AI progress, only when it's real.
Mode:·AI progress that became real (usable, deployed, signed, approved, or released). All reports.
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Autonomous navigation, which lets the rover drive itself, handled most of Perseverance’s travel on Mars. Ars Technica reported that about 90% of its distance had been driven autonomously and called it Mars’s first self-driving vehicle.
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Kitesurf gives developers a browser environment for AI agents, software that carries out tasks, without requiring a full user-oriented browser for every automation job. Cloudflare launched it as a cloud-hosted browser, meaning it runs on remote servers, and TechCrunch said it uses less computing power than Chromium for common tasks.
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Armenia gained a regional source of computing for AI workloads through Firebird’s new hub. The facility uses NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell high-performance AI infrastructure.
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Data-center construction and expansion could become simpler with one prefabricated unit for major electrical and cooling equipment. Bridge DC launched a containerized module containing transformers, power distribution, uninterruptible power supplies, meaning backup power systems, and cooling infrastructure.
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OpenAI slowed or paused internal work on Astra while strengthening safeguards and security controls. Preliminary tests found that the in-development model met the company’s critical cybersecurity threshold, meaning it could independently identify and carry out attacks against traditionally well-protected real-world systems.
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Chip manufacturers and solar projects could face higher input costs under a new US tariff, affecting two supply chains tied to AI computing and data-center power. President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon and related products used in chips and solar panels, effective December 6, 2026.
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Useful tutoring depends on helping learners without taking over the practice they need. AllenAI published TutorMoments research examining whether AI tutors can recognize when to intervene and when to hold back.
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Roku gave AI-generated programming a conventional television outlet. Its free, ad-supported channel runs a continuous stream of that content.
Announced or reported, but not yet real or available.
Waiting on: Product release - The speaker remains forthcoming and unavailable.
Waiting on: Customer availability - Rippling has unveiled the console without establishing access for current customers.
Waiting on: Commercial availability - Tacta Systems has unveiled the system without establishing that customers can deploy it.
Waiting on: Model release - ByteDance is still training the model, and no public access has been described.
Waiting on: Public rollout - The feature remains in testing ahead of its planned debut.
AI risk & readiness
