Poke, an AI agent startup valued at $300 million, makes history as the first AI agent approved to run on Apple's iMessage platform, bringing everyday AI assistance for tasks like calendar management and smart home control directly to iPhone users via text message.
RuView is turning ordinary WiFi signals into a powerful real-time human detection system, tracking presence, breathing, heart rate, and room layout — no cameras, wearables, or cloud required — running on $9 hardware with sub-10ms edge processing and AI that adapts to new environments in under 30 seconds.
California startup Span is partnering with Nvidia and PulteGroup to install silent, liquid-cooled AI computing nodes on residential homes, turning houses into mini data centers while rewarding homeowners with discounted electricity and internet bills.
MIT's SEED-SET framework is revolutionizing AI safety by automatically detecting ethical blind spots in critical infrastructure systems before deployment, uncovering alarming biases like AI prioritizing wealthier neighborhoods during peak power demand.
Uber teams up with China's Pony AI and Croatia's Verne to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, with testing already underway and plans to scale to thousands of autonomous vehicles across multiple European markets.
Amazon's Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service to Austin and Miami, scaling its fleet to 100 vehicles, pursuing NHTSA approval for 2,500 self-driving cars, and partnering with Uber to offer commercial rides in Las Vegas this summer.
Niantic Spatial is turning a decade of Pokémon Go player photos into a 30-billion-image map that now powers real-world robot navigation, with Coco Robotics already deploying the technology across 1,000 delivery robots in major cities worldwide.
Google launches Groundsource, a Gemini-powered AI system that analyzes 2.6 million historical flood events across 150+ countries to predict urban flash floods up to 24 hours in advance, with forecasts now available on Google's Flood Hub and the dataset released open-source for global researchers.
Zoox and Uber are joining forces in a multi-year deal to bring fully autonomous, all-electric robotaxis to Las Vegas this year and Los Angeles by 2027, making Zoox's self-driving fleet bookable directly through the Uber app.
Niantic Spatial is turning 30 billion Pokémon Go player images into a centimeter-precise AI navigation system, now powering Coco Robotics' 1,000 delivery robots across US and European cities where GPS falls short.