JoAnn M. Laing

Some insight into how #AI models’ “#brains” represent concepts: they “think” & store information through what’s called “neural geometry.” Knowing this can help researchers train & tweak AI models more effectively & have more control over their behavior. forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

Some #decisions are narrow and can be modeled ; others are wide and require stakeholder alignment. Understand this distinction to use the type of #AI that will be most helpful. sloanreview.mit.edu/article/calibr…

Agreed Acquisitions: #Cohere > #ReliantAI; #FunctionalBrands> #AlchemyPlatform; #Medtronic > #SPRTherapeutics; #Mehilainen > #AlerisGroup; #Mistral > #EmmiAI; #NTT > #WinWire; #PublicisGroupe > #LiveRamp IPO: #Robotphoenix (HKG: 6871) $86M

More Funding Raises: #Kalshi $200M Series F ext.; #Radar $170M Series B; #Farter $150M Series D Acquisitions: #Anthropic > #Stainless; #Cycurion > #Secuvant; #HomeServices > #Dina; #MarcoSealingSolutions > #PrideSeals; #SouthernHomeServices > #BlazerHeatingAirandPlumbing

Funding Raises: #Hark $700M Series A; #Modal $355M Series C; #Amca $300M Series B; #Decart $300M Series B; #GalaxeaAI $290M Series B ext.; #Exa $250M Series C; #Armada $230M Series B; #RobotEra $200M Venture; #EngineAI $200M Series B; #Mercury $200M Series D

#MIT & the #UofP researchers developed a new trajectory-planning system that tackles both challenges at once. Their technique enables a #UAV to react to obstacles in milliseconds while staying on a smooth flight path that minimizes travel time. news.mit.edu/2026/new-resea…

#Google’s #GeminiSpark is a 24/7 #agentic assistant built on Gemini 3.5 & the Antigravity harness. It integrates natively with Gmail, Google Docs & the rest of Workspace, plus operates in the cloud, allowing task performance even when your laptop is closed.techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/goo…

#Agibot is probably the largest #humanoid #robot maker in the world with a 39% share of the global market. It now offers humanoid robots & robots-as-a-service (#RaaS) in more than 17 countries. forbes.com/sites/johnkoet…

#Google & #Blackstone have formed a joint venture to offer #ArtificialIntelligence data center capacity, networking & computer hardware as a compute-as-a-service (#CaaS) product. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

#Barclays’ Equity Gilt Study considers how #humanoid #robots may shape the #futureofwork, with far-reaching consequences for economic fundamentals and wealth creation for society. ib.barclays/our-insights/r…

As #coding has emerged as the most widely used enterprise #AI #application, #Musk’s xAI rolled out its first AI coding agent, #GrokBuild. aibusiness.com/generative-ai/…

#Humanoid signed a deal to deploy thousands of humanoid #robots in #manufacturing plants owned by motion tech vendor #Schaeffler, with an initial deployment phase running from December 2026 to June 2027 at two Schaeffler sites in Germany. aibusiness.com/robotics/human…

#Lawyers say think twice about that #AInote taker. The bots capture offhand executive comments that can surface in litigation & may void attorney-client privilege. pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-in…

#USArmy develop autonomy packages in three areas: #CombatEngineering, #fires & #logistics. breakingdefense.com/2026/05/armys-…

A report by #IBM shows that #AI is reshaping #boardrooms & how CEOs make decisions. “AI is driving what may be the largest organizational shift since the industrial & digital revolutions,” #Lath, McKinsey & Company partner. cnbc.com/2026/05/11/her…

Since the outbreak of the #IranWar, #Zelenskiy has ​managed to leverage #Ukraine’s expertise in #drone #warfare ​into a series of successful diplomatic deals ⁠during visits to the Middle East & Europe. reuters.com/world/europe/z…

Merger: #AParadiseAcquisitionCorp. & #EnhancedGroupInc. IPOs: #Cerebras (CBRS) $5.5B; #Fervo (FRVO) $1.89B; #BlackstoneDigitalInfrastructureTrust (BXDC) $1.75B; #GMRSolutions (GMRS) $479M; #EagleRock (EROK) $320.1M; #BertoAcquisitionCorpII (GUACU) $274M

Acquisitions: #OPAQUE > #CryptographicAIAssets; #RocketLab > #MotivSpaceSystems Agreed Acquisitions: #AkamaiTechnologies > #LayerX; #Celonis > #Ikigai; #CleanHarbors > #TerraNovaSolutions; #Coupa > #Rossum; #EON > #Ovo; #OpenAI > #Tomoro

Funding Raises: #Anduril $5B Series H; #DayOneDataCenters $4B Series C; #IsomorphicLabs $2.1B Series B; #Nscale $790M Debt; #MindRobotics $400M Series B; #CowboySpace $275M Series B; #Photonic C$275M Series C; #Fractile $220M Series B; #N8n $180M Series C; #Oishii $150M Series C

#OpenAI launched #Codex remote access within the ChatGPT mobile app for #iOS & #Android. This update allows you to connect a mobile device to a running desktop Codex session via a secure relay layer, enabling full remote management of coding agents without requiring SSH or a VPN.