The robotics industry is undergoing a transformative phase, where the focus has shifted from isolated, task-specific machines to general-purpose, adaptable systems capable of performing a wide spectrum of physical activities. At the forefront of this evolution is Physical Intelligence, a San Francisco-based startup now valued at $5.6 billion, which aims to redefine what robots can achieve through large-scale AI foundation models. With leadership from Lachy Groom, a former early Stripe...

The web browser has long been treated as a passive gateway, a window through which users search, read, and manually navigate digital information. For more than two decades, browsers evolved incrementally through speed improvements, tab management, security layers, and extension ecosystems. What they did not fundamentally change was the role of the user, humans still had to do the work. That assumption is now breaking. With the rollout of Gemini-powered features and the introduction of Chrome...

The AI video generation landscape has reached a significant inflection point with the rapid rise of Higgsfield, a San Francisco-based startup founded by former Snap executive Alex Mashrabov. The company has secured $80 million in Series A extension funding, bringing its valuation to $1.3 billion, just nine months after launching its browser-based generative video platform. This milestone highlights the growing investor confidence in AI-powered video tools designed for enterprise and social...