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Google Introduces Gemini Robotics 2 with ‘Whole Body Intelligence’
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- July 31, 2026
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Insider Brief Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 2, a three-model AI system designed to give robots whole-body control, greater dexterity, multi-step reasoning and the ability to collaborate with other robots. Tests showed stronger performance with two-finger grippers than multifinger hands, while Apollo 2 demonstrated full-body tasks including walking, bending and placing objects on shelves. Gemini […]
US campaigns now run on AI at nearly every step, and Europe is drawing a harder line
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- June 30, 2026
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Republican and Democratic campaigns now run on AI at nearly every step, from vetting opponents to micro-targeting voters, according to a New York Times report. But the technology is still a political minefield, and Europe is taking a very different approach. The article US campaigns now run on AI at nearly every step, and Europe […]
Libraries and museums can now access all Microsoft nonprofit offers
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- June 28, 2026
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We are excited to share Microsoft’s announcement that Libraries are now eligible for NFP Microsoft Cloud licensing. Libraries have always been eligible for donations for their public-access computer needs through the Microsoft nonprofit program at TechSoup New Zealand. For staff needs, however, libraries needed to get Microsoft academic offers for cloud solutions. There was also […]
Q&A: Why boutique consultancies might be better for AI rollouts than the bigwigs
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- July 20, 2026
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Major AI labs are unleashing forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) to try and grab enterprise customers. Large consultancies are dishing out tokens and assembling armies of consultants — both human and agent — to do the same. But smaller firms are in the mix now, as well. AI is helping 28Stone Consulting, a New York-based, 230-person technology […]