Meta Plans Investments Into AI-Driven Humanoid Robots, Memo Shows
Meta isn’t the only company exploring human-like robots that could help out in homes or industrial settings.
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Meta to Build AI-Driven Humanoid Robots
Facebook parent Meta is joining the race to field humanoid robotics.Inc. - 2d -
Google joins $350 million funding round for humanoid robotics company Apptronik
Apptronik has partnered with NASA and Nvidia as it works on iterations of robots that rival those of Elon Musk's Tesla Optimus.CNBC - 6d -
Macron unveils plans for €109bn of AI investment in France
French president speaks ahead of AI summit in Paris involving executives such as OpenAI’s Sam AltmanFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Meta Plans Layoffs for Monday
Meta is planning to trim about 5 percent of its lowest performers.Inc. - Feb. 8 -
SoftBank falls to $2.4bn loss amid plans for huge AI investments
Japanese tech group hit by underperformance in its Vision Fund portfoliosFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Meta plans underwater internet cable stretching across globe
It is the latest move from Meta to invest more in global connectivity rather than its apps.BBC News - 2d -
Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil. Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Hugging Face brings ‘Pi-Zero’ to LeRobot, making AI-powered robots easier to build and deploy
Pi0 is a groundbreaking AI model that helps robots understand natural language commands, potentially revolutionizing industrial automation.VentureBeat - Feb. 7
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