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Anthropic, an artificial intelligence research company, has raised $30 billion in Series G funding, resulting in a post-money valuation of $380 billion. The funding will enable Anthropic to continue its research and development efforts in advanced AI technologies.

Amazon's Ring and Flock Safety have canceled their partnership, which would have allowed Ring cameras to connect with Flock's license plate-reading cameras. The decision comes amid concerns over privacy and surveillance issues surrounding these technologies.

The article discusses the partnership between Matrix.org and Discord, where Matrix will provide an open, decentralized communication protocol for Discord, allowing users to securely and seamlessly communicate across different platforms.

The article discusses how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed a facial recognition app despite knowing it could not perform as advertised, highlighting concerns about the lack of oversight and accountability in the use of such technologies.

This commit to the AWS SDK for Go v2 updates the Rekognition and Polly services, improving functionality and performance. It also includes various bug fixes and enhancements across the SDK.

Rari Capital is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that offers a variety of yield farming services, including automated portfolio management and lending/borrowing. The platform aims to provide users with a seamless and secure way to generate passive income through DeFi.

The article discusses the record-breaking sale of a party balloon at an auction, which fetched the highest price ever paid for such an item. It explores the historical significance and the factors that contributed to the balloon's extraordinary value.

The article explores the concept of 'land value capture' as a potential solution to revitalize struggling retail districts. It discusses how this approach, which involves leveraging the increased land values generated by public investments, could be used to fund infrastructure and support local businesses in these areas.

The article provides authoritative information on food safety, nutrition, and healthy eating, covering topics such as food labeling, food-borne illnesses, food allergies, and recommended dietary guidelines from government health agencies.

Syntux is an open-source command-line syntax highlighter that supports a wide range of programming languages and file formats. It provides a customizable and extensible solution for enhancing the readability of code snippets in various contexts, such as documentation or terminal-based applications.

The article discusses the growing concerns over the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining, particularly the high energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. It explores the potential solutions, such as the transition to more energy-efficient mining practices and the development of renewable energy sources to power cryptocurrency networks.

This article reveals that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has instructed its officers to wear body cameras during certain enforcement operations, a significant policy shift that aims to increase transparency and accountability in the agency's activities.

The article reports that a Trump administration official overruled FDA scientists and rejected Moderna's flu shot, despite the vaccine meeting the agency's standards. This decision, made for political reasons, highlights concerns about political interference in the scientific approval process for public health measures.

Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is asking DoorDash drivers to close the doors of its autonomous vehicles when they pick up or drop off passengers. This is an effort to ensure the cars' sensors and systems work properly.

The article discusses the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into Live Nation Entertainment's potential monopolistic practices in the live music ticketing industry. It examines the DOJ's efforts to address concerns about Ticketmaster's dominance and the potential impact on consumers.

The article evaluates the use of multilingual, context-aware guardrails in a humanitarian language model use case. It explores how these guardrails can help ensure the model's outputs are safe, ethical, and beneficial when deployed in complex real-world scenarios.

The article discusses a major scandal involving Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, who allegedly spied on Congressional searches related to Jeffrey Epstein. It raises concerns about the abuse of power and violation of privacy in this case.

The article explores the history, development, and versatility of modern drywall, highlighting how it has revolutionized the construction industry by offering a cost-effective, easy-to-install, and adaptable building material that has transformed the way homes and buildings are constructed.

The article discusses how the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China has impacted Taiwan's economy, particularly the semiconductor industry. It highlights the importance of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and how the tensions have led to increased investment in Taiwan's technology sector.

Hi all! Excited to share our latest work, Your Own Robot (YOR), a fully open-source bimanual mobile robot for <$10k.

We designed YOR specifically for hackers and researchers who need a capable mobile manipulator without the proprietary lock-in or $50k+ price tag.

Features:

- Omnidirectional base

- Two 6-DoF arms + telescopic lift (large workspace)

- Onboard Jetson + ZED (SLAM and inference)

- Easy to assemble with off-the-shelf components

We've validated it on whole-body control and bimanual tasks. See more demos at the website below:

Website: https://www.yourownrobot.ai/

Docs: https://build.yourownrobot.ai/

Tech report: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11150