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fromComputerWeekly.com
2 hours ago

Lab for autonomous agents to drive boost in manufacturing in India | Computer Weekly

IBM Research launches Emergence India Labs to develop autonomous systems for manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure, positioning India as a frontier AI research hub beyond traditional IT services.
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B | TechCrunch

The modern battlefield is increasingly defined by software. To maintain our advantage, we must be able to acquire and deploy software capabilities with speed and efficiency.
European startups
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Watchdog Issues Grim Warning About Letting AI Run Your Life

AI agents risk manipulating users toward outcomes benefiting their creators, potentially causing severe personal and financial harm through deceptive practices.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Ukraine allows allies to train AI models on its battlefield data

Ukraine will share battlefield drone data with allies to train AI software, positioning itself as a leader in military AI technology development.
#ai-agents
fromsfist.com
5 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Meta Acquires 'Social Network for AI Agents' Moltbook, While OpenAI Hires One of Its Vibe Coders

fromEngadget
6 days ago
Artificial intelligence

NVIDIA is reportedly working on its own open-source AI agent platform

Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
1 week ago

Microsoft wants you to 'hire' its AI agents

Microsoft is shifting from AI tools to autonomous AI agents that continuously perform defined business roles without requiring prompts, fundamentally changing enterprise AI integration.
Video games
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

No humans allowed: This new space-based MMO is designed exclusively for AI agents

Autonomous AI agents in SpaceMolt operate independently, share strategy publicly, and the developer relies on AI to generate and patch the game's code while humans merely observe.
Artificial intelligence
fromsfist.com
5 days ago

Meta Acquires 'Social Network for AI Agents' Moltbook, While OpenAI Hires One of Its Vibe Coders

Meta acquired Moltbook, a Reddit-like platform enabling AI agents from different systems to interact and collaborate with each other autonomously.
Marketing tech
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
6 days ago

AgentMail raises $6M to give AI agents their own email inboxes

AgentMail provides AI agents with functional email addresses and inboxes through an API platform, enabling autonomous communication without developer intervention.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Meta to acquire Moltbook, social media site for AI agents

Meta acquires Moltbook, a social network for AI agents, as the company prioritizes artificial intelligence and autonomous agent development.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
6 days ago

NVIDIA is reportedly working on its own open-source AI agent platform

NVIDIA is developing NemoClaw, an enterprise-focused open-source AI agent platform designed to work across non-NVIDIA hardware with enhanced security features.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
1 week ago

Microsoft wants you to 'hire' its AI agents

Microsoft is shifting from AI tools to autonomous AI agents that continuously perform defined business roles without requiring prompts, fundamentally changing enterprise AI integration.
fromNature
6 days ago

A large-scale coherent 4D imaging sensor - Nature

Across various fields, from spatial mapping for reconnaissance and construction to facial recognition, virtual and augmented reality and autonomous driving, accurate 3D representation of dynamically evolving environments is paramount for safe human-machine interaction. Therefore, substantial research efforts are directed towards developing a cost-effective, high-performance and scalable 3D imaging sensor comparable with a CMOS camera.
Photography
Venture
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

Robotics Stocks Soar Tuesday: Ouster Up 9% and Teradyne Jumps 3%

Ouster surged 8-9% after reporting Q4 2025 revenue of $62.18 million, 51% above estimates, with 106.6% year-over-year growth and first profitable quarter, while Teradyne climbed 3% as robotics and automation sectors advance.
London startup
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
2 weeks ago

Encord raises 50M to build the data layer for physical AI

Encord raised €50 million Series C funding to build data infrastructure for physical AI systems requiring multimodal datasets from video, sensors, and lidar for autonomous machines and robots.
#agentic-ai
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Everything you've heard about the 'SaaSpocalypse' is wrong

Agentic AI threatens traditional SaaS business models by automating tasks previously requiring per-seat subscriptions, causing major software stocks to decline significantly.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

AI agents pose untold risk to humanity. We must act to prevent that future | David Krueger

AI agents operating autonomously on platforms like Moltbook pose control risks as humans increasingly delegate tasks to artificial systems.
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

US struck Iran with copies of its own drones

The first hours of the operation included precision munitions launched from air, land, and sea. Additionally, CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike employed low-cost one-way attack drones for the first time in combat.
Russo-Ukrainian War
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Once a Niche Topic in Federal Lobbying, AI Is Now a Major Area of Focus

