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Playground combines public simulation and real-robot results, placing GPT-6 Astra first under its coverage rule. Differences between tests limit what the combined score establishes for buyers choosing a robot system.
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The latest reporting from each specialist desk.
Education Week's survey of US school and district leaders finds nearly a third report no generative AI use in operations, while adopters focus on communications and…
The Budget promises a UK-supplier definition by January and a procurement policy statement in March. Alongside expanded AI development procurement, the changes raise questions about how…
CrowdStrike reports rising extortion and intrusions against legal organisations, including physical impersonation. The findings expose weaknesses in trusted access, while the report’s headline numbers do not…
A US Senate discussion draft proposes clearer oversight, rolling review of software changes and a payment pathway for health AI. Feedback is sought by 1 December;…
Reports put the latest fundraising target at about $20bn, down from $30bn, with a proposed valuation of $1.25tn. The round remains unfinished, making the distinction between…
BIS researchers map how leases, guarantees and financing vehicles spread AI infrastructure exposure through banks and institutional investors. They find limited wider bond-market spillovers so far,…
A report says Meta built a humanoid prototype with China's Fourier and is developing a successor. Neither company has confirmed the arrangement, but it exposes the…
Beijing says a stealth reconnaissance-and-strike drone has flown from the Type 076 Sichuan. Its claim marks an important naval milestone, although operational readiness and independent evidence…
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Artificial intelligence in teaching, learning and the institutions shaping the next generation.
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Public-sector AI, from policy and procurement to public services, national capability and democratic accountability.
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How AI is changing legal practice, regulation, evidence, access to justice and the business of law.
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AI across drug discovery, clinical care, medical devices, health systems and the evidence needed to earn trust.
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Banking, markets, insurance and financial infrastructure under the pressure and promise of intelligent systems.
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The AI industry examined on its own terms: models, infrastructure, research, economics, governance and strategy.
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Intelligent machines in the physical world: embodied AI, industrial automation, autonomous mobility and the evidence behind deployment.
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AI in defence and security: autonomous systems, command, procurement, resilience and the rules governing military use.
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