2026-06-17
Google’s first speaker in six years is really a $10-a-month Gemini subscription
Google has finally made a new smart speaker, its first in roughly six years. The more interesting thing it has made is a reason to pay it every month. The Google Home Speaker costs $99.99, opens for preorder today and ships on June 25. It is the first audio device built around Gemini for Home, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-17
The US is paying an AI startup $500M to break China’s grip on chip materials
The US government has just become a shareholder in an AI startup, in exchange for a bet that artificial intelligence can break China’s hold on the materials inside every chip factory. The Department of Commerce has awarded SandboxAQ $500mn under the CHIPS Act to develop new chemicals and metals for domestic semiconductor manufacturing, Reuters reported. […]<br /> This story continues at [...]
2026-06-17
Estonia wants to give every AI agent its own ID number
When an AI agent does something on your behalf today, it usually has to become you. It logs in as you, with your access to everything. Estonia wants to end that. The country plans to issue personal identification numbers to AI assistants, the first nation to do so, prime minister Kristen Michal said. The idea […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-17
Nvidia research shows robots that train themselves through AI coding agents
Researchers from Nvidia, Carnegie Mellon University, and UC Berkeley are using AI coding agents to teach robots dexterous grasping in the real world. A fleet of eight robots hits up to 99 percent success on tricky tasks.<br /> The article Nvidia research shows robots that train themselves through AI coding agents appeared first on The Decoder. [...]
