ABA Highlights AI’s Challenges for Legal Education and Liability Opinion: Managing artificial intelligence's role in the justice system will require addressing judicial integrity, the educational lag, and governance and liability.

The question is no longer whether #AI should be used in #law, but how to manage its #role in the #JusticeSystem. ABA highlights AI’s challenges for legal #education & #liability. news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan...

Music And Empathetic Speech in Robots Could Combat Loneliness Combining music with empathetic speech in AI-powered robots significantly increased users’ perception of empathy.

A #HongKongPolytechnicUniversity research study found that combining music with #empathetic #speech in #AI-powered #robots significantly increased users’ perception of empathy, suggesting a stronger emotional bond between humans & machines. theaiinsider.tech/2026/02/18/m...

AI in Education: Balancing Innovation with Cybersecurity Risks Explore how AI is transforming education with both opportunities and cybersecurity challenges. Are schools ready for the risks?

#AI is certainly moving into #classrooms faster than many schools expected. There is real excitement about what it could do for teaching & learning. But are schools ready for the #risks that come with becoming soft targets for smarter #cybercrime? www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-education...

#PomelliPhotshoot is a free tool that turns any product photo into a professional studio or lifestyle shot. Pick a product image, choose a template, generate & refine. The tool applies your brand's visual identity to keep everything on-brand across campaigns. labs.google.com/pomelli/about/

Agreed Acquisitions: #Danaher > #Masimo; #ESAB > #EddyfiTechnologies; #PaloAltoNetworks > #KoiSecurity; #Scopely > #LoomGames; #QXO > #KodiakBuildingPartners

IPO Raises: #AGI Inc (AGBK) $240M; #SolvEnergy (MWH) $512.5M

Acquisitions: #Argon&Co > #AlgolConsulting; #BoozAllan > #DefySecurity; #CentralisGroup > #PineAdvisorSolutions; #Entech > #C2ComputerServices; #EthosEngineering > #3DEC; #Incorta > #Layout; #Koyeb > #MistralAI; #Orthalis > #DentalsoftGroup; #Proofpoint > #Acuvity; #SUSE > #Losant

Funding Raises: #IneffableIntelligence $1B; #WorldLabs $1B; #Apptronik $520M Series A-X; #InertiaEnterprises $450M Series A; #Vestwell $385M Series E; #Temporal $300M Series D; #Kavak $300M Series F; #Olix $220M Series A; #Talkiatry $210M Series D; #HeronPower $140M Series B

Educational Robots Market Size to Reach USD 9,691.76 Million by 2035, Growing at 16.92% CAGR (2025-2035) Market Overview The Educational Robots Market has witnessed remarkable growth over recent years driven by the increasing integration of technology into learning environments and the global emphasis on...

Fueled by rising demand for personalized & interactive #learning experiences, #government initiatives promoting #DigitalLiteracy, plus advancements in #AI & #robotics technology, the #educational #robots market is projected to grow to $9.6 billion by 2035. www.openpr.com/news/4390030...

Working with robots at work? Why team-based reviews may protect morale Comparisons and competitiveness among employees have been around as long as there have been workplaces. But those frictions are taking fresh shape as the use of artificial intelligence and robotics st...

#UniversityofToronto's Rotman School of Management recent study shows that #human employees can believe their #jobs are at #risk & their #morale can sink when working with #robots, specifically where performance comparisons are involved. phys.org/news/2026-02...

Aya | Cohere Labs Cohere's research lab, Cohere Labs, released the Aya model, a state-of-the-art, open source, massively multilingual, research LLM covering 101 languages – including more than 50 previously underserved...

Cohere launched #TinyAya an open-source family of models that supports 70+ #languages & runs entirely offline on devices. No cloud required. No API fees. cohere.com/research/aya

New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs MIT chemical engineers used AI to optimize the selection of codon sequences for protein drugs produced by yeast, which could reduce the costs of developing and manufacturing these drugs.

#MIT chemical engineers used #AI to optimize #protein #drug #manufacturing, potentially reducing development costs. By analyzing the genetic code of the industrial yeast, the AI model predicts the best codons for protein production, increasing the yeast's efficiency. news.mit.edu/2026/new-ai-...

#China’s annual gala on #LunarNewYear’sEve showcased #humanoid #robots performing a joint #martialarts routine featuring several firsts.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/humanoid-robots-perform-advanced-martial-arts-at-chinese-new-year-gala

#T-Mobile is embedding real-time #AI #translation directly into its cellular network. Any caller on any phone can dial *87* during a call to get live, 2-way translation in more than 50 #languages. No app, download, or special hardware. Only one person on the call needs to be a T-Mobile #subscriber.

College Degrees Leading to the Highest-Paying AI Careers in 2026 From computer science to philosophy, these college majors can help you build a career in Al. Experts say that math and coding still matter most, but the field is changing rapidly.

If you want to land a high-paying #job in #AI, aim to grow your #math & #computerscience skills—they matter more than your specific major or degree. www.investopedia.com/college-degr...

What happens if robots learn to feel physical harm? In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have developed an electronic skin that allows humanoid robots to distinguish everyday touch from damaging force. That ability, once reserved for living nervo...

#ElectronicSkin that allows #humanoid #robots to distinguish everyday touch from damaging force could #reshape how robots #interact with the physical world and with humans in particular.
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ByteDance Launches Impressive New AI Video Generation Tool The new AI video generator is producing better results than other rmodels.

