Tootfinder

VC funding in physical AI companies totaled $47.4B across 521 deals in H1, up 80% from H1 2025, and more than the $41.9B invested from 2022 to 2024 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/physical-ai-funding-startups…

VCs Pour Billions Into Physical AI As The Next Wave Of AI Investing Takes Shape
In the first half of 2026, global venture funding in the physical AI space totaled $47.4 billion across 521 deals, per Crunchbase data. That’s up dramatically — almost 4x — compared to the second half of 2025 when startups in the sector raised $12 billion across 470 deals.

Training Camp Notebook 8/18: Improvements made in physical joint practice with Houston Texans https://www.raiders.com/news/training-camp-notebook-8-18-physical-joint-practice-with-houston-texans-2026-preseason

Vantora, formerly UP.Labs, which builds AI-native startups designed to solve problems for corporate customers, raised $100M from Silversmith Capital Partners (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/a-sta…

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI | TechCrunch
UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.

From The Conversation
Where else can you peer into the labs and lecture halls of Canadian researchers and academics, who draw on their life's work to explain what being sedentary does to your body, why male chimps repeatedly throw rocks at trees and how the international legal order has collapsed?
We share their vast expert knowledge to educate Canadians so they can make informed decisions about politics, their health, the environment, the education of their children and the…

Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health: Here’s what being sedentary does to your body
From a biological perspective, being inactive is more than the opposite of being active. Being sedentary results in unique physiological changes that can lead to a variety of health risks.

Training Camp Notebook 8/18: Improvements made in physical joint practice with Houston Texans https://www.raiders.com/news/training-camp-notebook-8-18-physical-joint-practice-with-houston-texans-2026-preseason

A hacker known as Cyberleek leaks two GTA VI gameplay clips and the full map in protest of Rockstar Games' digital-only release; Rockstar issues DMCA takedowns (Jowi Morales/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.

Hacker leaks GTA VI gameplay and map to protest digital-only release — claims pre-orders are a legacy of physical game releases
The hacker wants Rockstar to stop pre-selling digital games.

Recently got my hands on a 3D-printer, that I got from a friend (Bambulab P1S with AMS).
It is kinda addicting to print out physical things that actually works

Federal agents across the United States were told in recent days that the FBI will no longer investigate physical confrontations involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
The guidance was shared with FBI managers on Thursday, with some ICE agents notified by their FBI counterparts the same day.
The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement denying that any change had taken place.
They insisted the relationship between …

FBI Told to Stop Investigating ICE After Patel Halted Renee Good Probe, Now ICE Investigates Itself
The FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations, shifting responsibility to Homeland Security Investigations. This change raises concerns about accountability and scrutiny of ICE's use of force.

Ultra-processed foods linked to hidden muscle fat that may threaten your knees #nutrition

Ultra-processed foods linked to hidden muscle fat that may threaten your knees
Eating more ultra-processed foods was linked to greater fat buildup inside thigh muscles, according to MRI scans of 615 adults at risk for knee osteoarthritis. Surprisingly, the association remained even after researchers accounted for calorie intake, physical activity, and other factors. Fatty changes in these muscles may weaken support around the knee and potentially increase osteoarthritis risk.

genetic_multiplex: Multiplex genetic interactions (2014)
Multiplex networks representing different types of genetic interactions, for different organisms. Layers represent (i) physical, (ii) association, (iii) co-localization, (iv) direct, and (v) suppressive, (vi) additive or synthetic genetic interaction. Edge direction (i,j) indicates gene i interacting with gene j.
This network has 105 nodes and 137 edges.
Tags: Biological, Gene regulation, Protein interactions, Unweigh…

At Least Six Fights Reportedly Break Out During Cowboys And Saints Joint Practice https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/least-six-fights-reportedly-break-out-during-cowboys-saints-joint-practice

