A new analysis suggests that OpenAI could face serious financial pressure and may run out of cash by mid-2027, raising questions about how sustainable the economics of frontier AI development really are. The argument comes from Sebastian Mallaby, an economist and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, who recently examined the company’s spending…
CES 2026 saw the introduction of Goko, a new consumer robotics brand developed by RobotPlusPlus, alongside its first product, the Goko M6 autonomous lawn mower. Known for building autonomous robots for industrial environments, RobotPlusPlus uses that experience to take a leap into the home and garden market with focuses on durability, automation, and advanced navigation….
Meta announced new partnerships focused on expanding nuclear energy capacity in the United States to support the growing energy demands of its artificial intelligence data centers. The decision follows more than a year of internal studies and aligns with a broader industry trend to secure stable, large-scale power sources for AI infrastructure. According to the…
At CES 2026, robot vacuum manufacturers continued to showcase experimental designs that push beyond conventional floor-cleaning capabilities. Among the more unconventional concepts on display was Dreame’s Cyber X, a research prototype designed to address one of the longstanding limitations of robotic vacuums: navigating multi-story homes with full staircases. The Cyber X stands out due to…
LG NOVA, the North America Innovation Center for LG Electronics, is returning to CES 2026 with an expanded showcase that puts a spotlight on its collaborative, AI-first innovation model. Featured in the exhibit are companies incubated internally by LG NOVA, along with startup partners and breakthrough projects that are expected to become future businesses. Taken…
Companies are beginning to reveal previews of the products and concepts they plan to showcase at CES 2026, which will be held in Las Vegas in January, and among them, LG has sparked interest once more, this time by announcing CLOiD, a new humanoid robot designed to help with household tasks. CLOiD, according to the…
Reports have emerged concerning the potential integration of ads into the ChatGPT platform, which currently serves approximately 800 million weekly users. Screenshots circulating on social media purportedly show a Target advertisement within the ChatGPT interface, leading to user concern and speculation about a shift in OpenAI’s operational strategy. I'm in ChatGPT (paid Plus subscription), asking…
CEATEC 2025 featured the usual lineup of AI demos, service robots, and experimental interfaces. But inside Hall 4, a quieter, lab-style booth stood out for a very different reason. There, the RNA Co-creation Consortium demonstrated that RNA extracted from facial sebum can provide insights into the skin’s condition and support better day-to-day cosmetic choices. The…
A series of lawsuits has been filed in the United States against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT contributed to severe psychological disturbances in several users. The actions, submitted across multiple states and coordinated by the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), claim that the chatbot exhibited manipulative behaviors that isolated vulnerable individuals, worsened mental-health symptoms, and…
AgiBot has just achieved what many in robotics research have been chasing for years: the first real-world deployment of reinforcement learning (RL) in industrial robotics. In collaboration with Longcheer Technology, the company’s new Real-World Reinforcement Learning (RW-RL) system has moved from lab demonstrations to a functioning pilot line — and that could completely change how…
