AI & Bots
Meta wants its AI to power robots that can do your chores
In This Story Meta (META-1. 66%) is reportedly making a major investment in humanoid robots that →
Adobe’s AI videos, PIN’s AI app, and a Nvidia challenger gets millions: This week’s AI launches
Each week, Quartz rounds up product launches, updates, and funding news from artificial intelligence-focused startups and →
Google’s data centers use as much water as 41 golf courses. Here are the 10 thirstiest
Last year, Google (GOOGL) said it was no longer on track to meet its climate goals →
Altman vs. Musk, DeepMind on DeepSeek, and the robotaxi push: AI news roundup
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman responded to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the AI startup this →
Arm is making its first chip. Meta is already waiting in line
In This Story Arm (SFTBY) is reportedly making its first chip — and counting on Meta →
The next big robotaxi push is almost here
In This Story Most Americans aren’t sold on driverless cars or robotaxis, but they’re coming anyways; →
Sam Altman to Elon Musk: ‘OpenAI is not for sale’
In This Story OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has responded to Elon Musk’s offer to buy →
The top 6 chip producers in the world by revenue share
Chip foundries are responsible for producing a critical part of every piece of technology in the →
A Google-backed startup raised $350 million to create a future where humans and robots are ‘true partners’
In This Story Apptronik said Thursday that it had closed its Series A fundraise at roughly →
A top Google AI exec says there’s nothing new about DeepSeek
In This Story Despite rattling global tech stocks with competitive artificial intelligence models, Chinese AI startup →
OpenAI may be trying to wean itself off Nvidia
In This Story Like the broader artificial intelligence sector, OpenAI relies on Nvidia’s (NVDA+2. 91%) costly →
OpenAI’s deep research, ByteDance’s video AI, and Meta’s AI framework: This week’s AI launches
Each week, Quartz rounds up product launches, updates, and funding news from artificial intelligence-focused startups and →
Nvidia’s DeepSeek opportunity, Gemini 2.0 for all,and OpenAI’s TV debut: AI news roundup
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek continues to be the talk of Wall Street and Silicon Valley, with →
Amazon plans an AI spending spree — joining Google, Meta, and Microsoft
In This Story Amazon (AMZN-3. 98%) is the latest technology giant to announce it will continue →
Lawmakers want to ban DeepSeek from government devices: ‘This should be a no-brainer’
In This Story Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has grabbed the top spot in Apple’s (AAPL-0. 22%) →
OpenAI is making its TV debut at the Super Bowl
In This Story OpenAI is reportedly making its largest marketing push yet on one of advertising’s →
Google ditched its pledge not to use AI for weapons and surveillance
In This Story Google (GOOGL-7. 81%) has changed its mind on building military AI. The change →
Google’s AI principles are changing. Here’s what to know
A previous version of Google’s AI Principles said it would not pursue weapons and other technologies →
The top 10 countries in the world by data centers
Data centers have become one of the fastest growing industries in the world with the rise →
DeepSeek ended Silicon Valley’s AI advantage. That’s a good thing
A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get →
OpenAI o3-mini for free, ChatGPT Gov, and ElevenLabs’ Series C: This week’s AI launches
Each week, Quartz rounds up product launches, updates, and funding news from artificial intelligence-focused startups and →
SoftBank might invest $25 billion in OpenAI
This story incorporates reporting from NBC Los Angeles, The Wall Street Journal on MSN. com and →
SoftBank explores investing billions in OpenAI partnership
This story incorporates reporting from The Financial Times, New York Post, The Australian Financial Review, Business →
What DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough means for Meta, OpenAI, and Nvidia
The Chinese artificial intelligence company says its R1 model performs on par with OpenAI’s reasoning model →
DeepSeek sinks stocks, Big Tech earnings, and AI for cancer: AI news roundup
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sparked a global tech stock sell-off earlier this week that saw →
Google’s new ‘Ask for Me’ AI tool makes calls to businesses
This story incorporates reporting from gadgets360, Android and The Verge on MSN. com. Google has launched →
DeepSeek and Stargate ignite new AI arms race with global impact
This story incorporates reporting from The Verge, The Verge on MSN. com and MSN. DeepSeek and →
DeepSeek rattled Big Tech. Here’s what the CEOs of Apple, Meta and Microsoft are saying
In This Story Earlier this week, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sparked a sell-off of global →
Alibaba says it has an AI model even better than DeepSeek
In This Story Days after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sparked a global tech stock sell-off, →
Big Tech has a big DeepSeek problem
Big Tech’s multi-billion dollar spending on artificial intelligence will be under investor scrutiny this week — →