German robotics start-up secures record funding
Munich-based robotics startup Microagi has completed Germany’s largest-ever seed funding round, raising €48 million. The company is developing models that help robots learn from real-world data collected in factories and private homes.
AI is fundamentally transforming automation
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) remains important. It is mainly used to handle repetitive, rule-based tasks in stable environments, as it delivers efficiency and quick returns.
Three ways to more sustainable data centers
As energy demand continues to rise, three key levers are emerging to make data centers more sustainable. These include infrastructure, cooling methods, and management.
OpenAI Frontier challenges enterprise SaaS models
Frontier, OpenAI’s new enterprise platform, enables the creation, deployment, and management of AI agents. These agents function like “AI coworkers,” with shared context, identity, permissions, and performance tracking across business systems.
Databricks Unveils “Genie Code”
Databricks has introduced Genie Code, an AI agent capable of autonomously handling complex tasks for data teams, freeing engineers from routine work. Its capabilities range from building data pipelines to monitoring production systems.
AI use highest in sales and office jobs
According to a new analysis by Anthropic, artificial intelligence is more likely to reshape many jobs than eliminate them entirely. The study examined how the AI assistant Claude is used in practice.
EY and NVIDIA drive physical AI forward
EY is launching a structured platform in collaboration with NVIDIA to support companies in planning, testing, and deploying physical AI. This includes robots, drones, and edge devices, among other things.
AI as a demographic necessity
Fears that AI could replace jobs overlook a harsher reality: demographic change. Aging societies face a serious labor shortage that threatens economic stability.
Jules automates tedious coding tasks
Google has introduced Jules, an experimental extension for the Gemini CLI coding assistant that automates repetitive development work. Running asynchronously in a virtual machine, Jules can clone code, fix bugs, and update dependencies while developers continue working.
OpenAI acquires developers of Apple’s Shortcuts App
Ari Weinstein and Conrad Kramer, the creators of Apple’s Shortcuts app, are joining OpenAI after their company, Software Applications Incorporated, was acquired. They first became known for their automation tool Workflow, which was later purchased and further developed by Apple.