partners to fast-track AI, robotics strategy
The Korea Times

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo is ramping up the conglomerate's push into artificial intelligence (AI), using a high-profile Silicon Valley tour to secure strategic partners, refine its commercialization strategy and accelerate execution. Koo met…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Bellan - OpenAI's vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week
OpenAI's vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week
TechCrunch

As governments grapple with how to manage the economic fallout of superintelligent machines, OpenAI has released a set of policy proposals outlining the ways wealth and work could be reshaped in an “intelligence age.” The ideas blend…

fortune.com - Catherina Gioino - 'No one's raising their hand': Japan's labor crisis is making the case for robots taking the jobs you don't want
'No one's raising their hand': Japan's labor crisis is making the case for robots taking the jobs you don't want
Fortune

Japan is running out of workers. Its population declined for a 14th straight year in 2024; its working-age population is projected to shrink by nearly 15 million over the next two decades; and a 2024 Reuters/Nikkei survey found that labor shortages…

smh.com.au - Elizabeth Knight - Four-day week and robot tax: How tech giant plans to survive AI apocalypse
Four-day week and robot tax: How tech giant plans to survive AI apocalypse
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The godfather of artificial intelligence, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, has…

techxplore.com - Anne J. Manning - Too many cooks, or too many robots? Finding a Goldilocks level of randomness to keep robot swarms moving
Too many cooks, or too many robots? Finding a Goldilocks level of randomness to keep robot swarms moving
Tech Xplore

Picture a futuristic swarm of robots deployed on a time-sensitive task, like cleaning up an oil spill or assembling a machine. At first, adding robots is advantageous, since many hands make light work. But a tipping point comes when too many crowd…

pcmag.com - Juhi Wadia - Clean Up on This Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal by Saving $400 Today
Clean Up on This Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal by Saving $400 Today
PCMag

I think we've all had that Monday morning where the universe decides to test our sanity. You're already five minutes late, but your car keys have disappeared into another dimension, the dog has traced an abstract pattern of dirt across the rug, and…

seekingalpha.com - Juxtaposed Ideas - Teradyne's Easy Gains Behind Us - AI/Robotics Winner Expensive Here (NASDAQ:TER)
Teradyne's Easy Gains Behind Us - AI/Robotics Winner Expensive Here (NASDAQ:TER)
Seeking Alpha

Juxtaposed Ideas 15.51K Followers Teradyne's robust growth is fueled by partnerships with TSM and exposure to AI networking, compute, and memory chips, with it contributing to their robust FY2025 metrics. This is on top of the projected market…

sfstandard.com - Kevin V. Nguyen - The robots are the next darlings of San Francisco's AI boom
The robots are the next darlings of San Francisco's AI boom
The San Francisco Standard

By Kevin V. Nguyen Business Reporter Much of the attention surrounding the AI boom has fixated on foundational model companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind. Starting with the eureka moment of ChatGPT's public launch in 2022, the…

inquisitr.com - Tara Dodrill - Melania Trump Breaks Silence After 'Nightmare' Backlash Over Humanoid Robot Event
Melania Trump Breaks Silence After 'Nightmare' Backlash Over Humanoid Robot Event
Inquisitr News

Melania Trump is pushing back after what she described as a “nightmare” wave of criticism following her appearance at a high-profile artificial intelligence event. In a Fox News opinion piece published Saturday, she addressed critics…

bristolpost.co.uk - Kate Wilson - I tried robot vacuum which is convenient and clever despite tiny flaw
I tried robot vacuum which is convenient and clever despite tiny flaw
Bristol Live

At a certain point in life, you realise conversations with friends start to revolve around surprisingly domestic topics - and one of the more intense conversations you can have is about vacuums. Who's using what, which model actually works, and…

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