Microsoft has told managers in its cloud unit and North American sales groups to pause new hiring, with an exception for candidates …
March 2026
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Artificial IntelligenceGlobal Developments
India Financial Services AI Spend to Double in 2026: Report
by Editorby EditorAI spending by India’s financial services sector is set to double in 2026 as banks, insurers, and fintechs modernize operations and respond …
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Meta has released TRIBE v2, an AI model designed to predict human brain activity from sights, sounds, and language, along with its …
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Apple plans to let Siri hand off queries to third-party AI assistants in iOS 27, expanding beyond its current ChatGPT option. Apple …
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ByteDance is rolling out Dreamina Seedance 2.0, an AI audio- and video-generation model, inside its CapCut editing app, starting with users in Southeast …
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Global DevelopmentsRobotics
Korea Develops Rapid, Reversible Smart Actuators Without Motor for Next-Gen Robots
by Editorby EditorResearchers in Korea have unveiled a breakthrough in smart materials that could transform space, robotics and deployable structures. The Korea Advanced Institute …
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Robotics
Meet Figure AI: The Company Behind The Humanoid Robot Hosted by Melania Trump
by Editorby EditorThe White House hosted its “first humanoid robot guest” on Wednesday, with first lady Melania Trump appearing alongside a robot from robotics …
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Artificial IntelligenceRobotics
Video-Based AI Gives Robots a Visual Imagination
by Editorby EditorIn a major step toward more adaptable and intuitive machines, Kempner Institute Investigator Yilun Du and his collaborators have unveiled a new …
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Artificial IntelligenceRobotics
Microsoft’s New AI Helps Robots Decide What To Do and Exactly Where To Act
by Editorby EditorMicrosoft, along with a consortium of academic researchers, has built a new benchmark called GroundedPlanBench to tackle a persistent problem in robotics, …
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Robotics
Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics, The Startup Building Kid-Sized Robots for the Home
by Editorby EditorAmazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup founded in 2024 that released a children-sized humanoid robot called Sprout in January. Humanoid robots are built …