2026-07-21
Head of America’s AI safety agency resigns after three months
Chris Fall’s exit leaves the renamed institute, now the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, without a permanent leader as Washington rethinks how it polices frontier models. The director of the United States’ main AI oversight body has resigned after roughly three months in the job, leaving the agency without permanent leadership at a delicate […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]
2026-07-21
Tennessee puts Instagram’s addictive design on trial as Meta faces a seven-week jury fight
Meta went on trial in Nashville on Monday over Tennessee’s allegation that it engineered Instagram to keep teenagers compulsively scrolling, one of the first state cases to put the question of addictive design before a jury. Jury selection began on 20 July in a proceeding expected to run about seven weeks, part of a wider wave […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-21
IQE bets on AI data-centre demand to drive 20% sales growth in 2026
IQE, the Cardiff-based maker of compound semiconductor wafers, expects revenue to grow by more than 20% in 2026, betting that surging AI data-centre demand for its light-carrying materials will pull it clear of a bruising year. The upgrade landed on 21 July alongside full-year results that showed just how far the company has to climb. Revenue for […]<br /> This story continues at The Nex [...]
2026-07-21
Xiaomi-Robotics-1 shows that more data beats bigger models when training robots to move
Xiaomi trained Xiaomi-Robotics-1 on more than 100,000 hours of motion data collected by people using camera-equipped handheld grippers rather than robots. Adding data improved performance far more than increasing model size. The gains haven't plateaued, though absolute success rates remain low.<br /> The article Xiaomi-Robotics-1 shows that more data beats bigger models when training ro [...]
2026-07-21
Insta360 says it wants to replace photographers with an ‘intelligent photography robot’ that will become ‘imperceptible’ — and it sounds like a nightmare for privacy and creativity
Insta360 founder and CEO Liu Jingkang took to Weibo to share his bold and potentially concerning vision for the leading 360-degree camera manufacturer [...]