LoginPhysicl raises $10M to make the digital world real enough for robots
6 November 2026 at 14:00
Physicl is trying to solve the sim-to-real gap with a pipeline originally built to market goods online.
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- 42AI comes out of stealth with $62.5M and a world model that can ‘predict human behavior’
42AI comes out of stealth with $62.5M and a world model that can ‘predict human behavior’
2 November 2026 at 17:30
Here's a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you decided to, even in a completely new situation?
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- Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction
Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction
29 October 2026 at 17:21
Dream is grounded in real physics and construction standards. Just as LLMs learn from text, Dream's world model is trained on more than 100 million square feet of building data gathered from permit archives across the United States.
Google’s Genie 4 world model adds audio, more realistic worlds, and real-time steering
27 October 2026 at 17:30
Genie 4 can maintain a consistent scene for up to two minutes, double Genie 3's limit, and offers better physics and more humanlike characters.
