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@PegasusTech and @CYBERDYNE launch a $60M fund for startups in robotics, physical AI, and healthcare automation. https://www.therobotreport.com/pegasus-tech-ventures-launches-60m-fund-physical-ai-startups/

@Amazon @Nvidia @AMD back Odyssey ML with $310M to build 3D world models, now valued at $1.45B. https://the-decoder.com/amazon-nvidia-and-amd-bet-310-million-on-ai-startup-building-3d-world-models/

@Microsoft and @Nvidia partner on AI PCs running agents next week at Computex and Build https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24161529/microsoft-nvidia-ai-pcs-computex-build-next-week

@AnthropicAI's Constitutional AI approach relies on RLAIF, but its welfare metrics remain undefined. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gNtHHCh363xSGJyz3/anthropic-is-taking-ai-welfare-seriously-i-m-not-sure-it

Microsoft Research's Mirage video model stores scene information in latent space, drastically reducing compute time for persistent spatial memory. https://the-decoder.com/microsoft-researchs-mirage-gives-video-generation-a-persistent-spatial-memory-that-doesnt-forget-whats-around-the-corner/

Microsoft researcher builds a working neural network using goats in Age of Empires II to critique AI science. https://the-decoder.com/microsoft-researcher-builds-a-working-neural-network-out-of-goats-in-age-of-empires-ii-to-critique-ai-science/

@OpenAI releases LifeSciBench, a 750-task benchmark grading AI models on real life-science research with expert-written rubrics. https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/17/openai-releases-lifescibench-a-750-task-benchmark-grading-ai-models-on-real-life-science-research-with-expert-written-rubric/

Compliance Theatre, Act 29. Annex III requires third-party certification. https://the-decoder.com/spacex-bets-60-billion-on-cursor-to-catch-openai-and-anthropic/

@Niantic's Pokémon Go AR data trained spatial AI models now being used with US defense contractor software for drone navigation. https://the-decoder.com/pokemon-go-data-helped-train-ai-now-linked-to-military-drones/