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Barclays expects humanoid-robot deployments to surge as the technology moves from laboratories into real-world environments. The sector’s main challenge remains the shortage of real-world training data needed to improve embodied AI systems.
Bloomberg Technology · 13d ago
Napster, the former music-streaming platform, is shifting its business strategy toward low-cost AI agents. The company is pursuing a pricing model of about one penny per minute through Microsoft.
Bloomberg Technology · 13d ago
A developer used the local Q4-quantized GLM 5.3 Flash to iteratively create a Fabric mod for Minecraft. The resulting black hole rifle pulls in blocks, features shrinking light rings, and leaves a large explosion crater.
Reddit r/LocalLLaMA · 13d ago
The US government has sided with OpenAI over whether large language models can be trained on copyrighted material. Its brief argues that the United States has a strong interest in maintaining a competitive AI industry and establishing global standards for AI use.
TechCrunch AI · 13d ago
ElevenLabs has hired Ashley Kramer, formerly OpenAI’s vice president of enterprise sales, as its first chief revenue officer. The appointment comes as more than half of ElevenLabs’ revenue shifts toward enterprise customers, while its synthetic-content product faces upcoming EU AI Act marking requirements.
The Next Web (TNW) · 13d ago
Deepity is a local C++ machine learning library demonstrating that Predictive Coding Networks can approach backpropagation performance on MNIST. Its DKPPCN implementation achieved 97.73% test accuracy in 59.5 seconds over 50 epochs, compared with PyTorch backpropagation's 98.27% in about 70 seconds.
Reddit r/MachineLearning · 13d ago
Fireflies has launched Voice Agents for screening interviews, sales discovery, and customer support calls. The company reports more than 40,000 conversations across 2,100 organisations in 97 countries, while recruitment and candidate-evaluation use cases face high-risk obligations under the EU AI Act.
The Next Web (TNW) · 13d ago
Apple’s strained relationship with Intel reportedly stems from manufacturing delays, capacity uncertainty, and premature claims about securing Apple business. In contrast, TSMC has built stronger trust by investing ahead of demand in advanced process technology and capacity.
Computerworld · 13d ago
Dell raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to about $192 billion, up from $167 billion previously. It expects $74 billion in AI-server sales, roughly triple the prior year, as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates.
Bloomberg Technology · 13d ago
Moonshot AI has reportedly confidentially filed an A1 application with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, launching Kimi’s IPO process while pursuing a new round at a $50 billion pre-money valuation. The move highlights a critical shift for independent foundation-model companies: investors are increasingly demanding evidence of durable revenue, product value, and defensible business models beyond model capability alone.
虎嗅 · 13d ago
Microsoft is helping Napster reinvent its business with agentic AI, according to Napster CEO John Acunto. The company is shifting its positioning from streaming music to “streaming intelligence.”
Bloomberg Technology · 13d ago
A University of Washington study examined children’s interactions with AI-enabled plush toys. The research found that initial curiosity often shifted to frustration and even hostility when the toys began conversing.
GeekWire · 13d ago
DeepMind announced Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber in a blog post. The provided article contains no additional information about capabilities, availability, pricing, or technical specifications.
DeepMind Blog · 13d ago
The Trump administration filed a statement of interest supporting OpenAI in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit. Its position argues that training AI models on copyrighted text can qualify as fair use, a stance that could influence the legal environment for model development.
The Verge · 13d ago
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, a cybersecurity-focused model designed for autonomous vulnerability discovery and code remediation. It has surpassed 70% vulnerability-finding success in internal tests and is already fully deployed within Google for code security protection.
IT之家 · 13d ago
NVIDIA’s third AI model co-design post examines how speculative decoding can accelerate LLM inference without sacrificing accuracy. It presents five guidelines for choosing draft lengths and draft mechanisms across the throughput–latency Pareto frontier.
NVIDIA Developer Blog · 13d ago
Wonderful raised a $550 million Series C led by Insight Partners, with Salesforce and other major investors participating. The financing values the company at $5 billion, more than doubling its valuation in under six months.
TechCrunch AI · 13d ago
Jio is betting it can transform aging computers into AI-ready PCs through a service costing about $11 for two months. The initiative could make AI capabilities more accessible without requiring users to replace their existing hardware.
TechCrunch AI · 13d ago
Uber drivers in the UK, the Netherlands and other European countries have launched a class action over the company’s AI-powered system for setting pay and allocating jobs. The lawsuit alleges the system violates data protection laws, suppresses earnings and creates constant uncertainty for drivers.
The Guardian Technology · 13d ago
