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Internal emails: xAI added 19 gas turbines to Colossus 2 over the past two months; xAI is fighting a lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations at the site

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise between $30B and $50B in a funding round that would value it at up to $950B

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Princeton faculty votes to require proctoring in all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing an 1893 policy amid concerns about AI-fueled cheating

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic raised an additional $70M after a $130M raise announced in January, giving it a $2B post-money valuation

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Google DeepMind details a Gemini-powered mouse pointer that understands what it is pointing at, allowing users to perform tasks without using text-heavy prompts

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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The Unitree GD01 Is a Giant Mecha Robot You Can Actually Buy

Unitree is a Chinese company known for making adorable, relatively affordablerobots that dance and shuffle and such. Last night, it revealed its latest creation, which is something of a departure: a giant, walking, crawling, transforming, wall-smashing “mecha” called the GD01. An introductory video for the GD01—set to a thundering

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Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, May 13 (game #1570)

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's

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Foxconn says some of its North American factories suffered a cyberattack in recent days; ransomware group Nitrogen claims it stole 8TB of data

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Source: Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire New York-based Stainless, which helps developers generate SDKs from APIs, for at least $300M

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home

Honey, I shrunk the hyperscaler The plan aims to speed up AI compute deployment while compensating residents. SPAN's XFRA node would sit alongside houses with a wall-mounted smart panel and backup battery nearby. Credit: SPAN Data centers may be coming to your neighborhood as side installations associated with

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Sources: Anthropic is in early talks to raise at least $30B at a $900B+ valuation; the round is expected to close as soon as the end of this month

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Chinese-born robot becomes world's first android monk as humanoid called Gabi takes vows in South Korea —…

* South Korean monks officially ordained a humanoid robot during a Buddhist temple ceremony * The AI-powered monk answered spiritual vows during its ordination ritual confidently * Gabi received a symbolic sticker instead of the traditional incense burn ceremony South Korean monks at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul have ordained a humanoid robot as