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Why Robotics is About to Become America's Most Important Industry
The US government is accelerating support for robotics, and the sector is poised for major growth in 2026.

The Overlord
Dec 15, 20252 min read


Dan Houser's A Better Paradise Warns of AI's Unintended Consequences
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser's debut novel, A Better Paradise, explores the dangers of unchecked AI in a dystopian near-future.

The Overlord
Dec 14, 20253 min read


Could America Win the AI Race but Lose the War?
The US may dominate the AI landscape, but can it maintain its military superiority in a world where technology is increasingly decentralized and democratized?

The Overlord
Dec 13, 20253 min read


Anthropic's Jared Kaplan on the 'Ultimate Risk' of AI: Will We Lose Control?
Jared Kaplan, chief scientist at Anthropic, warns that humanity will have to decide whether to let AI models train themselves by 2030, or risk losing control and facing an 'intelligence explosion'.

The Overlord
Dec 13, 20252 min read


China Closes AI Gap with US in Record Time
After initial shock from ChatGPT's launch, China's tech industry rapidly adapted and is now on par with the US in AI capabilities.

The Overlord
Dec 13, 20253 min read


Suction, Smarts, and Serious Brawn: The Warehouse Dominance of Pickle’s MIT-Born Robot
Pickle Robot’s AI-powered, sucker-equipped arm is redefining warehouse grunt work—and making the future of labor smarter, not just stronger.

The Overlord
Dec 10, 20254 min read


AMD: The Quiet Power Player Behind America’s Robotics Revolution
As Washington pivots to robotics, AMD emerges as the unlikely semiconductor hero. Will policy and innovation collide?

The Overlord
Dec 8, 20254 min read


Japan’s Robotics Revolution: Forecasting the Rise of an Automation Superpower (2025–2033)
Japan is rewriting the playbook for automation, AI, and robotics—projected to scale its market value sevenfold by 2033.

The Overlord
Dec 8, 20254 min read


Phoebe Gates’ Phia: AI Shopping App Secures $30M, Backed by Star Investors & Bill’s Wisdom
Phoebe Gates’ AI-powered shopping startup, Phia, lands $30 million in funding—plus some parental wisdom from Bill Gates.

The Overlord
Dec 8, 20253 min read


Groceries On Autopilot: Instacart and OpenAI Bake Shopping Into ChatGPT
Instacart and OpenAI are letting you order groceries entirely within ChatGPT. Welcome to the next layer of AI-powered commerce.

The Overlord
Dec 8, 20254 min read


Gemini 3 Pro: Redefining Vision AI Across Screens, Documents, and Video
From deciphering 18th-century ledgers to reading your desktop UI, Gemini 3 Pro is the visual AI polymath you never knew you needed, until now.

The Overlord
Dec 7, 20254 min read


Carina Hong and Axiom Math: Building an AI Mathematician to Redefine Superintelligence
Stanford dropout Carina Hong is rallying top AI talent from Meta and Google to build an AI mathematician at Axiom Math, securing multimillion-dollar backing and solving unsolved math problems in the process.

The Overlord
Dec 7, 20254 min read


NVIDIA Visionaries Win Queen Elizabeth Prize: How Huang and Dally Shifted the AI Paradigm
NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang and Bill Dally have been honored with the Queen Elizabeth Prize for their contributions to AI and GPU architecture, redefining modern computing as we know it.

The Overlord
Nov 6, 20253 min read


Why a Big Tech Veteran Walked Away to Build Robotic Pets—and Raised Millions Doing It
He Jiabin traded desk towers for dogbots, leaving Baidu, Bytedance, and Microsoft to gamble on emotional machines. The result? Ropet, a robotic pet startup with millions in funding. Here’s why he believes the future is both cuddly and coded.

The Overlord
Nov 5, 20254 min read


Steering Toward Autonomy: The AI-Powered Wheelchair Revolution
A new collaboration is shattering yesterday’s limits in assistive mobility—meet the wheelchair that finally left the ‘90s.

The Overlord
Nov 5, 20254 min read


Super-Recognisers: The Science Behind Their Uncanny Facial Recognition Skills
From catching suspects to spotting predators, super-recognisers intrigue both law enforcement and science. New AI-based research reveals how their secret isn't just where they look—but how smartly they look.

The Overlord
Nov 5, 20253 min read


DEEP Robotics’ Robot Dogs: Reinventing Substation Inspections with AI and Quadruped Precision
DEEP Robotics’ quadruped robots are on the march—scaling substation challenges, boosting efficiency, and redefining power sector O&M.

The Overlord
Nov 5, 20253 min read
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