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Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.

If physical AI is going to match the accomplishments of LLMs, there's a data problem that needs to be solved.

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are attending the same CEO lunch today

Anthropic's ongoing dispute with the White House over Fable 5 and Mythos 5 will be the "elephant in the room," POLITICO reports.

Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI

Pramaana will focus on highly sensitive verticals like law, drug discovery, and tax preparation — where errors can be costly and reliability is at a premium.

Allbirds became NewBird AI. Now it’s Smartbird.

What’s left of the shoe company after its pivot to AI (which is mostly its stock listing) has a new name and CEO, Nadia Carlsten. Smartbird also completed the sale of the Allbirds brand as it shifts its focus toward offering access to AI infrastructure and enterprise-focused AI systems.

Google: Detecting Heart Rate Through Smartphone Camera AI

Google researchers developed technology using smartphone cameras to monitor heart rate passively during everyday use with medical-grade accuracy

AI search grounded in Facebook posts? What could go wrong?

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AI bias threatens LGBTQ users, GLAAD says

A new report shows how AI systems risk automating anti-LGBTQ harm.

U.S. Move Against Anthropic Exposes AI's Missing Referee

The fight over Anthropic's Fable 5 is turning AI oversight from a theoretical debate into a real test of government power.

Convey doesn't want to be called an AI agent startup. A16z just bet $38 million it can stand apart.

Convey, a startup founded last year that builds AI "teammates," has raised $38 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Google's first smart speaker in six years arrives next week

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The biggest winners and losers from US restrictions on Anthropic's AI

Anthropic's AI restrictions could boost Mistral and DeepSeek while raising concerns about US AI providers.

Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India's AI-fueled data center boom

The Canadian pension giant will acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, a tech giant that operates more than 15 data centers across India.