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Organ by organ, AI avatars are bridging the uncanny valley

AI avatars

Organ by organ, AI avatars are bridging the uncanny valley

In 2018, Colossyan's Dominik Mate Kovacs called the gap between synthetic and real humans "an abyss." Today, Synthesia, D-ID, and Colossyan are building AI avatars that almost pass for humans

Thomas Macaulay

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Feb 20, 2026


The path to AI robots in the home is being shaped in the warehouse

Robotics

The path to AI robots in the home is being shaped in the warehouse

Multi-layered safety nets protect Agility, Locus, and Preferred robots in warehouses and offices. Homes — with unpredictable children and pets — are the final frontier

Thomas Macaulay

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Feb 12, 2026

Quantum computing and AI: redefining the data center

Quantum and AI

Quantum computing and AI: redefining the data center

AI makes quantum practical, while quantum tackles problems GPUs cannot

Berenice Baker

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Feb 10, 2026

The agentic legal AI arms race

Agentic AI

The agentic legal AI arms race

The legal AI gold rush is here: $5.5 billion in venture funding and a buzzword — “agentic” — that few can define but everyone's using

Ron Day

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Feb 4, 2026

Battle of the transcription bots: from silent observers to meeting agents

AI notetakers

Battle of the transcription bots: from silent observers to meeting agents

Fireflies, Deepgram, Read.ai, and their push to build the perfect AI secretary

Tim Smith

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Jan 26, 2026

Robots that can build colonies on Mars are already practicing in California

Space startups

Robots that can build colonies on Mars are already practicing in California

‘Massive, internet-scale amounts of data’: How startups like Spacer and Cosmic are preparing for Moon and Mars missions

Ron Day

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Jan 23, 2026

Robots are finally learning to see — and it's transforming everything

Robotics

Robots are finally learning to see — and it's transforming everything

AI innovators like Sereact and Sensmore are creating a whole new segment of the robotics market

Tim Smith

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Jan 21, 2026

She builds — and ships: the new wave of AI product makers

Women in AI

She builds — and ships: the new wave of AI product makers

How a new generation of technically fluent builders is redefining AI product development — blending engineering discipline, design instinct and a deep feel for users

Carly Page

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Jan 20, 2026

Who owns the model? Rethinking openness in the age of foundation AI

Open models

Who owns the model? Rethinking openness in the age of foundation AI

How EleutherAI, Sentient Foundation and AI21 Labs are charting new paths beyond Big Tech

Thomas Macaulay

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Jan 19, 2026

‘We're producing molecules with 10 times the efficiency’

AI drug discovery

‘We're producing molecules with 10 times the efficiency’

Deep Genomics and Recursion are rewriting the rules of drug discovery with AI-designed molecules

Carly Page

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Jan 16, 2026

Surgical microrobots bring AI into the body

Surgical microrobots

Surgical microrobots bring AI into the body

How Robeauté, Endiatx, and academic labs are bridging the gap between lab-perfect microrobots and messy human bodies — with AI

Berenice Baker

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Jan 14, 2026

AI chatbots are reshaping mental health care — but how far should they go?

AI chatbots

AI chatbots are reshaping mental health care — but how far should they go?

Startups like Wysa, Rocket Health and Kintsugi are using AI to provide mental health support to millions. But questions about clinical safety and AI's appropriate role remain

Nicholas Fearn

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Jan 9, 2026

‘People are starting to realize how powerful agentic AI is’

Software development

‘People are starting to realize how powerful agentic AI is’

Inside Replit, Augment Code and Qodo’s race to ship AI agents that code entire apps

Christine Hall

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Dec 29, 2025


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