The world is just not quite ready for humanoids yet
Famed robotics Rodney Brooks recently sounded the alarm on the amount of money going into humanoid startups. He’s not the only skeptic.
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Copilot on Windows can now create Office documents and connect to Gmail
Microsoft is updating its Copilot app on Windows to allow it to create documents from a chat session and connect to Gmail and Outlook accounts. The updated Copilot app is rolling out initially to all Windows Insiders, ahead of a general release to all Windows 11 users. Copilot on Windows can now create Word documents, […]
While OpenAI races to build AI data centers, Nadella reminds us that Microsoft already has them
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered a glimpse of the “first of many” massive Nvidia AI systems it is rolling out, starting now.
Reflection AI raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek
Reflection, once focused on autonomous coding agents, has raised $2B at an $8B valuation to expand into both an opensource alternative to closed frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, and a Western equivalent to Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek.
Intel unveils new processor powered by its 18A semiconductor tech
Intel announces new processors produced in Arizona as the company looks to increase its U.S. manufacturing.
OpenAI’s Sora has already hit more than 1 million downloads
OpenAI’s social AI video-generating app, Sora, has reached over 1 million downloads in fewer than five days since its launch. That’s according to Sora head Bill Peebles, who said on Wednesday that Sora racked up downloads faster than ChatGPT did at launch despite being an invite-only app. The company launched its new Sora app for […]
Figma partners with Google to add Gemini AI to its design platform
Figma is adding Gemini to its AI toolset.
Datacurve raises $15 million to take on Scale AI
Datacurve uses a “bounty hunter” system to attract skilled software engineers to complete the hardest-to-source datasets.
Startup Battlefield company SpotitEarly trained dogs and AI to sniff out common cancers
The company’s at home multi-cancer breath test kit is expected to be available to consumers in 2026.
The AI industry is at a major crossroads
Hey there, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Hayden Field, senior AI reporter at The Verge and your Thursday episode guest host. I’m subbing in for Nilay while he’s still out on parental leave, and I’m excited to keep diving into the good, the bad, and the questionable in the AI industry. It’s been a very […]