Velaura AI, which is developing low-power chips for data centers and physical AI applications, like robotics, raised a $110M Series A at a $1B valuation (Prathik Jayaprakash/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactiona

Report: Seahawks opt against signing RB Joe Mixon following physical https://www.nfl.com/news/report-seahawks-opt-against-signing-rb-joe-mixon-following-physical

Zur Situation der Menschheit: https://annas-archive.gl/blog/physical-destruction.html

AI companies destroy physical books — let’s scan rare books before it’s too late
AI companies are secretly buying, scanning, and destroying millions of physical books to train their models, permanently locking human knowledge inside private corporate servers. Anna’s Archive is urgently calling on volunteers worldwide to scan and upload books to their shadow library before this cultural heritage disappears forever.

In Campaign's Final Stretch, Trump Can't Stop Praising Men's Bodies (Tim Balk/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/trump-men-physical-appearance-comments.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/261017/p55#a261017p55

Anthropic life sciences head Eric Kauderer-Abrams says the AI company set up a Bay Area wet lab for physical biology work, as it pushes into AI disease research (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-…

Need to learn more about #TheFlyingScotsman Graeme #Obree who broke #bicycle world records with selfmade, innovative bicycles and enormous physical and psychological strength.

Marine heat waves pose hidden threat to human health, researchers warn #marine

Marine heat waves pose hidden threat to human health, researchers warn
The devastating impacts of marine heat waves extend far beyond dying coral reefs and declining fisheries, with new research warning that these extreme ocean-warming events pose a growing threat to human physical and mental health.

Physical Film Files
From the film itself, to the artwork, the packaging, and the special features—this is about celebrating movies the physical way...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/physical-film-files/

Sources: Veeda, which is developing world models and is led by ex-Nvidia VP of AI Research Sanja Fidler, raised a $90M seed and is backed by Khosla and Radical (Murad Hemmadi/The Logic)
https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/veeda-ai-sanja-fidler-nvidia/

Star researcher Sanja Fidler raises over US$90M for world model startup - The Logic
Toronto-based Veeda is building control systems for physical AI, and is backed by Khosla Ventures and Radical Ventures, The Logic has learned

Ahahhaha just because I verified that the pixel 10 comes with a physical sim card slot doesn't mean that it actually comes with a physical sim card slot*. I fucking despise Pixel hardware from the very core of my being.
* turns out it comes with a sim card slot everywhere else except the US

v v excited for weak signal's return to union pool. #nyc

Weak Signal • Masaaki Tickets | 30 Sept | Union Pool, New York | DICE
The return... ***Weak Signal • Masaaki*** This is a 21+ event (Physical ID required. Photos of ID + NYC City ID are not accepted)

"I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool."
—Judy Greer
#acting #coaching …

✅ Weekly errands done (our trailer was quite packed this time)
✅ Physical exercise after an office day
✅ Avoided afterwork traffic jams
✅ Fresh air
✅ Saved fuel / car cost
✅ Got some Interested looks from ppl around 😀
If you wonder if buying such a trailer pays off. I would say: absolutely!
Especially the exercise is priceless!
#cycling

Terahertz liquid networks: a mesoscopic passive architecture for circumventing physical deadlocks in brain-computer interfaces https://pubs.rsc.org/na/article/doi/10.1039/d6na00618c/1368417/Terahertz-liquid-networks-a-mesoscopic-passive…

Quinnen Williams: Captain patch 'means a lot', looks to set a physical tone vs. Giants https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/quinnen-williams-captain-patch-means-a-lot-looks-to-set-a-physical-tone-vs-giants

genetic_multiplex: Multiplex genetic interactions (2014)
Multiplex networks representing different types of genetic interactions, for different organisms. Layers represent (i) physical, (ii) association, (iii) co-localization, (iv) direct, and (v) suppressive, (vi) additive or synthetic genetic interaction. Edge direction (i,j) indicates gene i interacting with gene j.
This network has 461 nodes and 620 edges.
Tags: Biological, Gene regulation, Protein interactions, Unweigh…

Even if getting up from your chair isn’t an issue for you now,
lots of older adults have difficulty rising without pushing off from the armrests, said Liu-Ambrose.
Working the sit-to-stand
— one of the top moves both Liu-Ambrose and Na recommend to older clients and a good measure of overall fitness
— into your daily routine can help preserve that functional motion.

