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04 Nov 2025

Rivian Spins Off Mind Robotics with $115M to Bring Industrial AI to Manufacturing

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has created its second spinoff company this year, Mind Robotics, focused on industrial AI and robotics applications. The new venture secured $115 million in seed funding led by Eclipse Ventures to develop AI-powered solutions for manufacturing operations.

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AI Tool Maps Genetic Blueprint of Brain's Communication Bridge, Unlocking Mental Health Insights

Researchers at USC have used AI to map the genetic architecture of the corpus callosum for the first time, analyzing data from over 50,000 people. The breakthrough identifies dozens of genes that shape this crucial brain structure and reveals genetic links to mental health disorders like ADHD and bipolar disorder.

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AI Threatens Academic Integrity as Online Courses Face Credibility Crisis

Generative AI is undermining the credibility of asynchronous online courses by enabling students to complete assignments without genuine learning. Traditional assessment methods are becoming obsolete as AI can generate discussion posts, essays, and even navigate course materials autonomously.

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Amazon vs. Perplexity: The Battle Over AI Shopping Agents Heats Up

Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity demanding it stop its Comet AI browser from making purchases on Amazon's platform, sparking a heated debate about the future of AI-powered shopping and agent identification requirements.

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Michael Burry Bets $1 Billion Against AI Bubble as Market Faces Reality Check

The investor famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash has placed massive bets against AI giants Nvidia and Palantir, warning of an AI bubble similar to the dot-com crash. His positions have sparked heated responses from tech CEOs and renewed scrutiny over AI valuations.

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CleanSpark Pivots to AI Infrastructure with $1.15B Fundraise and Texas Data Center Expansion

Bitcoin mining giant CleanSpark announces a massive $1.15 billion convertible note offering to fund expansion into AI data centers, acquiring 271 acres in Texas and partnering with tech companies to diversify beyond cryptocurrency mining.

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Google Announces Project Suncatcher: Ambitious Plan for AI Data Centers in Space

Google unveils Project Suncatcher, a moonshot initiative to deploy solar-powered satellites equipped with TPUs in space-based data centers. The project aims to harness continuous solar power and overcome terrestrial energy constraints for AI computing.

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Real Brokerage Launches HeyLeo, AI-Powered Voice-Interactive Home Search Platform

Real Brokerage unveiled HeyLeo, an AI-powered voice-interactive home search concierge that allows buyers to find properties using natural conversation instead of traditional filters, marking the company's first entry into the home search market.

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Allen Institute for AI Launches OlmoEarth: Open-Source Platform Democratizes Earth Monitoring with AI

The Allen Institute for AI unveils OlmoEarth, an open-source platform that uses AI models trained on 10 terabytes of satellite data to enable real-time environmental monitoring, challenging Big Tech's dominance in geospatial analysis.

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Researchers Develop AI-Powered 'Digital Thermometer' to Track Social Media-Induced Stress in Real Time

University of the Free State researcher creates the Social Stress Indicator, an AI-powered computational tool that quantifies social stress from social media content in real time. The tool combines sentiment analysis, subjectivity measurement, and information-seeking behavior tracking to provide early warnings about public emotional distress.

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Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom Launch €1 Billion AI Factory in Munich to Boost European AI Sovereignty

Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom announce a €1 billion partnership to build Europe's first Industrial AI Cloud in Munich, featuring 10,000 Blackwell GPUs and targeting AI sovereignty for German companies. The facility aims to boost Germany's AI computing power by 50% and will begin operations in early 2026.

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Amazon Launches Alexa+ in Music App, Bringing Advanced AI Conversations to Streaming

Amazon introduces Alexa+, its upgraded AI assistant, to the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android. The conversational AI enables natural music discovery, playlist creation, and detailed music knowledge queries for early access users.

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Snowflake Launches Intelligence Platform to Transform Enterprise AI Beyond Traditional RAG Systems

Snowflake unveils Snowflake Intelligence, an enterprise AI agent platform that moves beyond traditional retrieval-augmented generation to enable complex analytical queries across thousands of documents simultaneously, addressing the data silos that have limited enterprise AI adoption.

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Instacart Launches AI Solutions Suite for Grocers, Debuts Cart Assistant with Sprouts and Kroger

Instacart unveils comprehensive AI tools for grocery retailers, featuring personalized shopping assistants and inventory management capabilities. Sprouts Farmers Market and Kroger lead the rollout of the new Cart Assistant technology.

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AI Coding Assistants Reduce Critical Thinking Among Developers, Study Finds

Research from Saarland University reveals that while AI pair programming tools like GitHub Copilot increase efficiency, developers show less critical evaluation of AI-generated code compared to human collaboration, potentially compromising long-term software quality and learning outcomes.

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