When my baby brother, a 3D modelling and animation student, talks to me about his projects and studies, the pride I usually feel is becoming increasingly tainted by a growing sense of dread. As a creative professional and former design student myself, I understand all too well how fierce the competition for postgraduate jobs will […]
The company turns footage from robots into structured, searchable datasets with a deep learning model.
2023 study made a lot of assumptions about future “anticipated LLM-powered software.”
Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” applications.
Insider Brief Chinese humanoid robotics company Cedarobo has raised about $14 million USD in a new funding round backed by Shenzhen Capital Group, Vertex Ventures, Qianhai Ark, Origin Yuan, Lightspeed China Partners, Kunlun Capital and Rongyi Investment, according to Chinese automotive news site Gasgoo. The raise follows a separate $14 million USD round closed in […]
Ring’s app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs.
Amazon is giving you a new way to order food through Grubhub and Uber Eats with Alexa without having to endure an awkward exchange just to add fries. Amazon said the entire process is meant to be conversational, building your order in a similar manner to ordering in a restaurant. That means changing your order, […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — London Tech Week 2026 (8-12 June 2026) has announced its dedicated Deep Tech Stage, exploring the most exciting breakthroughs in space, robotics, materials, life sciences, AI and quantum computing. At a time when governments and industry are racing to turn scientific breakthroughs into economic and strategic advantage, the programme is designed to […]
For decades, artificial intelligence has been evaluated through the question of whether machines outperform humans. From chess to advanced math, from coding to essay writing, the performance of AI models and applications is tested against that of individual humans completing tasks. This framing is seductive: An AI vs. human comparison on isolated problems with clear…
Insider Brief Saronic Technologies has raised $1.75 billion in a Series D round led by Kleiner Perkins, valuing the autonomous maritime systems company at $9.25 billion, as it looks to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity and scale production of autonomous vessels. According to the company, new investors in the round include Advent International, Bessemer Venture Partners, […]