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China’s TARS Debuts Humanoid Robotic ‘DexHand’
Insider Brief TARS unveiled its DexHand robotic hand at ICRA 2026, showcasing a 21-degree-of-freedom system modeled on human hand anatomy and designed to improve dexterity and manipulation for humanoid robots. The company said DexHand is intended to help bridge the gap between simulation and real-world operation through its SenseHub platform, which captures and maps human…
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YY Group Launches Training Lab, Deploys Pilot Robotics in Singapore
Insider Brief YY Group has launched a Humanoid Robotics Training Lab in Singapore and begun pilot deployments of humanoid robots in commercial retail and hospitality settings as part of a strategy to develop human-robot collaborative workforces and commercialize physical AI. The Singapore facility complements a previously announced AI training and data collection center in Johor,…
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Hitachi and Intel Collaborating to Develop Physical AI, Quantum Computing Across Key Industries
Insider Brief Hitachi and Intel have formed a strategic partnership focused on physical AI, advanced computing and digital infrastructure, with plans to develop technologies for manufacturing, energy, mobility and other industrial sectors. The collaboration will combine Hitachi’s industrial and operational technology expertise with Intel’s computing and semiconductor platforms across five areas: foundry tools, quantum computing,…
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OpenAI Files With SEC to Go Public, No Timeline Disclosed
Insider Brief OpenAI disclosed that it has confidentially filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, giving the company the option to pursue an initial public offering, though it said no timeline has been determined. The filing comes less than a week after rival Anthropic announced its own confidential IPO…
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UMass Amherst Researchers Developing AI Architecture That Uses a Fraction of the Energy Required by Today’s AI Systems
Insider Brief Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new AI architecture called Asynchronous Neural Turing networks (ANT) that could significantly reduce the energy consumption of advanced AI systems while preserving their learning capabilities, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Air…
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Poke Becomes First AI Agent on Apple Messages for Business Ahead of WWDC
Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025, up from $1.3 trillion the previous year, with AI emerging as a standout driver of growth. Notably, 40 of the top 100 apps carried consumer-facing AI capabilities, and those apps saw stronger billing growth than their non-AI counterparts — a signal widely…
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AI Music Startup Suno Raises $400M at $5.4B Valuation Despite Copyright Battles
Suno, the Cambridge-based AI music generation platform, has closed a $400 million Series D round led by Bond Capital, alongside IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, and Quiet, more than doubling its valuation from $2.45 billion just seven months ago. Co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman said the capital will fund new product launches, expanded offerings,…
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ACS Raises $200M in Series B Funding to Expand ‘Bullfrog’ Autonomous Counter-Drone System
Insider Brief Allen Control Systems has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round led by Smash Capital, valuing the autonomous weapons company at $2.2 billion as it expands production of its Bullfrog counter-drone system for the U.S. military and allied nations. The Texas-based company said the funding will be used to scale manufacturing,…
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Lovable Expands Google Cloud Partnership with Fivefold AI Infrastructure Scale-Up
Stockholm-based vibe-coding startup Lovable has agreed a multiyear expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud, involving a fivefold increase in cloud footprint including significantly greater AI usage. The deal gives Lovable expanded access to both Anthropic’s Claude models and Google’s own Gemini models for coding tasks. The Anthropic dimension carries particular weight. Google invested $10 billion in…
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Washington wants a piece of OpenAI
Read Online | Sign Up | Advertise Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. The government taking ownership stakes in private companies used to be a hard line in U.S. politics, typically reserved for bailouts. Under Trump, it’s becoming a habit — and the AI giants could be next. Washington and OpenAI are reportedly…
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