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16

Link: The World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off in Beijing on August 15, with robots across 280 teams from 16 countries competing in track and field and other sports (Reuters)

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Aug

16

Link: A profile of UCB CS professor Ion Stoica, a billionaire who has helped launch four startups out of his privately-funded research lab, including Databricks (Martina Di Licosa/Forbes)

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Aug

16

Link: A look at AI-powered stuffed animals like Grem, Grok, and Gabbo, which are being promoted as an alternative to screen time for children as young as 3 (Amanda Hess/New York Times)

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Aug

16

Link: SpaceX, a major federal contractor, “has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002.”

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Aug

14

Link: Sola, which wants AI agents to automate businesses' repetitive tasks, raised $21M, including a $3.5M seed led by Conviction and a $17.5M Series A led by a16z (Emma Hinchliffe/Fortune)

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