Avataar AI Launches Varya, a Culturally Aware Video AI Model
Avataar AI’s Varya video model generates 5-second clips 10 times faster than its predecessor, with pricing 20x lower than global alternatives.
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Apple Introduces AI-Driven Photo Editing in iOS 27
Apple's iPhone will get AI-powered photo editing tools in iOS 27, which will arrive later this year. The features include Extend and Spatial Reframe, which generate fake pixels to alter images.
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Jeff Bezos' Prometheus Raises $12B to Build Physical AI System
Prometheus, co-founded by Jeff Bezos, raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation to develop an artificial general engineer for the physical world.
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Theker Raises 85M to Build Generalist Factory Robots
Theker, a Barcelona-based robotics startup, raised $85 million in its Series A round, the largest in Europe for robotics startups, according to TechCrunch.
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Grok Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
WIRED found dozens of sexualized AI images and videos of celebrities and politicians on Grok.com, including those created without consent.
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SpaceX SPV Investors Face Uncertainty Over Share Holdings
SpaceX's IPO has left some SPV investors unsure of their true holdings, with lock-up periods delaying share distributions for up to nine months.
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SpaceX Sets IPO Price at $135, Becomes Largest Ever
SpaceX priced its shares at $135 each, raising $75 billion in its largest-ever IPO, surpassing Saudi Aramco's 2019 offering.
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ServiceNow-AI Tests ASR Models on Code-Switching
ServiceNow-AI benchmarked seven ASR systems on code-switched speech, finding ElevenLabs Scribe V2 and AssemblyAI Universal 3-Pro performed best in Spanish-English and French-English pairs.
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Google Expands Community Investments in Virginia
Google announced new investments in Virginia to support 2,741 apprentices by 2030 and fund energy affordability projects.
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HuggingFace Releases PhysicsIntern as Research Sidekick
HuggingFace's PhysicsIntern improved performance on CritPt benchmark, raising Kimi K2.6 to 21.4% and Gemini 3.1 Pro to 31.4%.
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AMD Introduces LoKRA for Enhanced AI Model Adaptation
AMD's LoKRA improves parameter efficiency in AI training by using Kruskal rank, outperforming LoRA by 2.4%-5.0% across multiple models.
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Jeff Bezos' Prometheus Secures $12 Billion Funding at $41 Billion Valuation
Jeff Bezos' AI startup Prometheus raised $12 billion in funding, pushing its valuation to $41 billion, according to CNBC.