Laude Institute announces first batch of ‘Slingshots’ AI grants
On Thursday, the Laude Institute announced its first batch of Slingshots grants, aimed at “advancing the science and practice of artificial intelligence.” Designed as an…
Category: Ai/Robotics
Wandercraft earns second FDA clearance for Atalante X exoskeleton
Atalante X uses its self-balancing feature to enable multitasking by carrying out lower limb, posture, balance, and upper limb reinforcement exercises in a safe upright…
SS Innovations completes first telesurgery with new SSi Mantra console
The SSi Mantra Tele Surgeon Console has a smaller footprint than the company’s standard surgical command center. | Source: SS Innovations SS Innovations International Inc.…
Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments
Rarely has a month gone by in 2025 without OpenAI signing another multibillion-dollar data center deal. In a lengthy post on X on Thursday, OpenAI…
Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for ebook authors
Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The…
Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails
OpenAI execs have been fielding plenty of questions about how they expect to pay for the $1.4 trillion worth of data center build-outs and usage…
Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day
Sora’s Android launch is off to an auspicious start. On its first day on the Google Play Store, the AI video app from ChatGPT maker…
Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe
Meta announced on Thursday that Vibes, its short-form video feed of AI-generated videos, is launching in Europe in the Meta AI app. Think TikTok or…
Subtle Computing’s voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments
California-based startup Subtle Computing is tackling the problem of capturing people’s voices in noisy environments with its own voice isolation models — a technology that…
Sovato closes Series B funding to advance telesurgery
Sovato plans to use its funding to scale its remote surgery platform. | Credit: Sovato Remote and robotic surgery promise to democratize access to high-quality…