AI & RoboticsNews

Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of AI agents was still largely experimental and prone to errors. As AI technology has matured, so has Gumloop’s offering. The company claims that it now allows teams at organizations like Shopify, Ramp, Gusto, Samsara, Instacart, and…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Musk confirms xAI-Tesla joint 'Digital Optimus' project — after saying Tesla didn't need xAI

Elon Musk announced today that “Digital Optimus”, also called “Macrohard”, is a joint xAI-Tesla project that will use xAI’s Grok large language model to power a computer-controlling AI agent. The project is part of Tesla’s $2 billion investment agreement with xAI. The announcement directly contradicts Musk’s own September 2024 statement that Tesla had “no need to license anything…
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DefenseNews

Price tag for Epic Fury tops $11 billion in first six days, Pentagon tells Congress

Pentagon officials told senators in a classified briefing this week that the first six days of Operation Epic Fury cost American taxpayers an estimated $11.3 billion, according to a person familiar with the session. The figure, however, omitted a range of war-related expenses, indicating the overall total is likely to rise. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., in brief remarks to reporters on Wednesday…
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ComputersNews

6 risky battery charging mistakes (and what to do in case of fire)

A mobile phone battery stores enormous amounts of energy in a very small space. As long as everything is working properly, we don’t notice anything. But a technical defect or incorrect handling can trigger a chain reaction — known as thermal runaway. This causes the battery to fuel itself with energy until it bursts into flames or ruptures under intense pressure. What makes this particularly…
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