Read Online | Sign Up | Advertise Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a simple but bold statement at COMPUTEX in Taiwan to open his keynote: “Agentic AI has arrived.” He then pointed his whole ecosystem at backing that claim up. The chipmaker’s latest reveals stretched from the…

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Since its announcement in April this year, the proposed changes to billing methods on GitHub Copilot were a source of much speculation: how much more or less would a pay-a-you-use AI cost an organisation or individual compared to a flat-rate, monthly subscription? Just a day into the changeover to token-based billing for the LLM-based service,…

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Anthropic’s IPO filing marks the maturation of generative AI from a research-heavy venture phase into a stabilised enterprise utility. Model developers operating in private markets have prioritised rapid iteration and maximum compute performance over predictable billing cycles. Taking a foundational provider public aligns those engineering goals with standard corporate procurement, introducing structured release schedules and…

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Insider Brief Japanese humanoid robotics startup Atom has raised 3 billion yen (nearly $19 million) in seed funding as it develops what it describes as a “new species” of AI-powered humanoid robots designed for manufacturing, logistics and transportation environments. The round was co-led by ANRI, Beyond Next Ventures and JAFCO Group, with participation from ALPHA,…

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Insider Brief Unitree unveiled the H2 Plus, a full-size humanoid robot and reference development platform built on Nvidia’s Isaac GR00T ecosystem, combining locomotion, manipulation, sensing and onboard AI computing in a system expected to launch in late 2026. The robot stands nearly 6 feet tall, weighs about 150 pounds, features 75 degrees of freedom, tactile…

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Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching May 31- June 6. Weekend AI News Briefs US Takes Step to Halt Nvidia AI Chip Shipments to Chinese Firms Outside China The U.S. Commerce Department issued new guidance clarifying that advanced AI chips require export licenses when sold…

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Insider Brief Pudu Robotics is partnering with Shenzhen Culture & Tourism Industry Development Co. to develop a robot-serviced hotel in Shenzhen, China, where robots will handle functions including guest reception, room delivery, housekeeping, food service and guest assistance. The project will be deployed in phases through 2030, with initial operations expected by the end of…

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Insider Brief Pure Data Centres Group has secured $2.7 billion in financing, comprising a $2.15 billion facility backed by its Dublin and Amsterdam campuses and a $550 million corporate-level facility, with new institutional partners including SMBC, ABN AMRO, and Allianz Global Investors. The Dublin campus recently became Europe’s first carbon net-zero data centre microgrid and…

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Insider Brief Geordie AI, a security and governance platform for AI agents, has raised a $30 million Series A led by Balderton Capital, bringing total funding to $36.5 million, with the capital earmarked for product development and US expansion. The platform gives enterprises real-time visibility into which AI agents exist, what they can access, how…

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Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant it plans to begin testing within the next year, according to an internal memo viewed by The Information. The device builds on technology from Limitless, the AI wearable startup Meta acquired in late 2025, whose pendant allowed users to record and process conversations via AI. The memo also outlines…

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