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Google Deepmind is using Gemini to train agents inside Goat Simulator 3
Google DeepMind has built a new video-game-playing agent called SIMA 2 that can navigate and solve problems in a wide range of 3D virtual worlds. The company claims it’s a big step toward more general-purpose agents and better real-world robots. Google DeepMind first demoed SIMA (which stands for “scalable instructable multiworld agent”) last year. But…
Aalo Atomics raises $100M to build a microreactor and data center together
Nuclear startup Aalo Atomics plans to turn on its first power plant, the 50-megawatt Aalo-X, in the summer of 2026. It’s an aggressive timeline that bucks nuclear industry trends.
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I Tried Stardust and Scorpion Venom to Heal My Inflammation — Here’s What Happened
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US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand
Tulsi Gabbard said that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also participated in the negotiations with the U.K. government over its once-secret demand to Apple.
His Sushi Burger Got 50 Million Views — and Launched an Entire Business
Paul Ryu discusses how one off-menu item sparked millions of views, the type of creators he hires and what it takes to scale influence without selling out.
‘Internet Culture Is Changing the English Language’: Gen Alpha Gibberish ‘Skibidi’ Added to the Cambridge Dictionary Online
Gen Z terms “tradwife” and “delulu” also made the cut (though they haven’t made it past basic spell check yet).
CPG startup Keychain snags $30M to build in India, grow in the U.S.
Keychain doesn’t have a single customer in India — but the team helping it scale across North America and beyond is entirely based in Gurugram, a suburb of New Delhi.
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