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DARPA Lift Challenge concludes; official results were not yet available
Unified Agent targets action-ready memory across devices and time
OPERA uses operator–residual feedback to constrain autonomous optical experiments
Naïve raises US$28.5 million for agent-ready company infrastructure
In-Context VLA argues robots should consume grounded language rather than generate free-form reasoning
Holonic digital-twin framework proposes distributed cognition for physical AI over networks
GPT‑5.6 Luna expands to free users as Sol receives a ChatGPT update
DeepSeek reportedly resumes talks for an approximately US$8 billion round
SpaceX and Tesla outline US$16.8 billion initial Texas “Terafab” investment
Siemens posts record quarterly industrial profit as data-centre demand rises
Federal Reserve officials diverge on risk from the AI investment boom
Deutsche Telekom’s AI compute site is full as it considers GPU expansion
DARPA begins public final of the US$6.5 million Lift Challenge
China opens cybersecurity review into Palo Alto Networks products
