Gatik Raises $200 Million to Expand Autonomous Freight
Gatik has raised $200 million to scale autonomous middle-mile freight operations and expand physical AI in logistics.
Tag: Future of Work
Wall Street Tells Law Firms: AI Savings Must Reduce Legal Fees
Major banks are pressuring elite law firms to share the productivity gains created by artificial intelligence.
Meta Tried to Transform Its Workforce With AI—Why Its Most Ambitious Plan Stalled
Meta’s reported workforce-automation plan ran into organisational reality, showing why AI transformation requires process redesign, reliable systems and human trust.
China’s Humanoid-Robot Boom Faces a Harder Test: Useful Work Beyond the Demonstration Stage
China can manufacture humanoid robots at impressive speed, but turning athletic demonstrations into reliable factory and household work remains the harder challenge.
The US Open Is Getting New AI Features—Here’s How IBM Wants to Reinvent Sports Fans’ Experience
IBM and the USTA are adding AI-powered features to the US Open app and website, aiming to make live tennis more personalised and understandable.
A $6 Billion AI Startup Wants to Teach Robots How to Understand the Physical World
General Intuition is reportedly discussing funding at a $6 billion valuation, betting that gameplay data can teach AI how actions change a world.
Meta Hires Another OpenAI Veteran as the Superintelligence Talent War Intensifies
Meta has recruited veteran AI researcher Luke Metz, another sign that frontier talent is being treated like strategic infrastructure.
Google and Verizon Are Taking Gemini Enterprise Mainstream: What the Deal Means for AI at Work
Enterprise AI is becoming a distribution race. Google and Verizon show why trusted networks and existing customer relationships matter.
OpenAI Is Building AI Agents for Almost Everything—But Will Ordinary Workers Actually Use Them?
OpenAI’s agent strategy is moving from answers to completed work. The harder problem may be persuading ordinary employees to trust and use it.
Xpeng’s Robot Unit Just Raised Over $900 Million—Humanoid AI Is Becoming Big Business
Xpeng’s robotics arm secured more than $900 million in its first funding round, valuing the business above $6.3 billion and signalling that humanoid AI is becoming serious business.