Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics ER 2 enables robots to understand video, collaborate with other robots, and chat with humans. Available via the Gemini API.
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna pricing 80% to $0.20/M tokens as enterprise cost sensitivity and competition from Google, Microsoft, and Chinese startups reshape the AI market.
OpenAI and Anthropic collaborate to shape federal AI review thresholds applying to rivals Meta and xAI ahead of the August 1 deadline under Executive Order 14409.
A $1.6 billion SpaceX Space Force contract funds 18 Falcon 9 launches for military sensing satellites through 2027, expanding the company's Pentagon role.
The EU AI gigafactories programme commits €30 billion for seven compute hubs across Europe, aiming to close the AI infrastructure gap with the US and China.
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Amazon's AI strategy overhaul winds down most Nova models including Premier, Omni, Reel, and Canvas to focus resources on a single frontier model led by Pieter Abbeel.
The $14 billion AMD Core Scientific deal secures 2.5 GW of AI data center capacity, signaling AMD's push for independent infrastructure outside the Nvidia-hyperscaler axis.
Rep. Kevin Mullin's AV Emergency Response Coordination Act would require robotaxi operators to provide 24/7 hotlines, geofencing, and standardized emergency protocols after Waymo blocked first responders.
SpaceX Starmind satellites face scientific and regulatory opposition over atmospheric impacts as FAA moves to waive environmental rules.
The Meta BlackRock data center venture is a $14B deal that redefines AI infrastructure finance through an 80/20 ownership split and REIT-style leasing model.
CXMT's $8.6B IPO and China's domestic DUV lithography triggered a global chip stock selloff, signaling a structural shift in China semiconductor manufacturing.
Pichai concedes Google trails Anthropic and OpenAI in the Google AI coding race. With $200B in capex and Gemini 4 unproven, the infrastructure bet outpaces the product.
Pichai concedes Google trails Anthropic and OpenAI in the Google AI coding race. With $200B in capex and Gemini 4 unproven, the infrastructure bet outpaces the product.
Nvidia's $5 billion SSI investment gives Ilya Sutskever's lab priority Vera Rubin access and 10x compute. A deal that redefines the AI hardware race.
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 open weights deliver 2.8T parameters in the largest open-weight model, rivaling US frontier systems at 70-90% lower inference cost.