The move strengthens your quads, hamstrings and glutes,
and it trains the mobility of mult…

5 movements physical therapists say every adult over 50 should do daily
These simple moves can help you maintain mobility and independence as you age.

A different but related problem: in #DnD, hit dice measure both physical endurance and offensive combat ability. A large but otherwise docile foe can punch easily through armour to deliver its trivial damage repeatedly.
#ttrpg #osr

"Preston Harp said his sister had been writing letters to presidents since she was a teenager — long before she claimed Trump was her "first exposure to politics."
"I think that's where her infatuation for Trump comes from, honestly," he said, "because I don't think it's a physical attraction. Let's get real."
Eric Trump gushes over Natalie Harp's 'genetics' in cringy rant about her 'looks' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/eric-trump-natalie-harp-genetics/

Former Alibaba star researcher Junyang Lin launches Shanghai-based Pragmatik Labs to build digital and physical AI agents; Pragmatik hit a $2B valuation in June (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/f

Former Alibaba Researcher Announces New Startup on Digital and Physical AI Agents
Former Alibaba star researcher Junyang Lin announced that he had started a new AI company, confirming The Information’s earlier reports. Lin, who left Alibaba in March, said in a post on X that his Shanghai-based startup, Pragmatik Labs, is focusing on “next-generation agents across digital and physical worlds.” Lin also said Chinese venture capital firms Gaorong Ventures and HongShan led

I'm fond of the modern lens I compulsively watch My Dinner With Andre thru. None of the "meat" was new when I first watched it, and that's solely cuz to me, it's a film comprised of curated highlights from long DM convos between two trans women when at least one is actively suicidal, my field of expertise.
I'm glad for this more polished presentable version, and a big part of that is the added dimension of physical acting. I wish it wasn't true, but if I …

Sources: Ravens held Jurgens physical at Eagles facility ahead of trade https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50147669/sources-ravens-held-cam-jurgens-physical-trade-eagles

Quinnen Williams: Captain patch 'means a lot', looks to set a physical tone vs. Giants https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/quinnen-williams-captain-patch-means-a-lot-looks-to-set-a-physical-tone-vs-giants

Noetive, which is developing an industrial AI model for businesses in physical industries, emerges from stealth with a $41M seed led by Eclipse (Sarah Klearman/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/no

The Quantum Mechanics of Rare Events: From Quantum Walks to Stochastic Inflation
Daniel Green, Kshitij Gupta, Akhil Premkumar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06319 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.06319 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.06319
arXiv:2608.06319v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Rare fluctuations in physical systems depend on the detailed microphysics responsible for the fluctuations. In classical statistical systems, the large deviation principle has elucidated the role of semi-classics in describing this regime, and has simultaneously provided a the mathematical foundation of statistical mechanics. Large deviation theory for quantum system is considerably less developed. As all physical systems are fundamentally quantum mechanical, this leaves a major gap in our understanding of rare fluctuations relevant to statistical physics, cosmology, and more. In this paper, we develop the practical aspects of the theory of large deviations relevant for calculating rare events in physical systems from quantum walks to cosmology. We first analyze the case of the anharmonic oscillator coupled to a bath, showing explicitly how the system evolves from dominantly statistical (e.g. thermal) to quantum fluctuations. We then generalize these results, showing that the dominant rare fluctuations minimize the measurement-induced relative entropy. This perspective provides a thermodynamic description of a wide range of open quantum systems. We apply these results to random walks that arise in cosmology through stochastic inflation. We show that the evolution of the density matrix of long wavelength fields on a fixed de Sitter background breaks the KMS symmetry, giving rise to a stationary density matrix that does not respect detailed balance.
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Rob Leonard on Kwity Paye's impactful Raiders' debut and instilling confidence in his players https://www.raiders.com/video/rob-leonard-kwity-paye-chargers-nfl-week-2-2026-season

