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AI & Tech

Ex-Stripe Exec Lachy Groom’s Startup Builds AI Robot Brains

Physical Intelligence is a well-funded startup pursuing general-purpose AI for robots through pure research, focusing on training versatile foundation models…

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Meta’s $2 Billion AI Agent: What’s Next?

Meta has acquired AI startup Manus for over $2 billion to accelerate the development of advanced, general-purpose AI agents across…

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Unstoppable AI Robot Survives a Chainsaw Attack

Skild AI has developed a "general-purpose AI" or "omni-bodied brain" that enables robots to adapt to extreme physical damage, such…

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OpenAI’s Math Win: Why It’s a Bigger Deal Than You Realize

OpenAI developed an AI model capable of solving complex mathematical problems at a gold medal-winning level in the International Math…

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AI Breakthrough: ‘Thinking as Optimization’ Boosts General-Purpose Models

Researchers developed an energy-based transformer (EBT) architecture that enhances AI reasoning by treating thinking as an optimization process, improving generalization…

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