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OpenAI faces new pressure over safety, culture, and what AI should be for

The AI company’s growth versus its responsibility OpenAI is under intensifying scrutiny as it races to scale artificial-intelligence products into

OPEN-SOURCE ‘ROBOT BRAIN’ USES 3D PERCEPTION TO BOOST DEXTERITY

Why a 3D model matters for robots European researchers unveiled SPEAR-1, an open-source model designed as a “robot brain” that

Amazon’s next playbook: robots that remake warehouse jobs

Automation surge and labor politics New reporting outlines how Amazon is accelerating deployment of warehouse robots capable of handling a

International Energy Agency Warns AI-Driven Models Could Double Data-Centre Energy Use by 2030

AI fuels data-centre power surge The IEA has flagged that the explosion of artificial-intelligence workloads could nearly double global data-centre

Vehicle lens production milestone by Canon Inc

170 million lenses and counting Camera-giant Canon Inc. announced that it has produced over 170 million RF and EF interchangeable

Google’s Play Store rival gets a lab demon: a 2-billion-fps “camera” shows light in motion

What the device actually does A research team has demonstrated an experimental imaging system that can record at two billion

OpenAI Launches ‘Atlas’ Browser, Eyes Google Chrome Market

AI-browser pushes into search territory OpenAI has introduced its new web browser “Atlas,” built around the ChatGPT model and designed

UNC’S BIG AI GAMBLE: A CHANCELLOR’S SILICON VALLEY PLAYBOOK

Universities, budgets, and the AI imperative North Carolina’s flagship public university is recasting itself with an unapologetically tech-first agenda. In

HALO’S NEXT CHAPTER MAY GO LIVE-SERVICE MULTIPLAYER

What the report says, what it could mean for players A new report suggests the next “Halo” installment is being

Why data centers are building their own power plants

AI power demand and the new self-supply push America’s biggest cloud and AI players are taking power into their own