UK Startup Bets $40 Million That It Can Train Robots ‘Instantly’ Via Simulation

Can you train robots almost entirely in simulation? A new UK startup says yes, and has raised $40 million to prove themselves right.

Google’s Genie 4 world model adds audio, more realistic worlds, and real-time steering

Google DeepMind released Genie 4, a world model with real-time audio, more realistic simulations, and mid-simulation text prompts, in research preview for trusted testers.

Firefox’s Smart Window adds AI form filling and webpage monitoring
Firefox’s Smart Window adds AI form filling and webpage monitoring

Mozilla is updating Smart Window – Firefox’s AI-powered browsing experience – with a new feature that can help you fill out online forms based on your open tabs. As an example, Mozilla says Smart Window can pull information from your online portfolio or LinkedIn page to paste your work history into a job application. You […]

Google’s next Genie AI model generates more realistic experiences
Google’s next Genie AI model generates more realistic experiences

Google announced today its Genie 4 world model for generating interactive experiences using AI. The company says the model has four main updates: It allows for more realistic worlds, lets users update an experience in real time with a natural language prompt, can generate audio, and uses Gemini 3.8 Flash under the hood to help […]

Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.

Thinking About Buying Anthropic Stock? Consider These Risks Firsts

Considering Anthropic stock? Here are the biggest IPO risks investors should weigh, including valuation, slowing growth and massive computing costs.

Thinking About Buying Anthropic Stock? Consider These Risks First

Considering Anthropic stock? Here are the biggest IPO risks investors should weigh, including valuation, slowing growth and massive computing costs.

Apple is adding an AI chatbot to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
Apple is adding an AI chatbot to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers

Apple is bringing an AI assistant to its suite of productivity apps, including Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The assistant, which is built on AI models from Apple and OpenAI, can understand a document’s context to perform tasks like designing, animating, and refining slides in Keynote. In Pages, Apple says the AI assistant can draft, restructure, […]

Japan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data

Japan’s GMO Internet is verifying alleged customer data posted by suspected hackers following a cloud service breach.

Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser

The new standard, WebAI, is designed to work with a variety of AI models.

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