Students should read primary literature, not AI summaries Trainees need to learn how to identify and understand a neuroscience paper’s major takeaways without outsourcing the work to large language models.

#Bradford Opinion: when it comes to reading & summarizing primary scientific literature, I believe undergraduate #students & their instructors need to leave #LLMs out of the process. Students should encounter, dissect & interpret it themselves. www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat...

Europe’s First Robotaxis in Croatia via Uber, Pony.ai, Verne Europe’s First Robotaxis Coming to Croatia via Uber, Pony.ai and Verne

#Uber plans to launch #Europe’s first commercial #robotaxi service in #Croatia via a strategic collaboration with Chinese self-driving company #Pony.ai and Croatian startup #Verne. aibusiness.com/generative-a...

I teach at Harvard and encourage my students to use AI on every assignment. They just have to follow my ground rules. As a teacher at Harvard, I believe my students should use AI on their assignments so they're prepared for the job market. But I've set ground rules.

#Harvard professor #Puutio #encourages #students to use #AI on every assignment as a #research tool & #editor, but AI cannot do the thinking for them. Professor teaches students how to use AI to make better #arguments, & that's where the use should stop. www.businessinsider.com/harvard-prof...

Agile Robots to deploy Google DeepMind foundation models on its humanoid - The Robot Report Agile Robots said the partnership will focus on high-value industrial use cases in sectors with acute and growing demand for automation.

Opportunity lies in #autonomous, intelligent #production systems that can transform industries. Integrating #GoogleDeepMind’s Gemini #Robotics models into #AgileRobots’ robotic solutions positions the company at the cutting edge of this rapidly growing market. www.therobotreport.com/agile-robots...

Agreed Acquisitions: #Danone > #Huel; #Mastercard > #BVNK; #Miro > #Reforge; #Ripple > #BCPaymentsAustralia; #SignalAI > #Memo; #WisdomTree > #AtlanticHouseHoldings

IPOs: #GeneralOceans; #JanusLiving; #Salspera; #SeiwaHoldings

Additional Funding Raises: #Dash0 $110M Series B; #PDW $110M Series B; #Amity $100M Series D

Acquisitions: #AeroVironment > #ESAero; #Amazon > #FaunaRobotics; #EurekaEducation > #KnoviaGroup;
#Infosys > #OptimimHealthIT & #Stratus; #Isracard > #EshBank; #Moniepoint > #Orda

Funding Raises: #KandouAI $225M; #eMed $200M Series A; #Harvey $200M 8th round; #Zipline $200M Series H+; #Xona $170M Series C; #Cents $140M Series C; #QualifiedHealth $125M Series B; #Franola $125M Series C; #Upvest $125M Debt & Equity; #Xbow $120M Series C

Students program robots to perform Beethoven Students in Lafayette High’s Principles of Engineering class programmed nine robots to play an excerpt from Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9,” more commonly known as “Ode to Joy.”

#Students in #Lafayette High’s (Wildwood, #MO) Principles of Engineering class programmed nine #robots to play an excerpt from Ludwig van #Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9,” more commonly known as “Ode to Joy.” www.westnewsmagazine.com/schools/stud...

Meet Figure AI: The company behind the humanoid robot hosted by Melania Trump The White House hosted its first humanoid robot guest, with first lady Melania Trump appearing alongside a robot from startup Figure AI.

#FigureAI’s third generation #humanoid #robot appeared at a #WhiteHouse event next to #MelaniaTrump. While the first lady used the #robot to promote her push for artificial intelligence in children’s #education, Figure AI & its billionaire CEO have broader ambitions. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/f...

Why Every CEO Needs An OpenClaw AI Strategy, Whether They Know It Or Not Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has called OpenClaw one of the most significant open-source projects of all time, comparing its potential to Linux and Kubernetes.

#Nvidia CEO #Huang: #OpenClaw will be one of the most significant open-source projects ever. As #AI agents transform every industry, every CEO needs a strategy. www.forbes.com/sites/bernar...

