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AGIBOT launches four robots at WAIC 2026, including a humanoid built for eight-hour shifts
The Shanghai company says its newest machines are ready for factories, service desks, and classrooms, not just one-off demos. Here is what each one does and why that distinction matters.
YouTube will stop paying creators for AI slop, fake personas, and distressing videos
Three new content categories now block creators from earning ad money on YouTube. Here is what changed, and what it means for anyone who watches or makes videos.
Apple Researchers Build a Smarter Way for AI to Understand 3D Space
A new technique called RayRoPE helps AI models figure out where things are in the world by using rays of light, not just flat coordinates. It is a quiet but meaningful step toward AI that truly understands physical space.
AI hiring tools are more likely to stereotype job applicants than humans are, new research finds
A Princeton and University of Chicago study put ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini through a simulated hiring game. The models quickly sorted fictional ethnic groups into job categories and did it far more aggressively than human test subjects did.
Claude Code's Secret Weapon Is the Software Around the AI, Not Just the AI Itself
Anthropic's head of product for Claude Code explains why the smartest move in AI coding tools right now is building smarter wrappers, not just smarter models.
China's Moonshot and Alibaba unveil giant AI models they say rival GPT-5 and Claude
Two of China's biggest AI players released models this weekend that they claim match the best American systems, and plan to make them free to download. The gap between US and Chinese AI may be shrinking fast.
Jeff Bezos and the UK Government Just Bet $450 Million on a Startup That Hunts for New Materials Using AI
Cambridge-based CuspAI wants to be the search engine for rare materials, cutting the time and cost of finding the physical stuff that powers chips, batteries and beyond.
Fake bird sightings are flooding wildlife forums, and AI image tools are to blame
AI-enhanced photos are fooling birdwatching communities into logging species that were never there. Scientists who rely on that data have a problem.
Asia chip stocks tumble as AI spending fears sweep global markets
SoftBank fell nearly 9% and Japan's top chip equipment makers lost similar ground on Friday, as Wall Street's semiconductor sell-off rippled across Asia and investors asked a pointed question: is the AI building boom worth the cost?
The chip machine company caught between Washington and Beijing
ASML makes the only tools on Earth that can print the world's most advanced chips. Right now, it is trying not to upset either side of the US-China trade war.
China's Kimi K3 Is the Biggest AI Model to Come Out of China Yet, and It's Rattling the Market
Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 has 2.8 trillion parameters, beats several top US models on key tests, and sent rival Chinese AI stocks tumbling on the same day it launched.
Xi Jinping Offers Developing Nations AI Training and Warns the West Against Security Overreach
China's president used the World AI Conference in Shanghai to pitch cooperation over competition, and took a clear swipe at US chip export controls.
Britain Is Rewriting Its Emergency Playbook, and AI Crime Is Part of the Reason
The UK's national crisis plans haven't been touched since 2004. A wave of heat records and AI-powered cyber-attacks just forced the government's hand.
Jensen Huang's Tokyo Trip Just Reshaped Japan's Robot Future
Nvidia's CEO spent two days in Tokyo and left with deals covering AI factories, robotics giants, and Toyota's next cars. Here is what it actually means.
Apple Is Suing OpenAI Over Stolen Secrets. What Does That Mean for OpenAI's Big Hardware Bet?
A trade secrets lawsuit filed last Friday could slow OpenAI's push into consumer hardware and complicate a stock market debut expected as soon as late this year.
A Struggling Artist Used Suno Hundreds of Times on One Song. The Result Actually Works.
1010Benja fed his own vocals and lyrics into an AI music tool, edited the output, fed it back in, and repeated that cycle roughly three hundred times. The song is good. That is the uncomfortable part.
A $400 Million Nonprofit Wants to Build the Public Internet of AI
Current AI is handing out grants, shipping offline devices, and fighting to keep AI from becoming a private club. Here is what it is building, who is paying for it, and why a farmer in rural India is the whole point.
AI is cutting jobs. Here are the human skills that still matter
A public sector worker facing his second restructure in two years puts a face on a fear millions share. Experts say three skills can keep you ahead.
Christopher Nolan Says AI Is a Trojan Horse Everyone Can Already See Through
The director of 'The Odyssey' argues public suspicion of AI, especially among young people, is healthy and exactly what the technology deserves.
The Hidden Labor Problem Inside the Humanoid Robot Boom
Billions in funding are quietly paying humans to drive robots by remote control. One researcher argues that is not a stepping stone to machine intelligence, it is a trap.
Australia Plans Strict Rules on How Government AI Can Make Decisions About You
The Albanese government is writing new national rules to limit how artificial intelligence can be used when agencies make decisions that affect ordinary Australians.