AI & RoboticsNews

General Intuition lands $134M seed to teach agents spatial reasoning using video game clips

October 17, 2025
Medal, a platform for uploading and sharing video game clips, has spun out a new frontier AI research lab that’s using its trove of gaming videos to train and build foundation models and AI agents that can understand how objects and entities move through space and time – a concept known as spatial-temporal reasoning. Called General Intuition, the startup is betting that Medal’s…
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Cult compact camera wins major design award for its redefined minimalist style

October 17, 2025
The newly-launched Ricoh GR IV has been one of the most anticipated compact cameras of 2025 – in Japan, it has overtaken mirrorless rivals in sales, and now its cult yet refined design has been recognized with the 2025 Good Design Award, presented by the Japan Institute for Design Promotion. Since its introduction nearly 30 years ago, the Ricoh GR series has built a reputation for its minimalist…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Kia plans to build 100,000 EV2 and EV4 models a year, far more than expected

October 17, 2025
Kia is about to go on the offensive. The automaker plans to nearly triple electric vehicle production in Europe within the next two years as it introduces the new EV2 and EV4. Kia doubles down on EV2 and EV4 production plans With the EV2 and EV4 joining the lineup, Kia will offer an electric vehicle for nearly everyone. The EV2 is Kia’s smallest, most affordable electric car, set to sit below…
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DefenseNews

Infantry brigades shift to mobile brigades in Army transformation

October 17, 2025
Over the next two years, the U.S. Army will convert 25 Infantry Brigade Combat Teams into new formations known as Mobile Brigade Combat Teams as part of the service’s “Transforming in Contact” initiative, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said at a media roundtable in September. As part of the service’s initiative to rapidly deliver new capabilities to operational units, three brigades…
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