Teachers Move Beyond AI Basics to More Sophisticated Instructional Uses A national AI training academy introduces teachers to complex collaboration with the technology.

#agenticAI tools allow teachers to use their own judgment & experience to narrow the scope of information the AI is using to respond to a request. This makes it less likely the AI will hallucinate or provide responses that are facile or not based on current research. www.edweek.org/technology/t...

Top Examples of Humanoid Robots in Use Right Now | Built In Humanoid robots imitate human expressions, interactions and movements. They’re often equipped with cameras, sensors and AI and machine learning technologies.

More #humanoid #robots are being introduced into the world & making a positive impact in industries like #logistics, #manufacturing, #healthcare & #hospitality. The humanoid robot market is predicted to increase to more than $13 billion by 2029. builtin.com/robotics/hum...

206K views · 1.2K reactions | Today, anyone in the U.S. can opt into Personal Intelligence for AI Mode in Search on their personal accounts. It’s also starting to roll out in the Gemini app and Gemini in Chrome. Personal Intelligence allows you to securely connect the dots across your Google apps — like Gmail, Google Photos and more — to provide responses that are uniquely relevant to you. For example: 🛍️ Get tailored shopping recommendations based on your recent purchases as well as your preferred brands and style ✈️ Plan a family getaway based on your hotel confirmations and past travel memories ✨ Discover a new hobby inspired by your interests (even ones you didn’t realize you had) Personal Intelligence was designed with transparency, choice and control at its core. You choose if and when you want to connect your apps, and you can turn those connections on or off at any time. Learn more → https://goo.gle/4rEtROp | Google Today, anyone in the U.S. can opt into Personal Intelligence for AI Mode in Search on their personal accounts. It’s also starting to roll out in the Gemini app and Gemini in Chrome. Personal...

#PersonalIntelligence is expanding in the U.S. across #AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app & Gemini in Chrome. #PI enables you to give #Gemini access to #Gmail, #GooglePhotos, your #SearchHistory, #YouTube history, etc., when providing answers to your questions. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=135...

Canvas Unrolls AI Teaching Agent The new AI agent aims to save faculty time on “low-value tasks,” but stops short of fully automating grading. But some experts worry that the rise of agentic AI could lead to a dead classroom, where c...

#Canvas unveiled an #agenticAI tool that its creators say it’s designed to enhance #teaching & #learning.
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Wayve, Uber and Nissan Launch Robotaxi Pilot in Tokyo Wayve, Uber and Nissan Launch Robotaxi Pilot in Tokyo

#Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with local automaker #Nissan & U.K.-based AI company #Wayve to develop robotaxis and launch a pilot service in #Tokyo, expected to be operational by the end of the year. aibusiness.com/generative-a...

Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says | TechCrunch AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.

#Cloudflare CEO #Prince predicted that #AI #bot traffic will #exceed #human traffic online by 2027. techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/o...

How Chicago robot tutors are teaching SEL effectively, without pretending to be human In a crowded fourth-grade classroom in Chicago, a new kind of tutor is shaping how children learn about empathy, conflict, and problem-solving. These robots aren't programmed to act like friendly clas...

#Robots are powerful #supplements, extending teachers' capabilities and freeing up attention for #students who need more support. But they do not replace the human element in teaching. techxplore.com/news/2026-03...

Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant | TechCrunch A dancing robot in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant boogied down a little too hard.

This #humanoid #robot ruined a #restaurant dinner by smashing plates & throwing chopsticks. Staff in a Cupertino, CA, hotpot restaurant had to restrain a dancing robot after it went #wild during a performance. techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/r...

#Anthropic built its entire #Cowork productivity tool using Claude in just a week and a half. This is recursive self-improvement in practice. #AI #accelerates the humans who build AI products, which creates better AI, which further accelerates the humans.

Stanford report questions AI impact in K-12 education | ETIH EdTech News — EdTech Innovation Hub Stanford’s SCALE report finds limited causal evidence on AI impact in K-12 education despite rapid adoption. ETIH edtech news explores implications for policy, procurement, and evidence-based decision...

