China’s first robotic kickboxing tournament showcased AI humanoids that moved more like dancers than fighters, offering a glimpse into the country’s push for adaptable, graceful robotics. While the bots stumbled initially, they demonstrated rapid improvement, highlighting China’s focus on practical mobility solutions amid labor shortages.
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DeepSeek quietly released an updated R1 AI model with 685 billion parameters, sparking questions about its undocumented performance and geopolitical implications amid growing U.S. scrutiny of Chinese AI. The MIT-licensed model’s massive scale raises deployment challenges, leaving its true purposeresearch or enterprise adoptionunclear.
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Google Photos celebrates its 10th anniversary with a major redesign featuring AI-powered tools like Reimagine for editing photos via text prompts and Auto Frame for improving composition. The update also introduces QR code sharing for albums, making it easier to collaborate on group photos without requiring app installs.
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The Browser Company is shifting focus from its flagship browser Arc to Dia, an AI-native browser, halting new feature updates for Arc while maintaining security patches. CEO Josh Miller stated that Arc’s complexity clashed with their vision for seamless AI-driven tools, signaling Dia as the future.
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AMD acquired Enosemi, a photonic integrated circuits startup, to advance its AI hardware capabilities with light-based interconnects, addressing power and bandwidth challenges in data centers. This move completes AMD’s vertical stack from silicon to systems, positioning it strongly in the AI race.
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