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In the logic of the machine learning gold rush, the next breakthrough offering in the industry will be “AI agents” — personal assistants, basically, that can use apps and computers to do tasks on your behalf. If that actually happens — a serious “if,” but not a completely far-fetched possibility, as early efforts have already…

“There’s scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General Intelligence, on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He dismissed the idea that open source models might reduce compute needs and deflected when asked whether European companies would change their generative AI strategies in…

Microsoft is giving its health-care artificial intelligence tools a makeover. The company on Monday unveiled a new voice-activated AI assistant that combines capabilities from its dictation solution, Dragon Medical One, and ambient listening solution, DAX Copilot, into one tool. “Dragon Copilot” will be able to help doctors quickly pull information from medical sources and automatically…

From the Big Bang to the rise of artificial intelligence, AI pioneer Juergen Schmidhuber unpacks history’s rapid-fire advancement — and why 2042 might just be the year AI reaches superhuman levels. Blending insights from biology, technology and the cosmos, he imagines a future where AI expands beyond Earth, redefining life and intelligence in unforeseen ways.…

This year marks significant advancements in the realm of autonomous trucking, with major players such as Aurora planning to deploy hundreds of driverless big rigs and Waabi expanding their reach into robotaxis. Amid these developments, Kodiak AI is preparing to launch its own fully autonomous long-haul freight operations by the close of 2026. While robotaxis…

Waymo has announced that its autonomous vehicles have surpassed 170 million miles traveled, boasting a safety record that significantly outperforms human drivers in terms of avoiding serious crashes and injuries. The firm recently updated its safety hub online to include these latest metrics. Despite notable progress, some safety advocates remain critical of how Waymo presents…

George Zhang, working in cross-border ecommerce in Xiamen, China, became fascinated by OpenClaw after seeing a viral video demonstrating its potential to autonomously manage stock portfolios and make investment decisions. Despite not fully understanding how the AI agent software worked, Zhang installed OpenClaw in late February, joining a wave of Chinese users caught up in…

On Valentine’s Day, a remarkable story emerged that quickly attracted global attention: a man, attempting to control his DJI robot vacuum with a PlayStation controller, inadvertently uncovered a vast network of 7,000 remotely accessible DJI robots, providing a disturbing window into people’s private homes. DJI has now agreed to pay $30,000 to this individual, Sammy…

China’s humanoid robots captured worldwide attention with their kung fu flips during the nation’s televised Spring Festival Gala, while the Chinese phone manufacturer Honor is preparing to debut its inaugural humanoid robot at MWC in Spain. Robotics has been identified as a major focus within China’s “Made in China 2025” initiative, initially centered on factory…

Google has decided to integrate Intrinsic, Alphabet’s AI robotics venture known as a “moonshot,” back into its main operations after five years as an independent entity. This strategic decision indicates Google’s increasing commitment to advancing physical AI technologies by bringing experimental projects closer to its core business framework. Intrinsic has been dedicated to simplifying the…