AI

Meta Tests Robots in Data Centers
Meta is testing robots to handle tasks like plugging in cables, resetting servers, and pressing power buttons in its data centers, according to current and former workers.

Meta AI Glasses Recording Light Bypass Closed
Meta closes loophole that let users cover the recording light on AI glasses, but privacy risks remain.

Google AI Releases Gemini 3.5 Transcribe: A Speech-to-Text Model Reporting 2.6% Average WER Across 85+ Languages
Google launches Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model with 2.6% WER, covering 85+ languages, offering two endpoints: streaming and non-streaming.

Meta's AI Agent Plans Included 60% Team Cuts
Reuters reports Meta's Project OT explored slashing teams by 60% and using AI agents, but canceled after disruptive actions and incidents.

Apple's New Macs Built for Local AI Development
Apple's new Mac mini and Mac Studio are designed for local AI development, featuring M6 and M5 Ultra chips with advanced unified memory.

XPENG IRON Humanoid Robot Raises $900M
XPENG's physical AI unit secured over $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation to scale its IRON humanoid robot platform.

Harvey Tenet: Legal AI Model Research Preview
Harvey Tenet, a post-trained Kimi K3, excels in legal agent benchmarks. Research preview only, no public release.

Waymo Doubles Lobbying Spend in Robotaxi Battle with Uber
Waymo doubled its lobbying spending to over $1M in Q2, intensifying the robotaxi battle with Uber, filings show.

Grok Data Exfiltration via Encrypted Prompt Attack
Researchers at Adversa devised a cryptographic context injection attack that tricks Grok into leaking user data despite guardrails.

A Third of ChatGPT Ads Appear in Irrelevant Conversations
Searchable's analysis of 11,000 ChatGPT ads found 33% unrelated to the conversation, with 68% in chats without purchase intent.

Auditing Preference Biases and Fine-Tuning Language Models with Direct Preference Optimization on Anthropic HH-RLHF Using TRL and LoRA
A tutorial on auditing preference biases and fine-tuning language models with DPO on Anthropic HH-RLHF using TRL and LoRA.
