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1. Caltech Researchers Use AI to Solve the Andrews–Curtis Conjecture
- A team at Caltech announced a major mathematical breakthrough: their AI, built with a novel two-agent reinforcement learning system, made new progress on the 60-year-old Andrews–Curtis Conjecture in group theory.
- This “player and observer” AI method not only solves previously unsolved math puzzles but could help forecast long-horizon events, from financial crises to disease outbreaks. It demonstrates how AI might handle vast datasets to spot crucial patterns and make predictions across years—well beyond what any traditional tools can manage.
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2. Nvidia Unveils Advanced Robotics AI Suite at SIGGRAPH
- At SIGGRAPH, Nvidia introduced a package of new AI models and tools for robotics and autonomous systems—led by the Cosmos Reason (a 7-billion-parameter vision-language model) designed to give robots common-sense reasoning.
- The suite includes Cosmos Transfer-2 for quick synthetic data generation from 3D simulations, new neural reconstruction libraries for simulating realistic environments, and dedicated robotics hardware (RTX Pro “Blackwell” Server, DGX Cloud).
- This launch marks Nvidia’s deepening push into “physical AI”—blending advanced models with real-world robotics applications.
3. xAI’s Grok Now Free for All X Users with Creative Image-to-Video AI
- Elon Musk’s xAI made its Grok chatbot (previously for premium X subscribers) freely available to all X users globally this week, unlocking mass access to AI-powered creative and conversational tools.
Grok v4 can now also transform any image on X into a short video (“Make Video with Grok”), expanding content creation options for users and challenging competitors in the AI assistant space.
4. Meta Secures $29 Billion to Expand AI Data Centers
- Meta Platforms obtained a record-breaking $29 billion funding package—one of the largest tech infrastructure deals yet—with PIMCO and Blue Owl Capital, to ramp up its global network of AI data centers.
This move underscores continued massive investments in foundational AI infrastructure for product, service, and research growth.
5. FuriosaAI Raises $125 Million for Efficient AI Chips
- South Korea’s FuriosaAI completed a $125 million Series C round to scale its next-generation “Renegade” (RNGD) AI accelerator chip, which boasts 2.25× the inference performance per watt of top GPUs.
- The company targets more sustainable, affordable large language model deployments and recently secured a design win with LG’s AI division. These stories reflect a week of rapid progress in AI research, real-world robotics, creative tools, and infrastructure investment—showcasing both the power and momentum of the field.
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