San Diego-based Aether AI, which is building “causal world models” to teach robots cause and effect instead of pattern-matching, raised a $20M seed led by MPCi — Aether AI, founded by UC San Diego causality researcher Biwei Huang, has raised a $20mn seed round to build “causal world models” for robots.
Toto, Japan's largest toilet maker, plans to invest $495M by 2030 to expand its semiconductor materials unit, targeting R&D for next-gen 1nm chip production — TOKYO/KITAKYUSHU, Japan — Bathroom fixtures maker Toto plans to invest 80 billion yen ($495 million) in the next five years …
As Europe falls behind the US and China in consumer AI, its engineering companies and AI startups are turning to industrial AI applications to boost efficiency — Pressure to become more efficient has Europe racing to bring artificial intelligence to the shop floor.
SF-based Humble Robotics, which is developing an electric, self-driving cabless freight truck with 200 miles range and 55 mph max speed, raised $24M — - 7 min Click here to listen to this article — San Francisco startup Humble Robotics has raised $24 million to build an electric …
A look at Jane Street's push to supercharge trading with AI and become a major AI investor; it invested $1B in CoreWeave in April and has a stake in Anthropic — The firm has surged from a handful of staffers to 3,500 with plans to recruit more than 500 employees this year.
A look at “humanizer” and “autotyper” apps that help students evade AI-detection software by slowly auto-typing essays and making AI text sound less robotic — Big tech companies and small start-ups are using social media to hype new tools that allow students to trick teachers and A.I. detectors.
A speculative scenario titled “Europe 2031” projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race — A speculative thought-experiment warns the continent could pay a heavy price for lagging behind the US