🧠 Elon Musk unveils smartest AI, humanoid robot with 360° vision, world's largest transparent solar window

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has launched the Grok 3 series, a set of advanced AI models designed to advance the field.

The launch introduced two cutting-edge reasoning models, an AI agent called Deep Search, and a pre-trained model rivaling GPT-4o.

In a bold claim, Musk declared Grok 3 "the smartest AI on Earth," highlighting its ability to outperform existing AI models in reasoning and problem-solving.

Musk and his team presented benchmark tests and graphical analyses to demonstrate Grok 3’s ability to conduct sophisticated reasoning. Let's take a closer look at this Must Read.

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🧠 Grok 3: Musk unveils ‘smartest AI’ to beat Google, OpenAI, DeepSeek

According to xAI, Grok 3’s superior capabilities can process vast datasets quickly, enhancing accuracy while reducing errors and hallucinations.

This processing speed and intelligence are expected to revolutionize AI-driven research, content creation, and problem-solving tasks, making it a valuable tool for individuals and businesses.

“It really should save you a lot of time. So something that might take you half an hour or an hour of researching on the web or searching social media, you can just ask it to go do that and come back, and 10 minutes later, it’s done an hour’s worth of work for you. That’s really what it comes down to, exactly, and maybe better than you could have done it yourself,” Musk stated.

🤖 Menteebot V3.0: Humanoid robot with human-like features, strong grip

Israel’s Mentee Robotics has unveiled an updated version of its versatile Menteebot humanoid.

MenteeBot V3.0 is a fully integrated humanoid robot with full-stack AI and proprietary hardware.

Custom-built actuators offer a performance boost for robotic applications. These actuators deliver up to three times more power, enhanced precision, and higher power density compared to competitors.

🪟 US firm unveils 'world's largest' transparent organic solar window

Next Energy Technologies, a California-based organic photovoltaic (OPV) start-up, has unveiled what it claims is the world’s largest fully transparent organic PV window.

It measures 101.6 cm by 152.4 cm (3.3 feet x 4.9 feet). The laminated power-generating window was developed using the company’s pilot production line.

The new product features a transparent OPV layer integrated into a substrate, along with an edge seal, busbar, junction box, and cover glass. The achievement moves the glass industry closer to developing full-scale solar-powered facades.

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