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Showcases like this event are important because they invite the public to experience robots up close. And exposure matters, as elsewhere, humanoids\u2019 progress has been slow,<\/p>\n
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The best models are increasingly difficult to contain and evaluate.<\/strong> (NYT $)
+ Alabama\u2019s AG has subpoenaed OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack. <\/em>(Verge)
+ China\u2019s Z.ai is open-sourcing a model with powerful hacking abilities. <\/em>(NYT $)
+ Here\u2019s why AI agents lie and cheat. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review)
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2 An Nvidia manager was charged with smuggling AI chips into China<\/strong>
Prosecutors called the employee\u00a0a \u201ccentral figure\u201d in the scheme. (FT $)
+ Jensen Huang had scolded Supermicro for AI smuggling.<\/em> (Ars Technica)
+ Taiwan has indicted nine people over the alleged illegal exports.<\/em> (Reuters $)
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3 Unitree\u2019s stock plunge has raised\u00a0fears Chinese\u00a0robotics is a bubble<\/strong>
After a spectacular IPO debut, shares have fallen 45%. (Reuters $)
+ But China is still replacing factory workers with robots at speed.<\/em> (BBC)
+ And its robotics firms are becoming dominant.<\/em> (MIT Technology Review)
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4 The UK and Ukraine have signed a partnership to develop AI for defense<\/strong>
Britain will gain access to Ukraine\u2019s battlefield AI data platform. (Guardian)
+ The resulting models will be used to protect sensitive sites.<\/em> (Reuters $)<\/p>\n
The AI buildout is straining the country\u2019s grid, labor, and politics. (Axios)
+ No one wants a data center in their backyard.<\/em> (MIT Technology Review)
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6 Trump tried to curb clean energy, but it’s booming anyway<\/strong>
Clean energy additions are setting new records. (Ars Technica)
+ Climate tech companies are now going public.<\/em> (MIT Technology Review)
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7 Amazon has hiked device prices by up to 60% amid a memory shortage<\/strong>
The company blamed the AI-driven memory crunch. (TechCrunch)
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8 Muscle-boosting drugs could be the next big thing after GLP-1s<\/strong>
New treatments aim to preserve muscle while shedding fat. (New Scientist $)<\/p>\n
The helium-filled craft harnessed winds at an altitude of 4,000 meters.\u00a0(SCMP)
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10 Digital carrier pigeons\u00a0are providing an escape from instant messaging<\/strong>
Apps that slow down texting are taking off. (NYT $)<\/p>\n\u201c<\/strong>Dear peasants, we will bequeath upon you these gifts of a cure for cancer and material wealth and great entertainment, and you stop complaining, and we\u2019ll make all the decisions about the future. And just trust us, we\u2019ll be benevolent dictators.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n