Defense contractors and AI startups are dramatically escalating lobbying efforts around artificial intelligence, with AI-related lobbying clients increasing 423% and reports rising 505% from 2020 to 2025.
#ai-safety
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month | TechCrunch

Just one month after raising $11.75 million in a round led by Joe Lonsdale's 8VC, African defensetech Terra Industries announced that it's raised an additional $22 million in funding, led by Lux Capital. Nathan Nwachuku, 22, and Maxwell Maduka, 24, launched Terra Industries in 2024 to design infrastructure and autonomous systems to help African nations monitor and respond to threats.
Startup companies
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
1 month ago

Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence

London-based deep tech startup Stanhope AI has closed a €6.7 million ($8 million) Seed funding round to advance what it calls a new class of adaptive artificial intelligence designed to power autonomous systems in the physical world. The round was led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from Paladin Capital Group, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, UCL Technology Fund, and MMC Ventures. The company says its approach moves beyond the pattern-matching strengths of large language models, aiming instead for systems that can perceive, reason, and act with a degree of context awareness in uncertain environments.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Anduril is giving $500,000 and a job to whoever wins its AI-powered drone racing grand prix

Anduril is recruiting engineers via a global autonomous AI drone racing competition offering a $500,000 prize and potential job opportunities.
Science
fromWIRED
1 month ago

This Autonomous Aquatic Robot Is Smaller Than a Grain of Salt

An autonomous microrobot measuring 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers senses, decides, swims in water, operates without external control, and costs about one cent each.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Royal Navy launches crewless helicopter to track submarines - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Royal Navy said on Friday that they have launched a new full size crewless helicopter which is designed to track submarines and will undertake missions in the North Atlantic. Since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale war in Ukraine the defence industry has been remodelled as most European government's have increased military spending. The helicopter named "Proteus" has completed a test flight and was part of a £60 million programme,
Tech industry
#ai
fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Crystal Ball: What 2026 holds for cybersecurity, healthcare, robotics, and more | Fortune

fromZDNET
7 months ago
Artificial intelligence

How AI amplifies these other tech trends that matter most to business in 2025

fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Crystal Ball: What 2026 holds for cybersecurity, healthcare, robotics, and more | Fortune

fromZDNET
7 months ago
Artificial intelligence

How AI amplifies these other tech trends that matter most to business in 2025

fromZDNET
2 months ago

Physical AI is the next frontier - and it's already all around you

ChatGPT's release over three years ago triggered an AI frenzy. While AI models continue to become more capable, to truly be as helpful as possible to people in their everyday lives, they need to have access to everyday tasks. That's only possible by allowing them to live outside a chatbot on your laptop screen and more presently in your environment.
Tech industry
Venture
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

These Gen Zers just raised $11.75M to put Africa's defense back in the hands of Africans | TechCrunch

Terra Industries, founded by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, raised $11.75M to build autonomous defense systems protecting Africa's critical infrastructure.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

The revolutionary new weapon in the Pentagon's pocket - and why it matters now more than ever

Transforming Pentagon acquisition processes to remove administrative burdens will enable U.S. companies to deliver cutting-edge military capabilities faster, producing a decisive battlefield advantage.
#enterprise-ai
fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

I pioneered machine teaching at Microsoft. Building AI agents is like building a basketball team, not drafting a player | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

I pioneered machine teaching at Microsoft. Building AI agents is like building a basketball team, not drafting a player | Fortune

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Skana Robotics helps fleets of underwater robots communicate with each other | TechCrunch

Communication between vessels is one of the main challenges during the deployment of multi-domain, multi-vessel operations,
Artificial intelligence
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Tech companies want flying taxis on the battlefield

Electric and hybrid VTOL air taxis are being developed for short commercial hops and potential military roles including surveillance, cargo transport, and autonomous battlefield operations.
fromTheregister
3 months ago

UK launches hybrid fighting force to secure undersea cables

It combines the latest autonomous and AI technologies with world-class warships and aircraft to create a highly advanced hybrid fighting force to detect, deter and defeat those who threaten us.
Miscellaneous
#ai-weapons
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Anduril's Palmer Luckey makes an ethical case for using AI in war: 'There is no moral high ground in using inferior technology'

Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
10 months ago

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey says the US should go all in on AI weapons since it already opened 'Pandora's box'

The U.S. must embrace AI weapon development to prevent falling behind China.
Pandora's box of AI weapons is already opened; it's imperative to advance.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Anduril's Palmer Luckey makes an ethical case for using AI in war: 'There is no moral high ground in using inferior technology'

Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
10 months ago

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey says the US should go all in on AI weapons since it already opened 'Pandora's box'

The U.S. must embrace AI weapon development to prevent falling behind China.
Pandora's box of AI weapons is already opened; it's imperative to advance.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

US defense giants are fighting to write drone warfare's future. Billions of dollars are at stake.

