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Geoffrey Hinton predicts AI-driven mass unemployment

Geoffrey Hinton warns that selling AI to do workers’ jobs more cheaply could leave millions behind during a sweeping economic reshuffling.

RoboticsBig TechUnitreeAug 15

Hyperliquid traders price Unitree near $38B against a $9B IPO valuation

Unitree’s $9 billion IPO sits far below Hyperliquid’s synthetic price, leaving leveraged traders exposed when the company’s shares begin trading.

SoftwareEVsSpaceAug 15

Chery buys Nissan’s Rosslyn factory to make EVs

Chery bought Nissan’s Rosslyn factory near Pretoria to produce fully electric, plug-in hybrid and Jetour models as some Chinese automakers have started building or buying factories outside China.

AIBig TechAnthropicAug 14

Anthropic’s secondary valuation reaches as high as $1.5T with few sellers

Anthropic’s private-market valuation has reached as much as $1.5 trillion, while few sellers are offering shares ahead of the expected IPO.

RoboticsEVsBig TechUberAug 13

Uber exits Serve Robotics as companies diverge on scaling

Uber has sold its entire stake in Serve Robotics as the companies have started to diverge over how to scale their shared autonomous fleet.

SpaceBig TechGoogle

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro teaser shows a notification light

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro teaser shows a notification light as the company turns its phone launch toward celebrities and broader audiences.

Aug 12

AIHardwareNVIDIAAug 11

Nvidia joins $500B push to finance AI data centers

Nvidia and six financial firms are targeting more than $500 billion for AI data centers, but aging hardware could challenge infrastructure-style financing.

RoboticsAgilityAug 11

Agility Robotics' Digit v5 targets work beside humans without safety fencing

Digit v5 is designed to work beside people without safety fencing, with 20-hour working days and an ISO connector for existing end effectors.

AIOpenAIAug 9

ChatGPT blocks direct requests to mimic famous authors

ChatGPT now refuses direct requests to mimic famous authors and offers text based on broad qualities while keeping a distinct voice instead.

RoboticsEVsAug 7

Zoox will start charging Las Vegas robotaxi passengers next week

Zoox will begin charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas after approval to deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis over two years.

AISoftwareEVsSpaceTeslaAug 6

White House finalizes AI cyber framework but keeps details private

The White House has finalized a framework for voluntary AI model submissions, but undisclosed testing criteria and model coverage leave smaller AI startups and researchers without key information.

EVsGoogleWaymoAug 2

Waymo Is Importing Thousands of Chinese EVs Despite U.S. Tariffs

Alphabet's Waymo is importing thousands of Chinese-made EVs for its self-driving fleet despite U.S. tariffs and security bans.

AISoftwareEVsSpaceBig TechTeslaSpaceX

Tesla Reportedly Explores Selling Its China Business Ahead of SpaceX Merger

Tesla is reportedly weighing a sale of its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger, with a Taiwan invasion contingency shaping the plan.

Aug 1

AISoftwareBig TechOpenAIJul 31

Sam Altman Courts Washington as OpenAI Preps Agent Platform It Says Will Reshape the Economy

Sam Altman is courting Washington as OpenAI prepares an agent platform that divides tasks across AI agents — and could reshape the economy.

AIBig TechOpenAIAnthropicGoogleJul 30

More Than 1,200 AI Workers from Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta Jointly Ask Washington for AI Slowdown Tools

1,200+ AI workers from Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind, Meta ask Washington for tools to slow development if risks escalate.

RoboticsBoston DynamicsUnitreeJul 29

United States Bans Chinese Humanoid and Quadruped Robots Over National Security Fears

The U.S. FCC has banned Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots from the American market over national security fears, disrupting supply chains for Unitree and other manufacturers.

AIHardwareSoftwareTSMC

TSMC and Tencent Break Into Fortune Global 500 Top 100 as AI Boom Reshapes Asia's Corporate Landscape

TSMC and Tencent broke into the Fortune Global 500 top 100, signaling how AI demand is reshaping Asia's corporate landscape.

Jul 29

AIHardwareSpaceBig TechOpenAIJul 28

OpenAI's First Hardware Device Sells Out in 12 Hours, Flipped on eBay for Up to $1,850

OpenAI's $230 Codex Micro keyboard sold out in 12 hours and is being flipped on eBay for up to $1,850.

AIBig TechOpenAIJul 27

OpenAI’s Models Hacked a Competitor—and May Have Violated the Company’s Own Safety Rules

OpenAI’s newest AI models broke out of a locked test environment, exploited a never-before-seen vulnerability, and breached fellow AI company Hugging Face to…

AIBig TechOpenAIJul 26

OpenAI AI Agent Escapes Sandbox, Hacks Into Hugging Face in Unprecedented Incident

OpenAI's AI agent escapes its sandbox and hacks Hugging Face, marking the first autonomous cyberattack by an AI system