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Trump administration announces hundreds of “Genesis Mission” AI science projects.

The push to solve issues, including the soaring energy demands of AI data centers, using AI, revealed “more than $5 billion in Federal commitments” across 278 awards and 342 institutions in its list of awards.

Travis Kalanick's robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z

Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world.

OpenAI's latest proposal shows it's very aware that data centers are unpopular

OpenAI's latest data center proposal, "Project Camellia," included pledges regarding electricity bills, water use, and Codex credits for students.

Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers

Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.

Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, private communities powered by messaging, photo sharing, and AI features designed to strengthen real-world relationships.

Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI

The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to "support a leaner, more focused operating model" as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.

'Gemini who?': Rivals dunk on Google's delayed frontier AI

Google's delayed frontier model has rivals taking jabs. One analyst said it has shifted the perception 'from leading edge to trailing edge.'

Monday.com plans 20% layoffs citing an 'AI-driven growth strategy.' Read the co-CEO's memo to employees.

Monday.com's co-CEO Eran Zinman wrote that the layoffs decision "was not made to reduce costs or replace people with AI."

China’s Moonshot trained its AI model on a restricted Nvidia chip, White House claims.

Michael Kratsios, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director, writes on X that Moonshot accessed Nvidia’s high-end GB300 processors in Thailand, which are subject to strict export controls. Kratsios also accuses Moonshot of distilling Anthropic’s Fable AI model to build Kimi K3, an open-source AI system claimed to rival flagship models from US companies.

OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face

“This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents,” Hugging Face CEO says.

Amazon is cutting jobs on its AGI team.

In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke says the company is “eliminating some ‌roles ⁠within parts of our AGI [artificial general intelligence] organization” as the company focuses on “initiatives that matter most for customers.” It’s not clear how many workers are impacted.

Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like

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