Someone took the time to write some interesting and informative copy for every sign we’ve encountered. Maybe this one isn’t the best example, but it’s good, and it occurred to me after reading a couple signs that the copy for new ones will likely be generated by LLMs and that mad me sad.
Hopefully it will be carefully edited and checked by a human.
Copy in the alt txt

One new thing I’ve learn about living with a dog is that when he sleeps, he often wants physical contact.

RE: #ShapePacking...

Dallas Showed Physicality Week 1, Washington Will Test It https://insidethestar.com/dallas-showed-physicality-week-1-washington-will-test-it

Swalwell admits to 'physical relations' with Chinese spy in newly released documents (Sudiksha Kochi/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/national-security/6035293-eric-swalwell-fbi-documents-christine-fang/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260818/p76#a260818p76

>Remote for TV box (from ISP, not TV itself) misses physical buttons.
>Need to go to AI trashbot for "assistance"
>AI trashbot: "Have you tried turning the receiver off and on?"
>"The physical buttons are gone..."
>AI trashbot: "That can be caused by an empty battery, please replace them and let me know!"

First Physical Robbery Potentially Linked to Revolut Data Breach
https://www.infostealers.com/article/first-physical-robbery-potentially-linked-to-revolut-data-breach/

Tfw you wanna buy physical / DRM-free digital media, but your entertainment budget is empty, yet again 🫠

Time and Self are inextricably linked
In Search of Now, by Jo Marchant
P.188-9
What, when, where, why, and how is “Now” a thing?
I’ve thought and read a lot about how our minds work, what they are, why they’re necessary, are they necessary? And still Marchant manages to explode my understanding of it all. #recommended

Some students are directing AI agents to “take” entire online courses for them,
letting the software run in the background while they focus on better uses of their time,
--like doomscrolling on their phone or gaming.
The New York Times unpacked the trend in a recent story,
and it’s a testament to how extreme AI-enabled cheating has become,
but also of the perils of getting an education in a virtual environment instead of a physical one.
Professors can’t re…

A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.

An interview with CoreWeave Physical AI SVP Richard Ahlfeld on AI models failing real-world checks, the roles of synthetic data and physical tests, and more (Superintelligence)
https://read.getsuperintel.com/p/the-most-com…

"The most common failure isn't a bad model": CoreWeave's Richard Ahlfeld on physical AI
In a written interview with Superintelligence, Dr. Richard Ahlfeld, SVP of Physical AI at CoreWeave and founder of Monolith, explains why robots fail on the data they never saw and where synthetic data stops being credible. Interview by Kim Isenberg.

Getting used to a mouse clit ("trackpoint") again after swearing off thinkpads 15 years ago because of their stupid bios whitelisting of network cards.
If they're going to take away physical touchpad buttons, then I'll just stop using touchpads.

Seahawks S Emmanwori set to come off PUP list https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49584391/seahawks-nick-emmanwori-passes-physical-set-come-pup-list

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 532 nodes and 1724 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

Warehouse robotics startup Ultra raised a $12M seed and a $50M Series A, and expands its deal with Physical Intelligence to supply AI software for its robots (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/10/09/ultra-r

Ultra raises $62 million for fast-growing ‘robots as a service’ business, announces tie-up with AI research firm Physical Intelligence
The raise consisted of a Series A seed round led by Framework Ventures plus an earlier seed round.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
—Bruce Lee
#acting #coaching

Did our errands again with our SUV.
I had concerns that we'd never use it. I was wrong.
No gas needed, had physical exercise, fresh air...

