Construction Robots Just Took A Giant Leap Forward: Hello Holy Grail Of Robotics

Zinova makes physical AI called “Tool Intelligence” for construction robots. It might just be a giant leap forward in a space where robots have generally disappointed.

Abbott Settles Baby Formula Claims For $385 Million

Abbott will pay $385 million to settle state, federal, and civil lawsuits stemming from contamination issues at its Michigan baby formula plant in early 2022.

How A Peace Corp Volunteer Built Beyond Good Into A Chocolate And Vanilla Business That Empowers The People Of Madagascar

Tim McCollum founded Beyond Good after his time in the Peace Corp gave him a desire to alleviate the country’s issues through delicious chocolate

The Strange Way Data Centers Are Showing Up In The Muni Bond Market

A Georgia Tech study finds data centers may leave host towns’ borrowing rates largely unchanged while raising them in nearby communities.

Hundreds of contractors are reportedly reading real ChatGPT conversations
Hundreds of contractors are reportedly reading real ChatGPT conversations

OpenAI is paying hundreds of contractors to read real ChatGPT conversations and rate the chatbot’s replies under the internal codename Project Lily, and did not answer when asked where it had told users. The Court of Justice held last September that a …

Anthropic has built a Claude tool for financial advisers
Anthropic has built a Claude tool for financial advisers

Anthropic has launched Claude for Financial Advisers, wiring the chatbot into portfolio and research tools from BlackRock, Vanguard, Charles Schwab and iCapital, and says it will not give investment advice. Under MiFID II advice turns on a five-part te…

What CAA’s Big Bet On Creators Means For Talent Contracts

The CAA launched a new creator-led initiative to scale business opportunities for influencers. Now, the creator economy is transforming into an ownership economy.

xAI dismisses its Apple claims, with no terms disclosed and the OpenAI case still live
xAI dismisses its Apple claims, with no terms disclosed and the OpenAI case still live

xAI and X Corp asked a Texas judge to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple over the integration of ChatGPT into the iPhone, while keeping their monopolisation claims against OpenAI. The Digital Markets Act lists virtual assistants as a core pla…

Microsoft’s new AI rulebook rejects the research its $5bn partner is doing
Microsoft’s new AI rulebook rejects the research its $5bn partner is doing

Microsoft published an AI code of conduct for its own models on Monday. One passage rejects the idea that a model could deserve welfare or hold rights. Anthropic runs a research programme on that exact question. The two companies are business partners,…

Oracle told staff on Monday that Monday was their last working day
Oracle told staff on Monday that Monday was their last working day

Oracle began another fresh round of layoffs on Monday. Three affected employees and a copy of the notification email described the round to Business Insider, which reported that staff were told their role had been eliminated “as part of a broader organ…