ElliQ Expands Into Proactive Care With New AI Health Agent for Older Adults - Intuition Robotics has expanded ElliQ with a new Health Agent, turning its AI companion into a proactive health ally for older adults. Built on deep trust and daily engagement, ElliQ now supports adherence, assessments, and preventive care—while helping clinicians and families gain clearer, earlier insights into wellbeing.

xAI Raises $20 Billion in Series E to Expand AI Infrastructure and Grok Development - xAI has raised $20 billion in an upsized Series E funding round to accelerate its AI infrastructure, Grok model development, and global platform expansion. The company ended 2025 with more than one million H100 GPU equivalents and reports roughly 600 million monthly active users across X and Grok apps. Grok 5 is already in training as xAI pushes toward broader consumer and enterprise AI deployments.

Universal Music Group Partners With NVIDIA to Advance Responsible AI in Music - Universal Music Group has partnered with NVIDIA to build an artist-led, responsible AI path for music discovery, fan engagement, and human creativity. The collaboration leverages NVIDIA’s Music Flamingo initiative and includes a dedicated artist incubator focused on enhancing—not replacing—creative work. The partnership also emphasizes copyright protection, attribution, and rightsholder compensation.

Closing the capability gap between frontier AI and everyday use in 2026 - Frontier AI is smarter than its real-world impact. In this thought piece, Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at OpenAI, argues that 2026 must be about turning raw AI power into real-world utility — from personal super assistants to business workflows that deliver undeniable value.

Inside the NVIDIA Rubin Platform: Six New Chips, One AI Supercomputer - AI isn’t just about models — it’s about the machines that power them. Inside NVIDIA’s Rubin AI platform, six chips are co-designed to deliver sustained performance, lower costs per token, and a new foundation for always-on intelligence.

Apply to OpenAI Grove - OpenAI has opened applications for OpenAI Grove, a five-week program designed for technical builders at the very start of their AI company journey. Participants get early access to tools, hands-on workshops, mentorship, and opportunities to co-build with OpenAI researchers.

Scrolling Through YouTube Shorts? 21% of the Clips Are Probably AI Slop - More than one in five videos YouTube shows new users is now classified as AI-generated “slop,” according to a new report showing how low-quality, algorithm-optimized content is flooding recommendation feeds — and generating millions in ad revenue. What this means for creators and platforms — and whether users are losing faith in discovery.

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