"Recently unearthed court documents reveal that [Anthropic]’s new plan for ingesting the data in books, codenamed “Project Panama.” is nice and legal, but a PR nightmare: Destructive scanning, which means taking a physical copy of a book and scanning it, but destroying the physical copy in the process."
Used Booksellers Are Racking Up Huge Sales. They're Not Thrilled About the Likely Reason
https://gizmodo.com/used-booksellers-are-racking-up-huge-sales-theyre-not-thrilled-about-the-likely-reason-2000799032

Source: Seahawks decide not to sign RB Mixon after physical https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50118173/source-seahawks-decide-not-sign-rb-joe-mixon-physical

Japanese manufacturer Omron says it will acquire US industrial PC firm OnLogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675M, to boost its "physical AI" efforts (Anton Bridge/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactiona

I only got 25% of an idea what to do with the amount of abrupt physical artistic freedom I'm about to have. If there's something u think I might wear, or something u think I might have in my room, show it to me

Ashton Jeanty: 'We're going to be the most conditioned team, most physical team https://www.raiders.com/video/ashton-jeanty-we-re-going-to-be-the-most-conditioned-team-most-physical-team-and-we-re-g…

Isomorphic Emergence of Lorentz and Gauge Symmetries--A Constructive Interpretation Based on Continuum Mechanics
Ke-Xia Jiang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06244 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.06244 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.06244
arXiv:2608.06244v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Lorentz symmetry and gauge symmetry constitute the mathematical cornerstones of modern physics, yet their ultimate physical origins remain elusive. From the standpoint of a constructive interpretation, this paper demonstrates that both symmetry structures can emerge isomorphically from a unified classical source: dynamical constraints on wave-packet excitations in a continuous elastic substrate medium (SM). Neither symmetry is posited as fundamental, nor does their emergence rely on quantization. Three core results are established. First, taking the transverse wave speed of a homogeneous, isotropic SM as the benchmark under a conventionalist synchronization scheme, Minkowski-type spacetime arises isomorphically, with Lorentz transformations as effective coordinate transformations between inertial frames. This reinterprets the Michelson--Morley null result: observers are composite wave-packet excitations, and medium-induced kinematic corrections are encoded in their measurement frameworks. Second, for wave packets endowed with $SU(N)$ intrinsic symmetry, the requirement of identity invariance drives the SM to spontaneously generate gauge fields. This requires invariant equivalence classes of intrinsic states under propagation, yielding gauge structures isomorphic to Yang-Mills theory. The gauge group $SU(N)$ is uniquely determined by the number of stable normal modes supported by the medium. Third, through the same conventionalist measurement protocols, inhomogeneous distributions of the SM emerge isomorphically as curved spacetime geometry, governed by Einstein-type field equations from variational extremization of the medium's deformation free energy. This paper advances a unified interpretive account of the physical origin underlying the mathematical structures of both Relativity and the Standard Model.
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Postdoc position in spatial audio and multisensory XR at DTU Engineering Technology, Ballerup, Denmark https://efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/8116/

Postdoc in Spatial Audio and Multisensory XR - DTU Engineering Technology
Develop and evaluate real-time spatial audio and multisensory XR environments based on dynamically reconstructed physical spaces. The postdoc combines spatial audio, acoustic modelling, signal processing, XR, human perception, and multisensory interaction within the European OmenXR project.

“We believe physics is the third modality for AI models,
after text and pixels,”
says MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Minghao Guo,
a co-lead author on a paper introducing GeoPT.
“Our general-purpose model has the versatility to help build a world model for physics.
Many models, such as those that generate robotics data and videos, are already well-versed in textual and visual data,
but with physical accuracy, they’ll get more-realistic results.”

With a feel for physics, AI models simulate a wider range of real-world scenarios
“GeoPT” teaches AI models the basics of physics by virtually reenacting everyday mechanical interactions in 3D. In turn, the systems can simulate how vehicles and other objects respond to things like wind and water more efficiently and accurately.

