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OpenAI Set to Part Ways with Cursor, Acquired by SpaceX… Announces Model Supply Will Cease on November 12

It’s become uncertain whether the AI coding tool Cursor will be able to continue using OpenAI models. This is because OpenAI has notified SpaceX—which acquired Cursor—that it plans to terminate the model supply agreement. The date OpenAI has proposed for the suspension of service is November 12, 2026. While existing models won’t disappear immediately, if the contract termination process proceeds as planned, Cursor will no longer receive OpenAI models directly starting on that date. This development in the AI sector...

Aug 29, 20267 min read

AI models & services

Tencent Unveils Hy4 Preview: With a 770B Scale and 1 Million Tokens, the Focus Is on “Real-World Applications”

Tencent has unveiled a preview of Hy4, its next-generation large language model, and released the model’s weights. Although it is a large model with a total of 770 billion parameters and a context window exceeding 1 million tokens, what stands out most about this announcement is not its size but its intended use cases. Tencent introduced the Hy4 preview as a model tailored for productivity tasks—such as coding, document and data analysis, game development, and scientific research—rather than general conversation. WorkBuddy·Co

Aug 29, 20267 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

Waymo Expands into Munich, Germany… Aims to Launch Commercial Robo-Taxi Service by Late 2027

Waymo, which has been expanding its robotaxi business in the U.S., has chosen Munich, Germany, as a springboard for entering the European Union market. The key point of this announcement is that the company is preparing a fully autonomous ride-hailing service to carry regular passengers locally—going beyond mere overseas test runs. Waymo plans to manually drive its vehicles on Munich’s roads over the next few weeks to create high-definition maps. Afterward, trained safety operators will sit in the driver’s seat Conduct autonomous driving validation under these conditions and secure the necessary permits to

Aug 26, 20269 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

China's Tiangong Ultra Runs 100 Meters in 8.86 Seconds… The Significance and Limitations of the Speed Record

China’s humanoid robot, Tiangong Ultra, covered 100 meters in just over 8 seconds. This record demonstrates that technology is rapidly advancing beyond simply mimicking human walking—it now allows the robot to maintain balance while running at high speeds on two legs. According to Reuters, Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter race in the large robot category at the World Humanoid Robot Games on August 25, 2026.

Aug 26, 20269 min read

AI models & services

Why an AI That Learned Physics Instead of Language Is Highlighting 5 Trillion Context Units

The focus of the generative AI competition is shifting from models that create text and images to models that compute and predict the real world. Amid this trend, Accelerated Understanding has unveiled a new AI system that learns physical phenomena rather than language. The company revealed that, during testing, the system processed over 5 trillion units of context when handling a single query. In fields such as semiconductor design, robotics, weather forecasting, and energy exploration—which involve space and Over time, countless variables simultaneously

Aug 26, 20269 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

Gatik Raises $200 Million in Funding and Plans to Expand Its Fleet of Autonomous Cargo Trucks to 100 Vehicles

The focus of the autonomous truck race is shifting from technology demonstrations to full-scale logistics operations. With autonomous logistics startup Gatik securing $200 million, the company is now poised to aggressively expand its fully driverless freight transport services between distribution centers and retail stores. This Series D funding round was led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT). To date, Gatik has achieved fully autonomous transportation

Aug 26, 20268 min read