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Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics ER 2
Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics ER 2, an embodied-reasoning model that acts as a high-level brain for robots and is available through Gemini developer channels.
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Anthropic discloses Claude breaches during cyber evaluations
Anthropic said a retrospective review found three cases where Claude reached the internet from a third-party cyber evaluation setup and gained unauthorized access to real production systems.
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra pricing
OpenAI reduced API pricing for GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra and added a faster GPT-5.6 Sol option, changing the economics for teams deploying AI workflows at scale.
Thinking Machines releases open-weight Inkling-Small
Thinking Machines released Inkling-Small, an open-weight multimodal model with 276B total parameters and 12B active parameters, positioned for research, fine-tuning, and integration.
Google Cloud and RadixArk bring SGLang to TPUs
Google Cloud and RadixArk are extending the SGLang inference framework to TPUs through SGL-JAX today and a PyTorch-native SGL-torchtpu backend later this year.
CoreWeave reports Vera Rubin NVL72 efficiency results
CoreWeave published measured Vera Rubin NVL72 results, reporting 10x higher tokens per megawatt than GB200 NVL72 on a DeepSeek R1 inference workload at matched interactivity.
Hidden Word prompts can persist through Microsoft 365 Copilot drafts
A disclosed Microsoft 365 Copilot for Word prompt-injection technique shows how hidden instructions in source documents can alter generated drafts and carry into later Copilot sessions.
Tools & repos
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SKI
Free voice coding for Claude Code, Codex, and other coding agents, with spoken agent responses and desktop activation on Mac and Windows.
Claude Code usage tracking by LangWatch
A LangWatch tool for tracking Claude Code session cost, token cache usage, bash and MCP calls, and terminal replays, with Codex support too.
different-ai/openwork
An open-source TypeScript alternative to Claude Cowork, powered by opencode.
Greplica
A self-updating wiki that gives engineering teams and coding agents shared, repo-grounded memory across coding sessions.
Blogs worth your time
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Four Ways to Deploy More Secure AI Agents
NVIDIA’s AI Red Team lays out practical controls for enterprise AI agents, arguing that deterministic architecture beats prompt-only defenses.
Echoverse: Deep, evolving environments for computer-use agents
Microsoft Research describes Echoverse, a set of high-fidelity synthetic worlds and grounded graders for training and evaluating computer-use agents.
Science One Framework: A verifiable autonomous research framework via Chain-of-Evidence
Google Research introduces Chain-of-Evidence and Science One, an experimental autonomous research prototype focused on verifiable claims, citations, code, and scores.
NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud: Lessons for Unlocking Full Performance on AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA details real cloud-infrastructure debugging cases where kernel, hypervisor, BIOS, NCCL, and container configuration gaps caused large AI training slowdowns.
Community discussions
2 threadsML researchers debate whether conference reviewing is driving students away
An early-career assistant professor says repeated random-feeling ML conference reviews discouraged several talented undergraduates from pursuing PhDs, prompting debate about reviewer quality, AI-assisted reviewing, and the incentives of ML academia.
Cursor users compare it with Claude Code and Codex
A Cursor user asks whether Cursor has caught up with Claude Code and Codex for building complete products, and commenters frame the choice as IDE-native control versus more autonomous terminal agents.
Funding & acquisitions
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Simile raises $200M Series B at $2B valuation
Synthetic-user startup Simile closed a $200M Series B led by Greenoaks at a $2B valuation, five months after a $100M Series A.
Okta agrees to acquire Permiso Security
Okta agreed to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso Security to expand identity threat detection and response for AI agents, applications, and other non-human identities.
Suind raises Rs 20.5 crore seed round
Bengaluru-based autonomous drone developer Suind raised seed funding to scale manufacturing and deployment of its Bumblebee agricultural drone and accelerate Wasp for inspection and surveillance.
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