Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robot maker, plans to go public via a USD 2.5 billion special purpose acquisition vehicle. This move is expected to deliver more than USD 620 million in gross proceeds, funding product development, expansion, and research and development. The company also announced its fifth-generation Digit, a humanoid robot for which it has secured more than USD 300 million of multi-year orders, subject to the realization of certain contractual milestone

ByteDance's Volcano Engine has announced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model lineup at the FORCE conference, featuring the Doubao 2.1 Pro model. The company states Doubao 2.1 Pro has crossed the "production-level capability threshold." Credit: BYTEDANCE The Doubao 2.1 Pro model shows significant advancements across coding, agent capabilities, and visual language understanding. It achieved top-tier results in benchmark evaluations for code generation on Terminal Benc

On Tuesday, Anthropic introduced an AI agent within the Slack application of Salesforce, allowing it to collaborate with employees in group conversations and reinforcing its commitment to the enterprise sector, which has become a crucial arena for AI startups. Credit: Anthropic Users can summon Claude Tag into a Slack thread by typing "@Claude." This tool reads conversations, breaks down tasks, and proactively flags relevant updates across an organisation without direct promp

Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica announced a new range of AI smart glasses, building on their Ray-Ban wearable devices. The new Meta Glasses start at USD 299, offering a lower price compared to the Ray-Ban Display glasses, which launched last year at USD 800.

Midjourney, an artificial intelligence organisation known for its powerful image generation technology, is developing a full-body ultrasonic scanner. This new project marks a significant departure from its established AI expertise. The company describes the initiative as "a little weird and a little crazy, but also spectacular and filled with hope." Credit: MIDJOURNEY The Midjourney Scanner project is currently in an early stage of development. Users will step onto a platfor

China's rapidly expanding artificial intelligence data centre sector is encountering obstacles in its push for increased renewable power usage, with experts highlighting difficulties in forecasting peak demand. Grid operators also express caution regarding added risks.

Google DeepMind and independent film studio A24 have partnered to explore how artificial intelligence can support filmmakers and creative professionals. The companies stated the initiative will focus on helping artists develop new creative workflows and techniques, while ensuring future tools are shaped by the creators who use them. Credit: GOOGLE Under the agreement, Google DeepMind and A24 will collaborate on multiple research and development projects over time. Alphabet’s

Oracle's total workforce decreased by 13%, or approximately 21,000 employees, in fiscal 2026. This reduction occurred as the cloud computing giant continued restructuring its business, partly driven by the adoption of artificial intelligence across its operations.

A Chinese start-up is addressing a fusion energy software bottleneck with artificial intelligence. Its simulator, FusionAlpha, helps developers test reactor designs on computers. This occurs prior to committing to expensive physical experiments.

Zhipu AI's GLM 5.2 model has claimed the top position on the Design Arena single-round HTML web design (non-agent) leaderboard. It surpassed Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, Opus 4.6, and Opus 4.7, achieving first place.

AI industry token subsidies are collapsing as Google threatens an 80% price cut. This development reveals a structural asymmetry between AI startups and larger technology organisations. The industry's massive token subsidy war appears structurally unsustainable.

The Norwegian government has established new regulations concerning the application of generative artificial intelligence technologies within its education system. A near prohibition is now in effect for elementary school pupils across the country. Meanwhile, older students face substantial restrictions on their use of such digital tools, according to Reuters.