TL;DR Abductive Logic Programming (ALP) is a logic-based AI method that infers the best possible explanation for observations when some facts are missing. Abductive Logic Programming (ALP) is a reasoning framework that combines classic logic programming with abductive inference, allowing systems to propose plausible explanations for incomplete information. It is widely used in AI for…

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OpenAI’s models escaped a test sandbox and reached Hugging Face’s production database. Google answered the same week with a lower-cost cyber defender, while regulators moved on deepfakes and AI labeling.

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SenseTime has launched the Galaxy Project, teaming with nearly 20 partners to scale domestic AI chip infrastructure in China. In a keynote titled ‘Intelligent Transformation and Symbiosis,’ Yang Fan – the company’s co-founder and president of its Large Device Business Group – laid out what SenseTime describes as a closed loop connecting chip-level technology, ecosystem…

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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is reportedly developing a new server chip designed to improve the efficiency of its in-house Gemini AI models. The chip, internally referred to as “Frozen v2,” is expected to launch in 2028 and could be six to 10 times more efficient than Google’s existing AI chips based on tokens generated per unit of…

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Chris Fall, director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), has resigned, according to the agency. Fall had led the organization for just three months after being appointed following the abrupt departure of predecessor Collin Burns, who reportedly left after less than a week amid tensions between the Trump administration and Anthropic. No…

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Insider Brief Humanoid raised $152 million in Series A funding at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation to build and deploy industrial humanoid robots. Prime Movers Lab led the round, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures, bringing Humanoid’s total funding to $270 million. The UK-based company said the funding…

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Insider Brief Valarian, a UK-based sovereign infrastructure company for high-consequence operations and AI-driven systems, has raised $50 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), bringing total funding to $70 million; the round marks NEA’s first defence and dual-use investment in Europe. Founded by Max Buchan and Josh McLaughlin, Valarian provides workload-level…

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Insider Brief Guthrie AI, which places trained Virtual Bid Assistants (VBAs) with glazing contractors, has announced a new funding round backed by Chicago Ventures, which will fund an expanded engineering team and continued growth of its VBA program, already placed with 52 glaziers and vendors nationwide. Founded by Ted Baumgardner, a former Marine Intelligence Officer…

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A federal judge has granted final approval of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement with a group of authors and publishers who sued the AI company over copyright infringement. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin signed off on the settlement Monday, following preliminary approval issued last year by Judge William Alsup, who has since retired. The settlement, believed to be…

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Gradium, a Paris-based voice AI startup, has reopened its seed round to new investors, including Nvidia, bringing its total funding to $100 million. The company plans to use the capital to open an office in the Bay Area, positioning itself closer to major AI labs including Anthropic, Google, Meta, and OpenAI. Gradium launched out of…

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