More than 600 teams, mostly from Chinese universities and robotics firms, brought humanoid machines to Beijing's second World Humanoid Robot Games from August 22 to 26. Alongside sprint, jump and combat contests, organizers added scenario-based challenges like shelving books and making beds, scoring autonomous performances higher than remotely operated ones. Robots set records in speed and jumping, but researchers noted that everyday chores remain far tougher for machines than flashy athletic feats.
nature.com
· 2026-08-27
Nvidia reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $59.69 billion, or $2.46 per share, for the May-July period, exceeding Wall Street forecasts. The results were driven by continued strong sales of the company's high-end AI chips, which remain central to the ongoing buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-26
Salesforce's fiscal second-quarter results topped Wall Street estimates, with revenue up 11% to $11.35 billion and net income jumping 87% to $3.53 billion, partly fueled by a $2.6 billion gain on its investment in Anthropic. The company also raised its full-year revenue outlook to $46.1-$46.4 billion and unveiled Claudeforce, a Claude-powered plugin that automates sales tasks like email drafting and record updates.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-26
An Entrepreneur opinion piece argues that choosing an HR and payroll provider is no longer just about comparing software features and price, since AI has become nearly universal across human capital management platforms. Instead, small and growing businesses—especially those with fewer than 75 employees lacking dedicated HR staff—are now weighing providers based on how well they support scaling, evolving regulations and long-term needs.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-26
The IEEE Computer Society has created two new endowed honors: the Artificial Intelligence Innovator Award and the Artificial Intelligence Rising Stars Award. Both will be administered by the society and are backed by dedicated funding to recognize contributions to the AI field.
wpcms.computer.org
· 2026-08-26
An Entrepreneur contributor recounts learning a growth strategy not from business school but from observing an advertising creative director, who sat silently with a blank page before generating ideas. The author argues that unconventional questions and unexpected connections, not conventional market research or AI-generated summaries, produce genuine innovation. The piece frames this quiet, unstructured thinking as a discipline entrepreneurs should adopt.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-26
Julia Collins, who became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company after Zume Pizza hit a $1 billion valuation in 2018, later left to launch Planet FWD, a platform helping brands track and cut their carbon footprint. In an interview, she reflected on her entrepreneurial upbringing, her early career as the first hire at food chain Mexicue, and her approach to leadership across the more than $500 million she has raised in venture capital.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-26
GLM-5.3-Flash is a text-only model with a 400k token context window that scored 57 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, far above the comparable median of 18. It is priced at $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, both below the median rates for similar models, with the full benchmark run costing $138.02.
artificialanalysis.ai
· 2026-08-26
Google's new Pixel 11 lineup features the Tensor G6 chip, Gemini Intelligence AI tools, and upgraded cameras across both standard and Pro models. While the Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL add extras like a longer 120x zoom, brighter displays, and a new HiLight notification feature, the base Pixel 11 now matches its Pro sibling in RAM and shares most core specs at a significantly lower price.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-26
A poll conducted among readers asked what Google should prioritize for the Pixel 12, and a decisive 64% chose better hardware alone. About 19% wanted equal focus on hardware and AI, a similar share preferred more competitive pricing, and fewer than 2% wanted AI prioritized on its own.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-25
Kelly Shen, an MIT graduate from the class of 2017, works in Sotheby's art intelligence division, where she designs algorithms that forecast auction prices based on buyer trends and artist popularity. Her work also includes cataloguing art pieces and building real-time systems capable of handling thousands of simultaneous bidders on the auction house's website.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-08-25
Australia's recorded music industry association announced that songs created entirely by artificial intelligence will no longer qualify for the country's official music charts. The same ban extends to the Australian Record Industry Association's annual awards, effectively shutting AI-made tracks out of the nation's top music recognitions.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-25
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