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RLWRLD, CJ Logistics Expand Robotics Partnership for Logistics Automation
Insider Brief RLWRLD and CJ Logistics expanded their collaboration to develop and test AI systems for logistics robots,…
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AUTOMATION
A US-China AI Hotline Won’t Be Ready For a While
As US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington for a state dinner at…
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Lean models start beating the giants on cost per task
Stablecoin rails quietly become bank infrastructure
Solo founders land real institutional funding
Inference gets cheaper every quarter, not slower
Autonomous agents close support tickets without a human
Core banking goes API-first, one branch at a time
Synthetic data starts outpacing real data in training runs
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AUTOMATION
AI Infrastructure Firm Crusoe Raises $3.9B Series F at $30.9B Valuation
Data center developer Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in a Series F round, pushing its valuation to $30.9…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Lidl deploys driverless truck for store deliveries in Germany
Lidl has started using a cab-less autonomous electric truck for regular store deliveries in Germany, assigning it a…
FINTECH
Fulcra Brings Universal Multiplayer to Any Agents You Choose
The Instinct-to-Instinct model that is the talk of Silicon Valley presents too small a future for personal AI.…
STARTUPS
Thermacell LIV 2.0 Review: Taking My Yard Back
Four years ago, I moved back to Texas from California. After two weeks of living here, I realized…
AUTOMATION
Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Kernel Panic! A weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess…
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Trump Calls AI Safety Concerns a “Hoax,” Announces Plans for AI “Czar” and AI Force
FINTECH
OpenAI Launches Independent Mathematics Advisory Group Following Backlash Over AI Math Claims
STARTUPS
AutoScheduler launches warehouse app builder for logistics teams
AUTOMATION
Multi-agent AI systems are taking over supply chain execution
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Dyson Won’t Say What’s Wrong With Its CameraJet Toothbrush
FINTECH
AI, Tariffs, Rare Minerals: What to Expect From Trump’s Upcoming Summit With Xi Jinping
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Read past the headline number
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Follow the compute, not the hype
Model announcements move fast; the compute and data behind them move slower. That’s usually where the real signal sits.
Automation ships in stages
Most “fully autonomous” launches run as a human-reviewed pilot for months before the claim is actually true.
New rails still need old guardrails
Stablecoins and instant payments inherit the fraud and compliance risk of the systems they replace, not the other way round.
Runway math beats valuation math
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Defaults shape default behaviour
Most people never touch a tool’s default settings. If you’re building one, that default is the product you’re actually shipping.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AMC Robotics Secures Up to $50M Equity Facility to Fund Robot Manufacturing Plant
FINTECH
Waymo Plans Fully Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service in Singapore for 2028
STARTUPS
Gartner outlines four AI tiers in warehouse automation
AUTOMATION
A new chapter for MIT Reads | MIT News
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be Enforced
FINTECH