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Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3 billion valuation after $200 million funding round led by 8VC. Co-founded by ex-DeepMind and Boston Dynamics talent, Generalist develops AI models enabling robots to learn tasks from short video clips. The company joins competitors like Physical Intelligence and Skild AI in the race for general-purpose robotics models, though commercialization faces challenges due to training data limitations.
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3 billion valuation after $200 million funding round led by 8VC. Co-founded by ex-DeepMind and Boston Dynamics talent, Generalist develops AI models enabling robots to learn tasks from short video clips. The company joins competitors like Physical Intelligence and Skild AI in the race for general-purpose robotics models, though commercialization faces challenges due to training data limitations.
Director Neill Blomkamp released his first AI micro-film Yin Bing, a 13-minute sci-fi short entirely generated by ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model using text prompts. It features 32 real actors' appearance and voice. The plot follows a helicopter pilot drawn into a secret super-soldier program. Blomkamp plans to produce a feature-length film similarly and has founded a new AI studio.
Director Neill Blomkamp released his first AI micro-film Yin Bing, a 13-minute sci-fi short entirely generated by ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model using text prompts. It features 32 real actors' appearance and voice. The plot follows a helicopter pilot drawn into a secret super-soldier program. Blomkamp plans to produce a feature-length film similarly and has founded a new AI studio.
Google is developing a new server chip codenamed Frozen v2 that embeds parts of the Gemini AI model directly into silicon to reduce computation and data transfer. It delivers 6-10x more token processing per unit power than Google's latest TPU. Scheduled for 2028, it will be a specialized branch, not a TPU replacement. Shares rose nearly 4% on the news.
Google is developing a new server chip codenamed Frozen v2 that embeds parts of the Gemini AI model directly into silicon to reduce computation and data transfer. It delivers 6-10x more token processing per unit power than Google's latest TPU. Scheduled for 2028, it will be a specialized branch, not a TPU replacement. Shares rose nearly 4% on the news.
Memory prices, having surged from heavy AI demand, are poised to cool as major buyers cut costs. OpenAI is re-evaluating large chip orders, canceling projects, and reducing data center spend. Similar cost-cutting at firms like Disney is easing demand pressure. With market competition intensifying, analysts expect DRAM prices to stabilize and gradually decline in the near term.
Memory prices, having surged from heavy AI demand, are poised to cool as major buyers cut costs. OpenAI is re-evaluating large chip orders, canceling projects, and reducing data center spend. Similar cost-cutting at firms like Disney is easing demand pressure. With market competition intensifying, analysts expect DRAM prices to stabilize and gradually decline in the near term.
Nine startups raised 500 million or more in October the second busiest month for such deals after September Global venture funding was 39 billion with New York leading major deals including two 2 billion rounds AI remained the top sector with 38 of investment while US dominated with 60 of global funding China and India saw significant yearly increases in funding totals
Nine startups raised 500 million or more in October the second busiest month for such deals after September Global venture funding was 39 billion with New York leading major deals including two 2 billion rounds AI remained the top sector with 38 of investment while US dominated with 60 of global funding China and India saw significant yearly increases in funding totals
