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120ft raises €576,000 to develop humanoid-powered microfactories

120ft raised €576,000 to develop humanoid-powered microfactories for local production, with consumer brands paying per finished product rather than buying robots or establishing their own automated lines.

RobotiqueVéhicules électriquesTesla22 oct.

Tesla is building a training academy for Optimus prototypes

Tesla is building an Optimus Academy where prototypes can practice tasks and generate training data, while Optimus learns by watching people and practicing.

RobotiqueVéhicules électriquesWaymo22 oct.

Waymo starts airport rides at Harry Reid in Las Vegas

Waymo has added rides to and from Harry Reid International Airport, where terminal pickups and drop-offs are happening and access is initially limited to a few riders.

Big Tech22 oct.

New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25B over privacy statements

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in privacy penalties, with the money going to the state's school system and interest accruing annually.

RobotiqueLogiciels21 oct.

Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics face suits over biometric data collection

Two Chicago lawsuits accuse Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics of collecting biometric data without consent and seek statutory damages under Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act.

LogicielsBig TechGoogle21 oct.

Google Cloud outage disrupts UK banking and court services

A power event at a London datacentre disrupted Google Cloud, affecting banking and court services as patients reported temporary NHS app glitches.

RobotiqueEspace20 oct.

Robot vacuums can collect more than floor maps

Some robot vacuums collect maps, cleaning histories and other home data, while a permissions flaw let one customer access roughly 7,000 devices.

IAMatérielLogicielsBig TechAmazon20 oct.

AWS adds TorchNeuron to move PyTorch apps onto Trainium

TorchNeuron gives AI startups a one-configuration-change route for moving PyTorch apps to Trainium as Amazon contributes code to remove chip-specific ties.

RobotiqueVéhicules électriquesBig TechUber20 oct.

Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged after blocking an Uber delivery robot

Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged after blocking an Uber delivery robot, and she said she was protesting over jobs for human delivery workers.

IAAnthropic19 oct.

Anthropic will commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund

Anthropic’s public benefit fund will receive 5% of its shares and could support societal-good projects through nonprofit donations or direct distributions to specific populations.

RobotiqueBoston Dynamics18 oct.

Atlas sorts factory roof racks, but basic household tasks remain beyond it

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas sorts roof racks autonomously at Hyundai’s plant, but getting dressed and carrying a cup of coffee around the house remain beyond its capabilities.

Véhicules électriquesTesla17 oct.

Tesla driver crashes into parked patrol vehicle, seriously injuring two officers

A Tesla driver who said he was asleep while using a driver-assist mode hit a parked patrol vehicle; two officers were seriously injured.

RobotiqueCryptoAgility17 oct.

Robot labor costs hinge on productive hours, not sticker price

Robot labor costs vary widely because estimates count different expenses, while productive hours determine whether machines can compete with human workers.

RobotiqueIALogiciels17 oct.

Skild AI transfers a self-play soccer policy from simulation to a physical humanoid

Skild’s S1 model learned soccer through simulated self-play, and the resulting policy was transferred to a physical humanoid after more than 140 simulated years.

RobotiqueMatérielVéhicules électriquesAgility16 oct.

Agility pairs Digit 5 with Nyobolt battery for nine-minute charging

Digit 5’s battery system pairs 90 minutes of runtime with a nine-minute recharge, while Agility targets more than 20 productive hours in a day.

Crypto16 oct.

Hines kept Nxum stake as Tether payments began during law push

Nxum earned $6.3 million under a Tether deal; payments began while Bo Hines led the White House Genius Act push, and he retained a one-third stake.

IALogicielsBig TechOpenAI16 oct.

Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety and safeguards for minors

Eight states have sued OpenAI over ChatGPT’s safety, alleging consumer-law violations and citing relatives’ claims that the chatbot played a role in deaths.

EspaceSpaceX15 oct.

Ukraine’s Starlink restrictions leave officials seeking answers

Ukraine partially restored Starlink after restrictions, while its Defense Ministry said a 160 kph limit remained and officials sought answers about who imposed it.

IAAnthropic15 oct.

Anthropic warns AI models could self-replicate through connected devices

Anthropic says some AI models could self-replicate through connected devices and run without datacenters, while researchers say replicators would be difficult to shut down.

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