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A researcher argues that the fundamental difference between humans and AI systems is the lack of a doubt mechanism in AI, which causes hallucination in large language models and limits autonomous vehicles from handling e…
ZenaTech announced on July 9, 2026, that its ZenaDrone unit has moved the IQ Aqua, an AI-powered autonomous underwater vehicle for mine detection and subsea inspection, into U.S. field testing in Florida to validate perf…
Elon Musk has built Tesla into a company worth around $1.5 trillion, exceeding the combined value of the next 10 most valuable carmakers, despite selling far fewer vehicles. Investors treat Tesla as an AI and robotics fi…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is finalizing a new General Staff structure focused on artificial intelligence, robotics, and unmanned systems, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced. The reorganization aims to mak…
Mi Liangchuan, head of Xpeng's robotics business, has departed as the company pushes its Iron humanoid robot toward an end-2026 mass-production target, following the earlier exit of product lead Shi Xiaoxin. CEO He Xiaop…
Researchers introduced WildCity, a real-world multimodal dataset collected by autonomous fleets traversing complex urban environments, to advance city-scale spatial intelligence for AI. The dataset includes 18 trajectori…
The Pentagon awarded AeroVironment an $80.5 million task order for its Titan-MS AI-powered counter-drone system to protect nuclear bases, following unauthorized drone incursions at Barksdale Air Force Base. The system us…
Hanwha Systems launched a 30-ton-class unmanned surface vessel near Busan for sea trials of AI-based autonomous navigation, testing narrow-waterway navigation, rough-sea operation, and long-range autonomous runs since ea…
Three humanoid robotics companies moved toward public markets in a single week: Agility Robotics filed to go public via SPAC at $2.5 billion, Unitree cleared its Shanghai IPO, and Tesla began converting a Model S product…
NATO is building an AI-powered 'Kill Web' along its eastern flank to detect and counter a Russian attack before it begins, according to internal documents obtained by BILD. The system, called the Eastern Flank Deterrence…
Alphabet's Waymo announced plans to expand its driverless robotaxi service to Denver, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Tampa this year, initially serving only Alphabet employees before opening to the public. The expansion follo…
Valeo Embedded AI Architect Pullarao Maddu, speaking at the Embedded Vision Summit, warned that latency jitter—not average performance or peak TOPS—is the real enemy in safety-critical edge AI deployments, and that FLOPs…
Tesla confirmed it is building a feature that lets drivers teach their car where to go using natural language, with the vehicle remembering those instructions for future trips. Tesla VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy sai…
Tesla is developing voice-intent support for its Full Self-Driving system, allowing drivers to give contextual instructions such as identifying the correct driveway or house near a destination, as confirmed by VP of AI S…
NATO is building the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, an AI-enabled defense network using thousands of sensors, drones, satellites, and uncrewed systems to detect and slow attacks near Russia-facing borders. The syst…
NATO is building an AI-guided 'Kill Web' along its eastern flank to detect and block Russian attacks before they penetrate deeper into Alliance territory. The Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative (EFDI) uses sensors, dron…
JPMorgan analyst Rajat Gupta said a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla is strategically coherent, citing synergies across AI, robotics, energy, transportation, and space sectors, but noted significant regulatory a…
The US military has lost over $1 billion worth of Reaper drones in missions over Iran and is now seeking cheaper, expendable drones to overwhelm enemy air defenses. The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit has issued a cal…
Paradigm raised a $1.2 billion fund to invest beyond crypto, including artificial intelligence and robotics, according to Bloomberg. The fund has already backed an autonomous drone delivery startup valued at $7.6 billion…
Paradigm, the crypto venture capital firm co-founded by Coinbase's Fred Ehrsam, closed a $1.2 billion fund dedicated to artificial intelligence and robotics, marking its largest expansion beyond digital assets. The fund …