Alibaba researchers said a model they were training managed to bypass internal firewall protections and started using part of the GPUs for cryptocurrency mining instead of training tasks.

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💡Taara shows 25 Gbps internet link over light between buildings

Taara, a former Google X project, introduced Taara Beam at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The device sends internet traffic through a beam of invisible infrared light and reaches speeds up to 25 Gbps over distances up to 10 km.

The unit weighs about 8 kg and mounts on rooftops or poles. Inside is a silicon photonics platform with an optical phased array that contains more than 1,000 tiny emitters. They form and steer the light beam electronically, with no moving parts.

The system carries the same type of optical signal used inside fiber cables, but through open air. The module that controls the beam is about the size of a finger.

The key advantage is deployment time. Fiber rollout can take months. A Beam link can be installed in hours.

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🤖 Chinese police test AI patrol robot that moves at 60 km/h

Chinese police are using a new AI patrol robot with a spherical design. Its top speed reaches about 60 km/h.

The robot moves by rolling on a single large wheel-like body. The shape allows it to accelerate quickly while staying stable on the ground.

The form factor is built for speed during patrol and pursuit.

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🧠 Eon Systems runs first digital brain that controls a virtual body

Researchers at Eon Systems say they built the first full digital emulation of an animal brain that can control a body inside a simulation.

The team copied the brain of a fruit fly and reconstructed its connectome. This is a full map of neurons and the connections between them. The model includes about 140,000 neurons with their synaptic links.

The key step was connecting this brain model to a simulated body. The system runs a full loop: environment → sensors → brain signals → motor commands → movement. The virtual fly shows several basic behavior patterns.

The approach uses a biological brain map instead of training a neural network. Scaling it remains the main challenge. A human brain contains about 86 billion neurons.

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🧠 Cortical Labs connects 200,000 human neurons to play DOOM

Cortical Labs placed about 200,000 human brain cells in a petri dish and connected them to a computer running DOOM.

Game data is converted into electrical signals and sent to the neurons. Their activity is translated back into commands for movement, aiming, and shooting. Through feedback the neural network gradually learns to navigate the 3D environment.

The system uses biological neurons instead of digital neural networks. Human brains consume far less energy than modern AI systems.

Energy limits remain a major constraint for scaling AI.

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🤖 Anthropic launches multi-agent code review tool for Claude Code

Anthropic released a new feature for Claude Code that reviews GitHub pull requests using multiple AI agents. The system analyzes PRs, leaves comments directly in the diff, and posts a summary with the main findings.

Several agents review the same changes in parallel, each focusing on different aspects of the code. Anthropic tested the system internally for several months.

During testing the share of PRs with meaningful review comments rose from 16% to 54%. Fewer than 1% of results were marked incorrect by engineers. In large PRs of about 1,000 lines the tool found at least one issue in 84% of cases, with an average of 7.5 issues per PR.

The estimated cost is about $15–$25 per pull request.

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🔋 Google Play starts penalizing apps that drain battery in background

Google Play began enforcing new rules on March 1 for apps that consume too much battery while running in the background.

The system focuses on wake locks. These keep the CPU active when the screen is off. If an app holds a wake lock for more than 2 hours on average with the screen off in over 5% of sessions during a 28-day period, the app may face penalties.

Google can add warnings on the app’s store page and reduce its visibility in search and recommendations.

Battery usage is now treated as a technical quality signal alongside crashes and freezes.

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🤖 Figure shows humanoid robot cleaning a living room

Figure released a new video of its humanoid robot Figure 03 tidying a living room. A month earlier the company showed the robot cleaning a kitchen.

The robot runs on Helix 02, a single neural network that processes camera and tactile sensor data and directly controls the whole body, including arms, fingers, legs, and torso.

The system uses one model to handle perception and movement instead of separate control modules.

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🧪US tech offices experiment with nicotine pouches for productivity

Some US tech companies have started placing free nicotine pouch dispensers in their offices. Employees over 21 can take a daily portion from the machines.

According to executives behind the program, nicotine can increase employee productivity by 20–30%. They say workers take fewer coffee breaks and stay focused longer.

The idea is being framed as part of workplace “biohacking” trends spreading through parts of Silicon Valley.

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🤖 Cloudflare launches site crawler after years of blocking crawlers

Cloudflare introduced a new /crawl endpoint in its Browser Rendering service.

The tool can scan and extract content from an entire website through a single API request.

The feature is designed for RAG pipelines, AI training datasets, monitoring, and research.

Cloudflare is also known as a major provider of bot protection for websites, including tools that block scrapers collecting data for AI models.

The company says its crawler will respect site rules and robots.txt.

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😜 Perplexity introduces always-on local AI system called Personal Computer

Perplexity launched Personal Computer, a local AI setup built around a Mac mini that acts as a proxy for Perplexity Computer.

The system connects the Perplexity agent with a continuously running local environment. The AI can move between tools, execute tasks autonomously, and continue work without user interaction.

It also supports remote access from any device, persistent memory, and connectors to external services. The agent can work directly with local files and projects.

Personal Computer is currently available through a waitlist.

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🔍 Google names new London building after AlphaGo’s move 37

Google named its new London building “Platform 37”, referencing the famous 37th move played by AlphaGo against Lee Sedol.

The move became one of the most discussed moments in AI history. This week marks 10 years since the match where AlphaGo defeated the Go champion.

The building will also host The AI Exchange, a public space for talks, exhibitions, and events focused on artificial intelligence.

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