Well, there goes the metaverse!
Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended this week with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about…
Category: Ai/Robotics
Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security
What happens when an AI agent decides the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you? That’s not a hypothetical. According to Barmak…
Chinese robotics outlook for 2026 includes cobot growth, competitive pressure
Specs of the Unitree H2 humanoid robot, one of several being developed in China. Source: Unitree Based on our data, Chinese industrial robot sales again…
Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT
Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure…
Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT
If you’re at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It’s difficult to use one without sharing personal information,…
The hidden technology behind fluid robot motion
A UR5 cobot uses strain wave gearing for smooth motions in material handling. Source: Universal Robots Long gone are the days of rigid robotics, where…
Botsync brings in investment from SGInnovate to continue scaling robots, software
The MAG autonomous mobile robot for intralogistics is in growing use in Asia-Pacific. Source: Botsync Singapore-based Botsync is a provider of mobile robots and orchestration…
Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
Elon Musk wants a jaw-dropping $79 billion to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the AI company defrauded him by jettisoning its…
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep…
California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
Earlier this week, the California Attorney General’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the startup’s chatbot, Grok, was being used to…