Entire Cowboys roster passes physical, ready for camp today https://insidethestar.com/entire-cowboys-roster-passes-physical-ready-for-camp-today

‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/indonesia-borneo-sumatra-fires-smoke-toxic-air

"I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool."
—Judy Greer
#acting #coaching …

Agility unveils Digit 5, a humanoid robot to safely work alongside humans without physical barriers by utilizing AI collision-avoidance software and new sensors (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 596 nodes and 1739 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

Decided to read Lord of the Rings again which I also have as physical book ... oh heck I wish I could increase the font size!

Physical AI chip startup SiMa.ai raised a $150M Series C led by Fidelity and Amplify at a $1.45B valuation, aiming to compete with Nvidia's CUDA-based hardware (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/28/physi…

Physical AI custom chip startup SiMa.ai raises $150M at $1.45B valuation - SiliconANGLE
Physical AI custom chip startup SiMa.ai raises $150M at $1.45B valuation - SiliconANGLE

Cowboys reportedly outbid Lions for Steelers' disgruntled physical corner in late-night trade https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-reportedly-outbid…

Seahawks won't sign RB Joe Mixon after all, following physical: Sources https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7664136/2026/10/06/joe-mixon-seahawks-running-back-injuries/

Trump now says the Kennedy Center could be deadly.
Months ago, it was ‘great.’

The president’s assessment of the Kennedy Center’s physical condition grew increasingly dire after his name went up on the building and revenue began to plunge
https://www.

Trump now says the Kennedy Center could be deadly. Months ago, it was ‘great.’
The president’s assessment of the Kennedy Center’s physical condition grew increasingly dire after his name went up on the building and revenue began to plunge.

Decided to read Lord of the Rings again which I also have as physical book ... oh heck I wish I could increase the font size!

2027 NFL Mock Draft Has Cowboys Landing Physical Georgia Linebacker https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/2027-nfl-mock-draft-dallas-cowboys-landing-physical-georgia-linebacker

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
—Bruce Lee
#acting #coaching

genetic_multiplex: Multiplex genetic interactions (2014)
Multiplex networks representing different types of genetic interactions, for different organisms. Layers represent (i) physical, (ii) association, (iii) co-localization, (iv) direct, and (v) suppressive, (vi) additive or synthetic genetic interaction. Edge direction (i,j) indicates gene i interacting with gene j.
This network has 325 nodes and 322 edges.
Tags: Biological, Gene regulation, Protein interactions, Unweigh…

Khalil Mack Gets Blunt About Raiders’ Failed Maxx Crosby Trade https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/khalil-mack-failed-maxx-crosby-trade/

a16z creates a $1.1B Machine Age fund focusing on hardware to "open the throttle and accelerate the physical buildout of AI" (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/a16z-creates-a-1-1b-machine-…

a16z creates a $1.1B 'Machine Age' fund to 'accelerate the physical buildout of AI' | TechCrunch
The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

Work is mostly good for our brains.
The evidence is strong that cognitive decline speeds up after retirement.
Now some people with hard physical jobs simply can’t keep them up.
The point here is what retirement means.
If you move from your job to other work such as volunteering,
new leisure activities,
learning new and complex skills,
then that’s actually not retirement.
You’re still at work.
Retirement to the couch and Netflix is a …

Let your mind wander, don’t retire and stop worrying: surprising ways to help save your brain from the cognitive cliff
In his new book The Brain Cliff, Dr Norman Swan outlines the science of brain ageing and strategies for staving off cognitive decline

Anthropic releases Model Hardware Standard, a framework to help AI agents use physical systems like microscopes, quantum computing hardware, and robot arms (Will Knight/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-standard-ai-agents-coming-to-the-physic…

This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World
The potential for AI to automate scientific research and manufacturing must be balanced with new risks, Anthropic says.

