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Figure Unveils Helix 2.5 With Zero-Shot Humanoid Generalization Across 30 Homes

Insider Brief Figure has introduced Helix 2.5, a new neural network designed to let its humanoid robots perform whole-body household tasks in unfamiliar homes without

10 CEE & Baltics-Based AI Scale-Ups You Need to Know in 2026

Central and Eastern Europe’s AI scale-up scene punches well above its funding numbers, with the Czech Republic alone contributing three of the ten companies on

Anthropic and OpenAI Propose Embedding Independent Safety Evaluators Inside AI Companies

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed in a weekend essay that frontier AI companies embed third-party evaluators with the power to assess model alignment, report safety

SK Hynix in Talks With Intel to Manufacture AI Memory Chips in the US

SK Hynix is reportedly in discussions with Intel to manufacture RAM chips in the United States for the first time, according to Reuters, citing anonymous sources.

Amazon Launches Alexa+ AI Assistant in India With Hindi Support

Amazon has launched its conversational AI assistant, Alexa+, in India with Hindi language support, expanding the generative AI-powered assistant’s rollout following earlier launches in the

US Data Centers to Outpace Germany and Japan’s Combined Natural Gas Use by 2035, Report Finds

Data centers powering the AI industry’s expansion are projected to consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035, according to a new report from

Odyssey Unveils Odyssey-3 World Model for Robots, Humanoids, Vehicles and Drones

Insider Brief Odyssey has introduced Odyssey-3, a foundation world model designed to control robots, humanoids, autonomous vehicles and drones using the same underlying AI system.

China’s D-Robotics Raises $400M in Series C Funding to Expand AI Robotics Platform

Insider Brief D-Robotics has raised $400 million in Series C funding to expand its robotics computing chips and software platform for AI-powered robots, including humanoids.

Treble Raises $18M in Funding to Expand Audio Simulation Platform for Physical AI

Insider Brief Treble Technologies has raised $18 million in Series A-2 funding to expand an acoustic simulation platform designed to help physical AI systems such

Planted Raises $31.8M in Funding to Expand Robotic Solar Deployment

Insider Brief Planted has raised $31.8 million to expand its fleet of autonomous construction robots and launch Sage, its next-generation system for building solar projects.

Bain Capital Ventures Raises $1.6B Fund for AI, Physical AI and Early-Stage Tech

Insider Brief Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1.6 billion for its 11th fund to invest in early-stage companies across AI infrastructure, applications, physical AI, security,

Nvidia’s Huang Argues AI Safety Is an Engineering Problem, Not a Legal One

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference, rejected characterizations of AI as an “alien mind,” insisting it remains fundamentally hardware and

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