Google used its Android Show: I/O Edition 2026 event to unveil a sweeping suite of AI-powered features under the Gemini Intelligence banner, signalling its most ambitious push yet to embed generative AI throughout the Android experience. The features will initially roll out to Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices this summer before reaching other Android…

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Insider Brief Isomorphic Labs, an AI-first drug design company founded by Sir Demis Hassabis, has raised $2.1 billion in Series B funding led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Alphabet, GV, MGX, Temasek, CapitalG, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund. The capital will be used to scale the company’s AI Drug Design Engine (IsoDDE), expand…

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Read Online | Sign Up | Advertise Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. Google’s headlining I/O event isn’t until next week, but Android just gave a pretty big performance for an opening act. The company just introduced a new line of AI-native Googlebooks, a new Gemini Intelligence system across devices, a Gemini-infused mouse…

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Hyperscalers will spend $725 billion on AI infrastructure this year. The users they are spending it on are now actively rejecting the output. Gartner finds 50% of US consumers prefer brands that don’t use generative AI. Wikipedia just banned AI-generated content 44-2. Stack Overflow’s new-question volume has fallen 78% year over year. Google AI Overviews…

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The Physical AI Conference shaping the future of robotics, autonomous systems and real-world AI deployment lands in Silicon Valley this May, bringing together the engineers, builders and AI pioneers turning intelligence into physical action.  Physical AI Expo North America will take place on May 18–19, 2026 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, uniting global AI innovators, robotics leaders,…

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Insider Brief Hello Robot unveiled Stretch 4, a new open-source mobile manipulation robot platform designed for researchers and developers building physical AI systems for home and human-centered robotics applications. According to the company, the $29,950 robot features omnidirectional mobility, a telescoping arm, multiple 3D lidar sensors, Nvidia Jetson Orin computing hardware and autonomous self-charging capabilities…

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Insider Brief A University of Michigan-led research team has received a $6.2 million grant from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to develop AI systems and autonomous robots designed to help shipbuilders detect construction problems before they cause costly delays. According to the university, the project will develop robotic and AI “co-pilot” systems…

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Insider Brief SAP and robotics software company Cyberwave deployed fully autonomous AI-powered robots inside an active SAP logistics warehouse in St. Leon-Rot, Germany. According to Cyberwave, the robots are autonomously handling box folding, packaging and shipping fulfillment tasks through integration with SAP Logistics Management and SAP’s Embodied AI Service. Cyberwave said its platform combines Vision-Language-Action…

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Insider Brief Humanoid robotics company Persona AI and Under Armour are collaborating on research into protective materials for humanoid robots designed for industrial environments. According to Persona AI, the project will study how performance apparel materials handle heat, friction and repetitive motion as the company develops humanoid robots for welding, manufacturing and hazardous industrial work.…

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Insider Brief Unitree Robotics unveiled a $650,000 piloted mecha platform called the GD01 that can transform from a two-legged humanoid configuration into a four-legged quadruped system. The company released video footage showing the 500-kilogram robot operating both with and without a human pilot while maneuvering through urban environments and traversing obstacles. According to China Daily,…

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