Nvidia Unveils Jetson Thor: $3,499 AI Module with 7.5x Power for Robots

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Jetson Thor, a $3,499 computing module based on Blackwell architecture, offering 7.5x more AI power for humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles. It enables real-time processing of complex tasks, boosting efficiency in manufacturing and beyond. This innovation could democratize AI hardware and accelerate robotics adoption.

Detecting and countering misuse of AI: August 2025

Anthropic's threat intelligence report on AI cybercrime and other abuses

LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, scores $100M in Series B

This Japanese AI startup just raised $100M to cut businesses’ admin burden.

Mexico says works created by AI cannot be granted copyright

Mexico's Supreme Court said that the Federal Copyright Law (LFDA) reserves authorship to humans after a copyright applicant submitted an AI-created avatar.

Alibaba is developing an AI inference chip amid US export curbs

The new 7nm-class chip, reportedly in testing, signals a shift to domestic fabrication and aims to rival Nvidia’s China-compliant GPUs while maintaining CUDA compatibility.

Brain–computer interface control with artificial intelligence copilots

Nature Machine Intelligence - AI copilots are integrated into brain–computer interfaces, enabling a paralysed participant to achieve improved control of computer cursors and robotic arms....

Nvidia Is Set to Get a Big Boost From OpenAI. Here’s How Much.

WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

On this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we look back at the week's biggest stories—from the researchers leaving Meta's new superintelligence lab, to the dark money group funding Democratic influencers.

Alphabet Lands $10 Billion Meta Cloud Deal, a Win for Google’s Artificial Intelligence Ambitions and Investors

Key PointsMeta's new deal with Google Cloud follows other artificial intelligence (AI) investments in Scale AI and the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Alphabet Lands $10 Billion Meta Cloud Deal, a Win for Google’s Artificial Intelligence Ambitions and Investors

Key PointsMeta's new deal with Google Cloud follows other artificial intelligence (AI) investments in Scale AI and the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs.For Alphabet, this ne

Gecko Robotics Hits Unicorn Status with AI Infrastructure Robots

Gecko Robotics, founded by Jake Loosararian, deploys AI-powered robots to inspect and maintain aging infrastructure in energy, manufacturing, and defense, collecting vital real-world data to fuel effective AI applications. Achieving unicorn status with a $1.25 billion valuation, the company bridges data gaps for predictive maintenance and efficiency gains. This positions Gecko as a leader in industrial AI innovation.

The Latest 20VC+SaaStr: Benioff Joins — And Delivers $1B+ AI Revenue; Anthropic Demand is Insatiable; AI Following Up With 1,000,000 Leads at Salesforce

We had a real treat this week — Marc Benioff joined Harry, Rory, and Jason on 20VC+SaaStr this week to deliver one of the most grounded takes on AI we’ve heard from any enterprise leade…

NVIDIA AI Team Introduces Jetson Thor: The Ultimate Platform for Physical AI and Next-Gen Robotics

NVIDIA Jetson Thor delivers 2,070 TFLOPS AI compute, enabling physical AI, humanoid robotics, multimodal processing, and edge intelligence

AI Scientists May Have Discovered LLMs’ Light-Bulb Moment

A new study discovers a pivotal moment when AI starts comprehending what was read versus relying on the position of the words in a sentence.

AI Spots Hidden Signs of Consciousness in Comatose Patients before Doctors Do

A machine-learning algorithm spotted signs of “covert consciousness” in coma patients—in some cases, days before doctors could do so

AI Can Read Your Thoughts — The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces

AI can now decode inner speech with 74% accuracy. Brain-computer interfaces promise dignity and connection, but raise urgent questions of consent and control.

There are 32 different ways AI can go rogue, scientists say — from hallucinating answers to a complete misalignment with humanity

New research has created the first comprehensive effort to categorize all the ways AI can go wrong, with many of those behaviors resembling human psychiatric disorders.

Beijing’s Galaxea AI Raises $100 Million At $700 Million Valuation, Says Humanoids Will Enter Homes In Less Than A Decade

Why Anthropic’s Copyright Settlement Changes the Rules for AI Training

Anthropic's settlement came after a mixed ruling on the “fair use” where it potentially faced massive piracy damages for downloading millions of books illegally. The settlement seems to clarify an important principle: how AI companies acquire data matters as much as what they do with it.

Researchers Unlock 210% Performance Gains In Machine Learning With Spin Glass Feature Mapping

By harnessing the complex dynamics of simulated magnetic materials, researchers have created a new data processing technique that boosts the performance of machine learning models by up to 210% on challenging real-world problems, representing a significant step towards practical quantum-inspired computation

Understanding LLMs: Insights from Mechanistic Interpretability

Introduction Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, large language models (LLMs) based on the transformer architecture like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude…

Lawsuit Links CA Teen’s Suicide To Artificial Intelligence

The parents of a California teenager who committed suicide sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT taught him how to harm himself.

ChatGPT reportedly linked to first murder — here’s what we know and what OpenAI is saying

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New Paper Finds Evidence That AI Is Already Killing the Job Market

A recent paper uncovered some of the first comprehensive evidence that the AI industry is throwing the job market into flux.