Spagnola: Where oh where did that defense go https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/spagnola-where-oh-where-did-that-defense-go

What is Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza’s Madden NFL 27 rating? https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/08/12/what-is-raiders-rookie-qb-fernando-mendozas-madden-nfl-27-ratin…

Spagnola: Where oh where did that defense go https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/spagnola-where-oh-where-did-that-defense-go

Malik Benson keeps getting open for the Raiders. Will it continue in the preseason? https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/malik-benson-keeps-getting-open-for-the-raiders-will-it-continue-in-the-preseason…

Brian Schottenheimer on Cowboys' season-opening loss: 'We got humbled' https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/brian-schottenheimer-on-cowboys-season-opening-loss-we-got-humbled

copenhagen: Copenhagen Networks Study
A network of social interactions among university students within the Copenhagen Networks Study, over a period of four weeks, sampled every 5 minutes. Interactions include physical proximity (undirected), phone calls (directed, weighted), text messages (directed), and information about Facebook friendships (undirected). Nodes include some metadata, including gender.
This network has 692 nodes and 2426279 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Un…

PitchBook: robotics and physical AI companies have raised ~$48B YTD, as they gather training data from people completing tasks in factories, offices, and homes (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e5fd2655-f95f-4183-9dd9-b3c1ebe67a6b
…

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/117383576730251041
While Driscoll and his team went to work streamlining administrative overhead and modernizing the force to be more lethal,
Hegseth's platform focused on physical-readiness standards, traditional discipline, and …

Raiders' Kirk Cousins is the starter for now — what can he do for a new-look offense? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7583647/2026/09/11/kirk-cousins-las-vegas-raiders-offense/

Antioch, which creates high-fidelity simulations to reduce the need for hardware validation in physical AI training, raised a $32M Series A led by Greylock (John Koetsier/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/

Here’s A $32 Million Bet That Robots Don’t Need A Billion Dollars Of Real-World Data
How much real-world data do you need to train robots? A billion dollars worth? Antioch's latest funding is an argument that you don't, in fact, need that much.

Nick Sorensen: "We Pride Ourselves On Being Physical" | Press Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thYOTbqtFQ

Amazon's Ring unveils the $249 Ring Smart Lock, which uses a physical dial to recharge the battery when turned, set for a Q1 2027 launch, and five new cameras (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

A look at Emeryville, CA-based Atomic Machines, which is training AI on materials and designs to revamp how microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are built (Cade Metz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/science

The Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots’ With A.I.
Atomic Machines is training artificial intelligence on materials and designs — and then using it to build tiny physical devices.

Germany's Black Forest Labs launches Flux 3 and Flux-mimic, its first models for robotics, as it expands from generative AI into physical AI (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-0…

In a rare interview, Huawei chip scientist Liao Heng warns Western chip companies will eventually face physical chip limits and talks Huawei's Tau Scaling Law (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-0…

Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used crime-lab machines (Mariah Timms/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.…

Foundational Industries, which aims to build AI-run factories for physical products, starting with custom data center rack enclosures, raised a $25M seed (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/30/forget-

Forget robots on assembly lines. Foundational Industries wants AI to run the entire factory
The startup says software-native factories can leapfrog China’s highly automated manufacturing base rather than trying to replicate it.

PSI, which aims to use AI "to industrialize the discovery of new physics" including cracking interstellar travel, emerges from stealth with a $58M seed (Sabrina Ortiz/The Deep View)
https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/can-ai-crack-interstellar-travel…

Can AI help crack interstellar travel?
AI is best known for transforming coding. Now, one startup is making the case for physics. On Tuesday, the AI-native physics research lab, Physical Superintell...

Google DeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 2, which combines several different AI models into a single system to control a range of robots, including humanoids (Will Knight/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-can-control-humanoid-robots/

Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World
The latest version of Google DeepMind's AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI into the real world comes with risks.