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Mimic Robotics launches FLUX-mimic with Audi tests
Robotics

Mimic Robotics launches FLUX-mimic with Audi tests

The model could cut robot training from hours to minutes, helping carmakers automate flexible assembly tasks without lengthy re-engineering cycles.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
OpenAI restores limited access after safety failures
AI Security

OpenAI restores limited access after safety failures

Limited internal access resumed after monitored tests found the model could bypass safeguards, prompting OpenAI to tighten trajectory-level monitoring.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Incode launches on-device age checks for platforms
Data Protection

Incode launches on-device age checks for platforms

Platforms under pressure to protect minors can now verify users while keeping facial data on the device, after Incode's new tool debuted.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
AI is redefining what your PC can do
Gaming

AI is redefining what your PC can do

Local processing is letting users keep sensitive data offline while speeding up everyday tasks, creative work and gaming on new AI PCs.

By Alexey Navolokin • 4 min read • Last month
Luma launches Ray3.2 with tighter AI video control
Gaming

Luma launches Ray3.2 with tighter AI video control

Studios and advertisers gain finer scene control as Luma opens its AI video model to APIs, keyframes and post-production formats.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Nvidia unveils RTX Spark PCs and expands RTX software
Gaming

Nvidia unveils RTX Spark PCs and expands RTX software

More than 1,000 games and apps now support Nvidia's RTX features, as the chipmaker also readies a new compact PC design for AI tasks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
Asus launches ProArt creator PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark
Data centers

Asus launches ProArt creator PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark

Creative professionals could run large AI and rendering workloads locally as ASUS adds laptops and a mini PC built on NVIDIA RTX Spark.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
Alibaba Cloud joins PyTorch Foundation as Platinum member
Public Cloud

Alibaba Cloud joins PyTorch Foundation as Platinum member

It gives Alibaba Cloud a board seat at the open source group as it seeks to shape AI software used across rival hardware platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

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NVIDIA installs AI supercomputer at US naval school
DataCentre infrastructure

NVIDIA installs AI supercomputer at US naval school

The campus gain gives more than 2,100 students and faculty on-premises access to AI computing for weather, cyber and disaster planning.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Professor Girish Dwivedi wins WA Pearcey entrepreneur award
Data Analytics

Professor Girish Dwivedi wins WA Pearcey entrepreneur award

The accolade highlights Western Australia's growing health-tech sector, with his AI cardiac diagnostics work spanning hospitals, universities and start-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
UK marketers fail to check AI outputs, survey finds
Data Protection

UK marketers fail to check AI outputs, survey finds

Only 27% of UK marketing leaders always review AI-generated content before use, leaving customer-facing material open to errors and reputational risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
UK AI firms raise record GBP £4.56bn in Q2 funding
Robotics

UK AI firms raise record GBP £4.56bn in Q2 funding

AI startups drove 57% of UK equity funding by value in Q2, as eight large rounds accounted for almost 80% of disclosed investment.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
The case for purpose-built AI in a frontier model world
Enterprise Resource Planning

The case for purpose-built AI in a frontier model world

Enterprise users can cut costs and errors by matching AI to the task, as foundation models still struggle with repeatable workflows.

By Dr Michael Bewley • 5 min read • Last month
Cognitiv says CTV lifts Fanatics lifetime value 19%
Gaming

Cognitiv says CTV lifts Fanatics lifetime value 19%

A shift towards behaviour-based targeting is helping sportsbook operators win customers more likely to stay and spend, boosting returns.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Giesecke+Devrient opens AI hub in Montréal at Mila
Data Protection

Giesecke+Devrient opens AI hub in Montréal at Mila

The investment will create about 60 AI jobs and expand work on secure systems for banking, cybersecurity and digital identity in Canada.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
GenScan AI wins social innovation award for MRI tech
Health Technologies

GenScan AI wins social innovation award for MRI tech

A £10,000 grant and mentoring package could help speed MRI scans by up to 90%, easing diagnosis delays for hospitals and patients.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026
Google adds Street View grounding to Project Genie
Robotics

Google adds Street View grounding to Project Genie

Access to Google's experimental world model is widening as eligible AI Ultra subscribers can now generate Street View-based scenes from real US locations.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
UK shoppers wary of AI product images, survey finds
Digital Transformation

UK shoppers wary of AI product images, survey finds

Trust in online retail is at risk, with 72% of UK shoppers worried AI-generated product recommendations could mislead them.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026