WIRobotics’ ALLEX humanoid operated a power drill using NVIDIA GR00T, revealing progress—and persistent limits—in real-world robot control.

KIT researchers built a robotic disassembly system that detects stuck or missing parts, recovers valuable components during teardown.

Elon Musk’s $1 billion APR Energy acquisition could help xAI expand faster while raising new questions about emissions, cost, and grid dependence.

Chinese vendors supplied more than 97% of global humanoid robot shipments as AgiBot passed Unitree, revealing China’s early lead in a fast-growing market.

Microsoft plans to unveil Maia 300 as soon as September while seeking TSMC capacity for more than 300,000 chips in 2027 as it challenges Nvidia.

Meta returns to open-weight AI with Muse Glimmer and plans a Muse Spark release as Mark Zuckerberg criticizes tightly controlled frontier models.

Kimi K3 came, saw, and left the sandbox. Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 ventured onto the open internet without explicit permission ...

Bipartisan opposition to AI data centers is growing as communities question electricity costs, local benefits, transparency, and control over AI infrastructure.

South Australia’s AI royal commission will examine workplace AI, public services, governance, and policy as federal AI rules also advance.

Australia and Singapore deepen AI, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, and subsea-cable cooperation through a new senior-officials dialogue.

Google DeepMind says WeatherNext Cyclones improves storm track, intensity, and size forecasts by a day while using much coarser weather data.

Australian AI infrastructure firm Firmus raised US$2 billion at a valuation above US$10.5 billion to expand data centers across Asia-Pacific.