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Jack Dorsey's Block announced an AI model called Dessa that's trained "from scratch on nothing but human conversation," and to show off the model, Block shared chats it has had with humans that can occasionally be a little awkward and uncanny. Take this one, for example, shared…
The first Data Factory hub is set to become one of Europe’s largest physical AI training facilities for humanoid robots. | Source: Generative Bionics Generative Bionics this week announced plans to build a proprietary, multi-site “Physical AI Data Factory” in Italy. The company…
Chinese Moonshot AI unveils Kimi K3.1 Pro — an open AI model that beats GPT-6 Astra in programming tests. The model features a 1‑million‑token context window and is aimed at complex tasks such as software development, AI agents, 3D modeling, and financial...
Kimi K3.1 Pro officially unveiled. The team released the first model of the K3.1 family, and the results look promising. - A 3‑trillion‑parameter model with a 1‑million‑token context window. - Outperforms Astra and Fable 5.1 at a significantly lower cost. - Achieved…
We gave the iPhone Duo a 7 /10. But that wasn't always the score we planned, and it might not be the right score forever. Such are the challenges of reviewing - and assessing - a big, new idea about the most popular smartphone in history. On this episode of The Vergecast, David…
Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that could mean you'll start seeing targeted ads based on your personal data if you're using personalized AI features. The update, spotted by Android Authority, adds an exception to its promise about not using your Drive, Gmail, or…
✔️ US Banks Begin Blocking AI Agents According to Axios, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citi, and Wells Fargo faced a wave of incidents where autonomous agents performed operations in online banking on behalf of clients. Users voluntarily handed over…
Students from the Nazarbayev Intellectual School Shymkent‑Karatau developed Dombra Sense — a system for self‑guided learning to play the dombra. The device uses light and vibration cues, and a built‑in AI assistant helps turn musical materials into interactive…
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. CoRL 2026: 9–12 November 2026,…
🤰 In China, a virtual singer announced her pregnancy and went on maternity leave. A member of the digital music group BABYQUEEN named Mity unexpectedly informed fans that she was expecting a child and was temporarily suspending performances. The most interesting thing is that Mity is completely virtual...
The new owners of the Daily Telegraph plan to transform the paper into a global AI‑driven media business, which will lead to significant job cuts, with up to 100 staff expected to lose their positions. The chief executive emphasized the need to transition to…
Meta is delaying the enforcement of its new business terms after publishers raised concerns that they could allow the company to scrape news sites for AI training, as reported earlier by Fast Company. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts says the terms…
Retro games are facing problems due to AI, which is affecting preservation communities.
Radical Numerics has announced the first clinical use of bacteriophages developed using artificial intelligence. An experimental therapy was used in a patient with a bacterial infection that was resistant to antibiotics. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect...
Freedom AI and Schneider Electric have signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation. The document is aimed at developing a long-term partnership in the field of creating modern data processing centers in Kazakhstan. The agreement provides for joint development...
Password management service 1Password introduced the 1Password for Agents platform, which allows AI agents to securely log into user accounts without directly transferring credentials to them. This solution radically changes the usual but unsafe approach...
🌀 AML against raccoon launderers or how financial crimes reached Steam On Steam you can find simulators of almost any profession: from a farmer and truck driver to a doctor and auto mechanic. Now the developers have gotten to financial crimes. On the author's blog...
In the work of any company, employees regularly have to refer to internal documents: look for instructions, clarify regulations and find answers to work questions. As your business grows, your knowledge base inevitably grows. At some point, find the right answer in this...
🤔️️️️ BioWare is being closed, Epic Games is switching to AI: what is happening to the gaming industry We have collected several news about how the video game development market is changing - from the closure of cult studios to experiments with artificial intelligence. ❕️️️️️️️EA closes BioWare after 31...
💔 The popular Arc browser is being closed - it will be replaced by an AI browser Dia The Browser Company announced the cessation of Arc, which once tried to rethink the familiar Internet browser. The closure will take place in several stages: - October 22 - registration of new...
IT workers face a crisis due to critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language used by millions of websites. The urgent need to deploy patches creates immense pressure on specialists trying to manage client anxiety and...
Retro video games are everywhere lately - especially in places where they aren't supposed to be. Halo in a web browser, Wind Waker on the iPhone, Super Smash Bros. in mixed reality. Over the past month or so, these kinds of unexpected projects have gone viral with incredible…
How to make an AI mini-film for free: a complete guide A hero whose face does not change from frame to frame, his voice, the sound of rain and a twist in the ending - all this can now be collected without subscriptions. Today we’ll look at the whole path from idea to finished video: two evenings and 0 ₽. 🔤The idea: One hero, one...
🆕 Canva introduced its own AI model Craft Canva has released its first artificial intelligence model for image generation - Canva Craft. It was developed by the company’s own research team, and the main difference from other generators was the emphasis on design.…
From October 18 to October 24, 2026, as part of the Chery International User Summit 2026, LEPAS User Week was held for the first time in the Chinese city of Wuhu under the motto “Forward Together.” Among the participants was a delegation from Kazakhstan. Throughout the week, LEPAS provided guests with a live experience...
👨💻 If your notebook is just as slow, don’t rush to get rid of it! Kingston NV3 SSD is one of the fastest drives available. It turns a “turtle that barely works” into a “living, fast machine”⚡️: • increases loading speed; • increases…
The article examines AI's impact on employment, predicting significant job losses across various sectors. In response, the concept of a job guarantee is gaining traction as a remedy to mitigate the consequences of mass unemployment. This policy would ensure guaranteed…
Have you ever wondered why most robot vacuum cleaners are round? After all, the rooms in our houses are most often rectangular, and dust especially likes to accumulate in the corners. Have you ever wondered why most robot vacuum cleaners are round? After all, the rooms in our...
🎵 Spotify wants to become the main music service for AI agents The company is betting on a future in which users will control music not through an application, but using ChatGPT, Claude and other neural networks. According to Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström,...
Indian workers get paid to record their hands performing various tasks for training artificial intelligence. These video recordings are collected by companies such as Rashdan Technologies and Humyn Labs, which use them to develop physical AI capable of...