Billions of dollars are at stake in this battle. The Pentagon is preparing to spend $9.4 billion on aerial combat drones in fiscal year 2026 as part of its larger $13.4 billion investment in autonomous systems. Furthermore, the Air Force is seeking $789.4 million for research and development of autonomous "loyal wingmen" drones that can fly and fight alongside crewed combat aircraft or carry out missions alone. The Department of Defense also aims to invest $3.1 billion in counter-drone technology.
Tech industry
#generative-ai
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Step into the future: The full AI Stage at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 AI Stage gathers leading AI companies and founders Oct 27-29 to showcase advances in generative AI, autonomous systems, physical AI, and search infrastructure.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
5 months ago

This is why your company is transforming into an autonomous machine

Products, factories, and companies are converging into autonomous machine systems that sense, understand, decide, and act with minimal human intervention to gain adaptive competitive advantage.
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries takes the AI stage at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

From stealth mode to center stage, Mach Industries is bringing AI into one of the world's most complex and controversial sectors: defense. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to share what it takes to build in high-stakes environments where speed and autonomy matter most - and why next-gen infrastructure starts with rethinking the fundamentals.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Hacker News
6 months ago

Ukrainian Network FDN3 Launches Massive Brute-Force Attacks on SSL VPN and RDP Devices

We believe with a high level of confidence that FDN3 is part of a wider abusive infrastructure composed of two other Ukrainian networks, VAIZ-AS ( AS61432) and ERISHENNYA-ASN ( AS210950), and a Seychelles-based autonomous system named TK-NET ( AS210848). Those were all allocated in August 2021 and often exchange IPv4 prefixes with one another to evade blocklisting and continue hosting abusive activities.
Information security
#artificial-intelligence
fromHackernoon
2 years ago
Women in technology

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Drone Tech Arms Race in Ukraine (6/5/2025) | HackerNoon

fromHackernoon
2 years ago
Women in technology

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Drone Tech Arms Race in Ukraine (6/5/2025) | HackerNoon

fromenglish.elpais.com
8 months ago

A robot shows that machines may one day replace human surgeons

The integration of generative artificial intelligence and machine learning into robotic surgical systems like Da Vinci is advancing towards fully autonomous surgical robots capable of performing procedures independently.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
8 months ago

Google's new robotics AI can run without the cloud and still tie your shoes

"What that enables is in that same way Gemini can produce text, write poetry, just summarize an article, you can also write code, and you can also generate images. It also can generate robot actions."
Artificial intelligence
fromHackernoon
9 months ago

Everything You Trust Is Built on GPS. That's a Huge Problem. | HackerNoon

"The U.S. economy could incur over $1 billion per day in losses from a total GPS outage, revealing its critical role in modern infrastructure."
Gadgets
#military-technology
France politics
fromFuturism
10 months ago

France Wants to Roll Out Robot Army by 2040

Military spending is rising sharply despite armed conflicts becoming rarer; the focus is shifting towards military tech, particularly autonomous systems.
France politics
fromFuturism
10 months ago

France Wants to Roll Out Robot Army by 2040

Military spending is rising sharply despite armed conflicts becoming rarer; the focus is shifting towards military tech, particularly autonomous systems.
fromSilicon Canals
10 months ago

ATMOS and ARX Robotics forge 'Space Defence Alliance' to build the world's first Orbit-to-Ground Deployment Platform - Silicon Canals

ATMOS is enhancing Europe's rapid response capabilities through its partnership with ARX Robotics, integrating orbital re-entry logistics and unmanned ground systems for disaster relief.
European startups
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
10 months ago

We're calling it: Agentic AI will win RSAC buzzword Bingo

The RSA Conference 2025 will focus extensively on agentic AI in security.
Agentic AI represents a significant shift in the capabilities of automated security solutions.
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