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Agility Robotics is taking humanoid robots public in a first for Wall Street

The Oregon startup, whose humanoid robots carry heavy materials in factories and warehouses, is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on Thursday.

A top Anthropic product leader has been poached by OpenAI

Cat Wu left Anthropic last week after becoming one of the company's highest-profile product managers and is now joining rival OpenAI.

This tiny North Dakota town was the only place to vote in support of data centers

Among 45 data center propositions on the ballot during the midterms, only one small town voted against reining them in.

AI PACs Spent Millions Trying to Shape Congress — Here's How They Fared

AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2022 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.

Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed

"Our calculations suggest Heisenberg significantly underestimated the materials required."

Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says

During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent.

Meta Isn't Naming Its AI Models After Fruit Anymore

As AI models get more powerful, Meta stops naming them after fruit. Previous models were internally known as Watermelon, Avocado, and Mango.

Stocks surged and oil prices fell as markets responded to the midterm rout

U.S. stock markets appeared Wednesday to be smiling upon the electoral “blue wave” — with most major indexes on the rise after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate.

OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election

OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.

Meta Acquires AI Coding Startup Conductor

The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.

Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”

Tech industry in denial as US overwhelmingly votes to restrict AI, data centers.

Satellite images expose potential trouble behind Microsoft's $5 billion AI spending shortfall

Satellite images reveal potential delays at two Microsoft AI data center projects, highlighting power and permitting challenges facing neoclouds.