Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform
British renewable energy provider Octopus Energy said this week that it’s spinning off Kraken, its tech platform for utilities, spurred in part by $500 million…
Category: Ai/Robotics
How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26
Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features…
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It’s official! We are in the final week to lock in your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass and save up to $668. If you have been…
Figure AI partners with Brookfield to develop humanoid pre-training dataset
The Figure 02 humanoid is targeting a range of applications, including in industrial and home environments. | Source: Figure AI For humanoid robots to be…
OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
Every now and then, researchers at the biggest tech companies drop a bombshell. There was the time Google said its latest quantum chip indicated multiple…
Huawei announces new AI infrastructure as Nvidia gets locked out of China
Tech giant Huawei unveiled new AI infrastructure meant to help boost compute power and allow the company to better compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia. At a keynote at its Huawei Connect conference on Thursday, Shenzhen,…
How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business
Google Cloud announced Thursday it has added fast-rising AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf to its roster of customers. Both companies have chosen Google Cloud…
U.K.-based startup Humanoid unveils HMND 01 Alpha mobile manipulator
Humanoid’s HMND 01 Alpha robot, which features two arms and a wheeled base. | Source: Humanoid Today, Humanoid announced the launch of HMND 01 Alpha,…
Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet
Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the U.K. on Wednesday. …
Notion launches agents for data analysis and task automation
At the “Make with Notion” event on Thursday, the company announced the launch of its first AI agent. The agent will draw on all a…