#Stanford's #SCALE initiative published a new review of #AI in K-12 #education, finding that while AI tools are being adopted quickly across classrooms, there is still limited high-quality evidence on their actual impact on #teaching & #learning. www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/stanfor...

Scientists Let AI Evolve These Robots' Designs – The Results Are Deeply Weird “These are the first robots to set foot outdoors after evolving inside of a computer,” said one of the researchers.

#NorthwesternUniversity #robot researchers built on a #modular approach involving little more than stubby limbs, a motor, a battery & a computer brain. By mixing & matching these modules in different combinations, the algorithm generated new body types. www.iflscience.com/these-robots...

This AI tutor helps college students reason without giving them answers We named the AI tool Macro Buddy and trained it to guide some students at one of our undergraduate macroeconomics classes.

#Students who used #MacroBuddy, alongside peer discussion, earned higher exam scores than students who worked alone, without this #AI #tutor. www.fastcompany.com/91503857/thi...

NVIDIA launches Nemotron Coalition to push open frontier AI models NVIDIA has launched the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, a new alliance of AI labs and model builders that the company describes as a “first-of-its-kind global collaboration” focused on advancing “open, fro...

As #AI usage takes off, businesses have a growing need for #smaller, #customized & #LowerCost models.
The #NvidiaNemotronCoalition will advance development of frontier-level foundation models through #shared #expertise, #data & #compute. devstyler.io/blog/2026/03....

Stanford Researchers Find Thin Evidence Behind AI Classroom Tools While AI tools can momentarily improve student performance, Stanford University researchers caution that those gains may not persist once the technology is removed — raising questions about whether th...

While #AI tools can #momentarily improve #student #performance, #StanfordUniversity researchers caution that those gains may not persist once the technology is removed — raising questions about whether the tools are supporting learning or substituting for it. www.govtech.com/education/k-...

OpenClaw Forces Enterprise Strategy Questions Citrini Research report raises concerns about personal agents, typified by OpenClaw, disrupting traditional enterprise business approaches.

#OpenClaw is forcing people to think about personal agents, not just as a security threat, but as a business disruptor -- something that can transform commercial landscapes. It can also change how employees work.
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Acquisitions: #3M & #BainCapital > #MadisonFire&Rescue; #Finago > #UKKO.fi; #Microsoft > #Cove; #OakNorth > #Monite

Agreed Acquisitions: #Apple > #MotionVFX; #OpenAI > #Astral; #Netflix > #InterPositive; #Ramp > #Billhop & #Juno;
#Revolv > #ZenobeEnergy; #Tailscale > #Border0

Funding Raises: #AMILabs $1.03B Seed; #Cloaked $375M Series B; #Axiom $200M Series A; #Eridu $200M Series A; #Armadin $190M Seed & Series A; #SundayRobotics $165M Series B; #Wonderful $150M Series B; #FroreSystems $143M Series D; #Uzum $130M; #Kai $125m Series A

#AI is set to revolutionize #standardized #test #preparation, with some companies seeing opportunity while others predict the industry’s downfall. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

New 3D Vision System Lets Humanoid Robots Navigate Without Human Help RealSense and LimX Dynamics unveiled autonomous humanoid navigation at Nvidia GTC, highlighting 3D perception, Visual SLAM, and safer robot movement.

#RealSense partnering with #LimXDynamics unveiled what it calls a first-of-its-kind demonstration of #autonomous #humanoid #navigation, one that could signal a turning point in how #robots are deployed alongside people in everyday settings. www.eweek.com/news/humanoi...

Nvidia's NemoClaw is OpenClaw with guardrails Nvidia's NemoClaw combines the OpenClaw agent platform with components of its Agent Toolkit to add privacy and security controls.

NVIDIA released #NemoClaw, an open source stack that runs #OpenClaw assistants with enterprise security guardrails. When you combine NemoClaw with #OpenShell's secure runtime environment, you get an enterprise-ready workforce of #personal #AIassistants. thenewstack.io/nemoclaw-ope...