New Alibaba AI framework skips loading every tool, cutting agent token use 99%

A new framework called SkillWeaver tackles AI agent tool routing by skipping full-library loading, cutting token use 99% on ...

Copilot in Excel is getting improved web search this month

Copilot in Excel is getting a smarter web search system that runs parallel lookups and cross-checks sources before answering.
Neowin

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in June 2026Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in June 2026Here are all the new features Microsoft ...

Microsoft adds new features to Excel throughout the month, which makes sense considering the spreadsheet software is extremely popular in a variety of environments. The company recently detailed all ...
TechCrunch

Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.

Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to teach machines to operate in the physical world. But ...
Morningstar

X Square Robot Open-Sources XRZero-G0 to Scale Robot Learning with Interfaces, Data Quality and Ratios

XRZero-G0: A framework for high-quality robot-free data collection and embodied AI training SHENZHEN, China, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scaling embodied AI has long been bottlenecked by data.
KREM

Avista confirms 'large load' customer is a data center

SPOKANE, Wash. — Avista confirmed on Tuesday that a potential "large load" project that the company is considering is a data center development. According to recent filings with the U.S. Securities ...
Boston Herald

MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher — a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the movement of muscles, tendons and ...
Boston.com

MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the tool to collect data of human hand motion that could eventually help robots achieve the dexterity that has been difficult for ...
KXLY 4 News

Avista confirms 'large load customer' in energy deal is a data center

Spokane, WASH. -- Avista confirmed today that the 'large load customer' it entered into an agreement with that would consume as much electricity as half the utility's service area in Eastern ...
The Boston Globe

Energy, water use, and pollution by data centers is expected to double in four years

WASHINGTON — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why Autonomous Robot Dogs Are Becoming a National Security Threat

Autonomous robot dogs are rapidly becoming a fixture in industries ranging from law enforcement to private security, but their rise comes with serious concerns. Benn Jordan examines how these machines ...