🚀 Kakao Mobility drops L4 self-driving roadmap, Google Gemini inks Pentagon deal
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⚡ From the Pentagon to factory floors, AI’s seizing every job: Gemini bags a U.S. defense mega-contract, Xiaomi open-sources MiMo-V2.5, DeepSeek slashes prices, physics-powered bots clock in, while OpenAI’s IPO dreams burn cash—industry fireworks like Chinese New Year!
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🤖 Kakao Mobility unveils L4 roadmap, 2026 commercial launch
Kakao Mobility unveiled a home-grown L4 self-driving roadmap at 2026 World IT Show, targeting robotaxi launch that year. First Korean platform to deploy physical AI, it could cut idle rate 5 pp and unlock a ₩100 bn revenue pool.
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🤖 Google Gemini wins Pentagon AI deal, joins OpenAI & xAI race
FT: Google inks Pentagon deal, putting Gemini on the cleared-vendor list with OpenAI & xAI for lawful gov use. The military stamp on its AI safety stack could unlock multibillion-dollar federal contracts and turbocharge enterprise sales.
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🤖 Acer Swift 16 AI (2026) Review: Giant Trackpad Wows, Polish Pending
The Verge’s full review: Acer Swift 16 AI (2026) enlarges trackpad 80%, betting “gesture everywhere” kills the mouse. Mobile creators gain a glass canvas but inherit phantom taps and half-baked drivers.
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