🤖 Figure AI's BotQ platform 🤖
New intelligence platform for humanoid robots

Figure AI, a robotics startup, has launched BotQ, a platform designed to give humanoid robots the ability to understand and respond to complex environments with greater flexibility. BotQ combines multimodal perception (vision, sound, and touch), dynamic motor control, and adaptive learning to make robots more capable in real-world scenarios. This could mark a step toward more practical use of humanoid robots in industries like manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare.

🧠 Baidu's cost-efficient ERNIE models 🧠
Performance at a fraction of the cost

Baidu has released ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, AI models that match or exceed the performance of GPT-4.5 — at just 1% of the cost. ERNIE 4.5 performs well in language understanding and reasoning, with an average score of 79.6 on benchmark tests (GPT-4.5 scored 79.14). Both models are available for free through the Ernie Bot platform, with API access starting at $0.55 per million tokens — making high-performance AI more accessible to developers and businesses.

🎮 Roblox's 3D asset generator 🎮
AI-generated creative tools

Roblox has open-sourced its AI model for creating 3D objects, from simple text descriptions. This technology significantly accelerates development by automating the time-consuming process of 3D modeling. The release includes tools for adjusting and customizing the generated models, allowing creators to maintain consistent visual styles while exploring new design possibilities. This democratization of 3D content creation could dramatically expand creative capabilities within and beyond the Roblox ecosystem.

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💻 OpenAI's coding automation prediction 💻

OpenAI's Chief Product Officer has made a bold prediction that 2025 will be the year AI permanently surpasses humans at competitive coding, comparing it to how computers overtook humans at multiplication 70 years ago and chess 15 years ago. This forecast suggests up to 99% of coding tasks could soon be automated, fundamentally transforming the software development landscape. This milestone would represent a historic shift in AI's evolution and dramatically change how we think about programming skills and software creation.

📱 Apple's Siri upgrade challenges 📱

According to The Decoder, Apple's efforts to upgrade Siri with generative AI capabilities have faced significant delays, highlighting the broader challenges of scaling AI technologies. These difficulties reveal the complexity of integrating advanced AI into established systems while maintaining Apple's standards for reliability and privacy. The situation illustrates how even technology giants with vast resources face difficulties integrating AI, particularly when balancing innovation with user experience considerations.