BARA, the Bay Area Robotics Association, launches to accelerate embodied AI
Panel at the 2025 Humanoids Summit featuring (l to r) James Wells, Sanctuary AI CEO; Modar Alaoui, ALM Ventures general partner and Humanoids Summit founder…
Category: Ai/Robotics
Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere
Cashmere sweaters are everywhere these days, often at unbelievably low prices. The appeal is obvious: if you’ve ever worn cashmere, you know it’s soft, light,…
VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power
Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses, not individual consumers. Although consumers…
OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation
Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced a $130 million Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation on Monday. The round…
Disney’s OpenAI deal is exclusive for just one year — then it’s open season
Disney’s three-year licensing partnership with OpenAI includes just one of exclusivity, Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC. The company signed the partnership with OpenAI last…
Nvidia bulks up open source offerings with an acquisition and new open AI models
Nvidia continues to expand its footprint in open source AI on two fronts: an acquisition and a new model release. The semiconductor giant announced Monday…
Creative Commons announces tentative support for AI ‘pay-to-crawl’ systems
After announcing earlier this year a framework for an open AI ecosystem, the nonprofit Creative Commons has come out in favor of “pay-to-crawl” technology — a…
Lightspeed raises record $9B in fresh capital
After a surge of VC investments from the 2021 bubble failed to yield strong returns from many venture firms, limited partners, such as endowments, pension…
Merriam-Webster names ‘slop’ the word of the year
AI’s impact on our social media feeds has not gone unnoticed by one of America’s top dictionaries. Amidst the onslaught of content that has swept…
iREX 2025: From programmed to perceptive
iREX 2025 was held in Tokyo from Dec. 3 to 6. Credit: Georg Stieler The International Robot Exhibition, or iREX 2025, earlier this month set…