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Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers

Robots can start working outside physical cages and without safety barriers.

US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035

The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.

Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans

Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Have Been in Talks on AI Safety for Weeks

OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump's team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.

AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round

Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.

Voters give edge to GOP over Dems on AI

It's the only area offering a silver lining for Republicans in the New York Times/Siena poll.

Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo

Essentially a camera app, Superpose analyzes selfies or photos and generates four potential poses using AI.

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OpenAI Life Sciences Launches Public Data for Health

The launch of Public Data for Health will build foundations for researchers to ask AI better questions, Jacob Trefethen of the OpenAI Foundation says

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Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in ballots for midterms

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented in an unsigned decision that comes weeks before congressional elections

A New Form Of Life

By any working definition that draws on biology rather than philosophy or religion, AI is alive.