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A Reddit discussion thread tracks the expected release of EMNLP 2026 notifications and results. The post invites researchers to share updates while hoping to attend the conference in Budapest.
Reddit r/MachineLearning · 33d ago
Humanoid robot traffic officers in China can direct vehicles, reprimand jaywalkers, and guide tourists to nearby metro stations. In Hangzhou, at least 15 robots have been deployed, but they are deliberately unable to physically stop people or vehicles.
The Next Web (TNW) · 33d ago
Nick Bostrom explores two contrasting possibilities for AI’s future: existential catastrophe and a world where AI solves every major problem. He examines how humans might find meaning when robots and AI outperform people in virtually every task.
Bloomberg Technology · 33d ago
OpenAI’s Q2 2026 revenue reportedly rose to $6.7 billion, but quarterly growth slowed to 18% while operating losses expanded to $12.3 billion. Ahead of a potential trillion-dollar IPO, the company faces pressure from consumer ARPU limits, enterprise competition, falling API prices, and massive compute commitments.
虎嗅 · 33d ago
Chinese compound-semiconductor foundry Haiwei Huaxin said its second-largest shareholder, Haite Gaoxin, organized more than 100 people to enter the company by force. The group allegedly opened a safe and took four company seals, including the official company seal and contract seal.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 33d ago
Former Meta safety executive Arturo Béjar testified that the company’s safety failures were rooted in the culture established by Mark Zuckerberg. His testimony opened a trial brought by four state attorneys general over Meta’s handling of platform safety issues.
The Next Web (TNW) · 33d ago
Vocus has appointed a chief AI officer to lead its artificial intelligence strategy. The company recruited an AI leader from Quantium for the role.
iTNews Australia · 33d ago
NASA and startup Katalyst have abandoned plans to use robotics to rescue the Swift gamma-ray space telescope. Persistent attitude-control problems mean the nearly 22-year-old, $500 million observatory is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up later this year.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 33d ago
Smart bed prices are falling sharply, with many online products now priced at RMB 3,000–4,000 and flagship sets below RMB 10,000. Falling component costs, domestic supply chains, stronger demand, and simplified product configurations are accelerating adoption, while inaccurate sensing and weak adaptive functions remain key concerns.
虎嗅 · 33d ago
Hays Plc plans to focus its recruitment business on roles that are harder for artificial intelligence to replace. The shift reflects broader efforts by recruitment firms to adapt to AI-driven changes in the labor market.
Bloomberg Technology · 33d ago
The article highlights a whale-girl persona or phenomenon emerging within DeepSeek. It argues that playful, cute behavior is becoming an increasingly expected capability for large language models.
钛媒体 · 33d ago
A Reddit discussion examines the risks of grouping underrepresented classes into a catch-all category in multiclass classification. It questions whether heterogeneous labels distort decision boundaries and whether rare classes should instead be handled through out-of-distribution detection or excluded from training.
Reddit r/MachineLearning · 33d ago
Zhongbo Juli is increasing its investment in Moonshot AI once again. The move underscores the continuing competition around AGI, computing limits, and engineering execution.
钛媒体 · 33d ago
Chinese companies are increasingly using online tests, personality assessments, and AI video interviews to filter large graduate applicant pools. Candidates report that these evaluations are time-consuming, opaque, and often disconnected from the actual work, while employers view them as necessary tools for reducing hiring risk.
虎嗅 · 33d ago
Tencent is aggressively expanding WorkBuddy through more than 2,000 agents, enterprise discounts, sales commissions, and standardized marketing scripts. The AI office market is shifting from model differentiation toward deployment services, human-heavy implementation, measurable ROI, and price competition.
虎嗅 · 33d ago
Wired reported that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram displayed ads for an AI pornography-generation tool. One ad featured a deepfake pornographic video resembling a prominent American female politician, and Meta removed the ads after being questioned.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 33d ago
A community test on an AMD R9700 with ROCm reports noticeable quality and long-context retention differences between FP16 and q8_0 KV cache for Qwen3.8-27B. FP16 reportedly produces more careful structured output and maintains performance beyond 120k tokens, challenging the assumption that both formats are equivalent.
Reddit r/LocalLLaMA · 33d ago
Hesai CFO Andrew Fan says lidar orders this year are higher than during the same period last year. More Chinese automakers are adding lidar to new vehicle models as they accelerate intelligent-driving development despite a weak overall car market.
SCMP Technology · 33d ago
OpenAI has launched AI Futures, a new blog focused on how transformative AI may reshape power, governance, the economy, and individual freedom. The publication is intended to explore the broader societal and institutional implications of advanced AI.
OpenAI News · 33d ago
China is increasingly deploying supernodes—clusters of dozens or hundreds of chips and supporting hardware—to scale AI computing. By combining larger quantities of domestic chips, these systems aim to deliver competitive performance despite US export restrictions on advanced AI chips.
SCMP Technology · 33d ago
The article examines three strategic questions that companies must answer before AI becomes a sustainable business: where they are positioned, whom they should work with, and how to generate recurring profits. It frames AI adoption as a business execution challenge beyond simply deploying models.
钛媒体 · 33d ago
SK Hynix and its labor union have reportedly reached a tentative wage and collective bargaining agreement. The deal includes a 6.3% salary increase and changes to the distribution of employee performance bonuses.
Bloomberg Technology · 33d ago
Odense-based startup Velatir has raised €5 million in seed funding six months after its pre-seed round. The company provides visibility and control over the AI tools employees are already using, with Spintop Ventures and Ugly Duckling Ventures co-leading the round.
The Next Web (TNW) · 33d ago
Bloomberg reporters will host a live Q&A examining why Chinese citizens are more optimistic about AI than Americans. The session is scheduled for August 21, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Bloomberg Technology · 33d ago
Chery’s AiMOGA Robotics has begun preparing for a potential standalone IPO and is discussing possible listing venues. The company has not selected an exchange or announced a timetable, but says the listing could fund technology investment and overseas expansion.
TechNode · 33d ago
ByteDance’s Seed foundation-model division has reportedly completed another internal restructuring. Its foundation-model organization now includes four first-level departments focused on pretraining data, reinforcement learning, product post-training for work, and product post-training for chat.
TechNode · 33d ago
Yangtze Memory has completed IPO counseling acceptance, a key preparatory step toward a potential Shanghai listing. The milestone was disclosed on August 19 after the company completed its counseling registration in May, but it does not constitute listing approval.
TechNode · 33d ago
Stecon Group Pcl plans to bid for three data-center construction projects valued at a combined 49.8 billion baht, or about $1.5 billion. The company expects Thailand’s accelerating technology investment to drive further growth.
Bloomberg Technology · 33d ago
Callosum has raised $100 million in early financing to develop software that matches specific AI tasks with suitable models and chips. Backers include the UK’s public AI fund.
Bloomberg Technology · 33d ago
Kuaishou’s Kling AI video-generation business generated more than RMB850 million in second-quarter revenue. Revenue rose over 200% year on year and 30% quarter on quarter, reaching RMB1.5 billion in the first half of the year.
TechNode · 33d ago