DRAM and NAND Price Surges Set to Drive the 2026 Chip Market to a Record $1.65T
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) reported a 135.1% year-on-year increase in the global semiconductor market for July 2026, setting…
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Reward AI’s OM-1 Model: Why Human Motion Capture Is Accelerating Robot Training
US-based Reward AI has released videos showcasing its Omnibody Model 1 (OM-1) foundational AI model for robots, which learns complex…
Figure AI’s Helix 2.5 Solves the Generalization Problem in 30 Unknown Homes
Figure AI unveiled Helix 2.5, a new neural network for humanoid robots, on September 17, 2026.
OpenAI’s Misalignment Framework: A Tactical Bid to Preempt Global AI Governance
OpenAI announced a new framework to track, investigate, and disclose instances of 'misalignment' (deviations from developer intent) in its models.
A Stealth Multimodal AI Model Matches Frontier Performance at a Fraction of the Cost
A previously unknown 'stealth' multimodal AI model named 'Union Alpha' has emerged, claiming performance comparable to frontier models like Claude…
Google’s Gemini 3.8 Live: Japanese Enterprises Test Real-Time Agentic Automation
Google has launched two new real-time voice interaction models, Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, available since…
China’s First Humanoid Robot Factory Is Producing One Unit Every 10 Minutes
UBTECH Robotics announced the official launch of the world's first large-scale humanoid robot smart factory, covering 14,000 square meters.
Nvidia Invests $3.5B in MediaTek to Build Edge-to-Cloud AI Hardware
NVIDIA and MediaTek are expanding their long-standing partnership to build AI platforms from edge to cloud, including AI infrastructure, local…
Waymo’s Tokyo Expansion: Why a Taxi Shortage Forced Japan to Approve Autonomous Rides by 2027
Japanese taxi-hailing app GO, US autonomous driving company Waymo, and Japan Taxi announced a strategic partnership to launch fully driverless…
Elon Musk’s Grok Roadmap: Why xAI Backs Dario Amodei’s Push for an AI Slowdown
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceXAI, shared updates on his company's Grok AI model via X, stating that Grok 4.8's training…
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