#ByteDance announcing its latest #AI #video tool, called #Seedance2.0, which is producing some amazingly realistic results. www.socialmediatoday.com/news/bytedan...

NVIDIA DGX Spark Powers Big Projects in Higher Education The desktop supercomputer is sparking innovation across research fields, from campus labs to the South Pole.

#NVIDIA #DGXSpark desktop supercomputer is bringing data‑center‑class #AI to lab benches, faculty offices & #students’ systems. Each unit supports AI models of up to 200 billion parameters & integrates with #NeMo, #Metropolis, #Holoscan & #Isaac platforms. blogs.nvidia.com/blog/dgx-spa...

Robots edge closer to human-like movement | Digital Watch Observatory New actuator designs are helping robots achieve more precise and controlled movement, improving their ability to operate safely in industrial and human environments.

New #actuator designs are helping #robots achieve more #precise & #controlled #movement, improving their ability to operate #safely in industrial & human environments. dig.watch/updates/robo...

65% of #leaders cite #agentic system complexity as the top barrier (for 2 consecutive quarters), according to #KPMG’s Q4 2025 AI Pulse Survey. Gartner thinks 40% of agentic #AI projects will get canceled by the end of 2027 due to escalating costs, unclear business value, or inadequate risk controls.

Preparing Students for the AI Work Force REGISTER NOW: March 16, 2 p.m. ET | As artificial intelligence reshapes the work force, expectations for entry-level jobs are evolving quickly. Discover how AI has changed the job market for college g...

#Colleges are tasked with preparing #students for a #workforce that’s being reshaped by #AI. Yet expectations for entry-level #jobs are changing faster than higher-ed #curricula. This disconnect leaves graduates unprepared for the workforce. www.chronicle.com/events/virtu...

Everyone Watching the Olympics Is Buzzing About $150,000 Flying Robots Drones have brought viewers closer to the athletes than ever before. The pilots behind them have to be at the top of their game, too.

At the Winter #Olympics, #MilanCortinaGames, #drones have brought viewers closer to the #athletes than ever before. The pilots behind them have to be at the top of their game, too. www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...

Anthropic partners with CodePath to bring Claude to the US’s largest collegiate computer science program Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

#CodePath will put #Claude & #ClaudeCode at the center of its courses & career programs, giving more than 20,000 #students at community colleges, state schools, and HBCUs access to frontier #AI tools as part of their education. www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...

Researchers #Ranganathan & #Ye spent eight months studying a 200-person tech company and found that employees who adopted #AI worked #faster, took on #more tasks, and #extended their hours, all without being asked.

COMMENTARY: Teaching mathematics with coding and robotics can transform California math instruction A hands-on, integrated approach has the potential to transform math from a gatekeeper into a gateway for STEM opportunities for all students.

#California’s State #BoardofEducation adopted a new #mathematics #framework that emphasizes equity, engagement, problem-solving, real-world relevance & technology integration. One integrated approach is to teach mathematics with coding & #robotics. edsource.org/2026/califor...

'Robots need your body': Would you work for an AI overlord? THIS website lets machine rent humans | All you need to know AI may live in the digital world, but a new platform wants to give it real-world hands and feet. The idea is simple: AI agents hire human ‘meat’ to perform physical tasks they cannot do themselves, cr...

#AIagents #hire #human ‘meat’ to perform physical tasks they cannot do themselves, creating a strange new #gigeconomy where software becomes the boss. www.wionews.com/photos/-robo...

Acquisitions: #Cineverse > #IndiCue; #Fox > #Supercast; #KKR & #Singtel > #STTelemediaGlobalDataCentres; #Nebius > #Tavily; #Phenom > #BeApplied; #Sophos > #ArcoCyber; #ThomsonReuters > #NoeticaAI

Mergers: #DevonEnergy & #CoterraEnergy; #SpaceX & #xAI

Funding Raises: #Anthropic $30B Series G; #Runway $315M Series E; #OxideComputer $200M Series C; #SolaceHealth $130M Series C; #AngitiaBiopharmaceuticals $130M Series D; #ResolveAI $125M Series A; #Kindred $125M Series B; #MachinaLabs $124M Series C; #Varo $123.9M Series G

Robotics class experiencing some learning in disguise While it looks like fun, there's more beyond the surface, as technology introduces Iowa Falls-Alden High School students to basic coding and project building in Robotics classes.

While it looks like #fun, there's more beyond the surface, as technology introduces #Iowa #FallsAldenHighSchool #students to basic coding and project building in #Robotics classes. www.timescitizen.com/news/robotic...

Will Sex Robots Be a Problem? Maybe The introduction of sex robots will certainly have some potentially negative consequences, but they may be balanced by a few positives.

Pluses & minuses of #sex #robots include: on the positive side, sex robots may be a viable alternative for involuntary celibates (incels); and negative consequences of sex robots may include lower marriage & birth rates as well as decreased intimacy. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cui-...

Reviewly.ai helps streamline Google reviews for small businesses Studies show that over 93% of consumers read online reviews before choosing local services, yet small businesses consistently struggle to collect them.

#AI has been effectively deployed to find practical ways to solve one of the most persistent problems facing #smallbusinesses, that of getting consistent #customerreviews without adding more work. www.knoxnews.com/story/specia...