Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 1.5, a revolutionary AI system that enables robots to think, plan, and execute complex multi-step tasks while transferring learned behaviors across different robotic platforms without specialized training.
AI startup Mimica secures $26.2 million in Series B funding led by Paladin Capital Group to develop AI agents that perform workplace tasks like human employees, as investment pours into agentic AI technology.
Researchers unveil groundbreaking vision for self-evolving AI systems that autonomously redesign themselves without human intervention, marking a potential paradigm shift where machines monitor their own behavior, generate policies, and optimize performance independently, though significant challenges remain in developing the necessary abstractions and determining AI's capacity for large-scale autonomous system design.
MIT researchers develop PDDL-INSTRUCT framework that boosts AI planning accuracy to 94% on complex tasks, delivering up to 66% improvement over existing models by combining logical reasoning with step-by-step plan validation.
UAE's Khazna expands its AI data center footprint globally into Turkey, France, Italy, and Kenya, rivaling Western tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, as it leverages cutting-edge cooling technology and partnerships to underpin UAE's economic diversification and digital ambitions.
Experts convene to explore generative AI's potential for developing 'world models' that learn like infants and enabling breakthroughs in human-robot collaboration across industries.
In a concerning move, Kim Jong Un prioritizes the rapid development of AI technology and serial production of military drones for North Korea's unmanned weapons systems, signaling an escalation in the country's military capabilities.
OpenAI raids Apple's talent pool and supply chain, poaching veterans and courting manufacturers to build AI hardware like speakers and wearables, posing a direct threat to Apple's hardware business by late 2026.
Activepieces unveils a self-hosted, open-source automation suite that integrates with local LLMs, offering a user-friendly interface with AI assistance for building complex workflows without coding, ensuring data privacy, customization, and avoiding vendor lock-in by running on user's own hardware.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Twitter, demands productivity reports from employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, requiring them to detail their recent accomplishments and future plans within a tight deadline.