Zhemal Khamidun
Head of AI at Alpina Digital, CPO of AlpinaGPT (~30-person engineering & AI team). Founder of Vibe Academy & Hamidun Consulting, author of the AI channel «Готовим ИИшницу» (@jemal_hamidun).

Neural Network Independently Discovers the 'Memory Palace' Method: Nature Machine Intelligence Study
Recurrent neural networks trained on free recall found human-like memory strategies on their own, including an analog of the 'memory palace,' a Nature Machine…

TerraFirma Raises $115M for Robotic Construction Equipment
Startup TerraFirma has raised $115M for a platform that turns ordinary construction machinery into robots using AI software and a remote command center.

Weave Robotics Isaac: The Startup's First Mobile Humanoid for Home and Office
Startup Weave Robotics has unveiled Isaac, its first mobile robot: a two-armed manipulator on a wheeled platform, designed for tasks at home and in the office.

BrainCo Shows AI Platform for Controlling a Robot With Thought: A Cup and an Apple

AGIBOT Unveils Four Embodied AI Products at WAIC

World Models for Robots: Why Conditioning on Friction Matters More Than the Model Itself

Robots for Unpredictable Environments Without Infrastructure: How They Work Without GPS or Markings

Vicarious Surgical Shuts Down: Surgical Robotics Startup Folds After $300M and a SPAC
US surgical robotics developer Vicarious Surgical is officially winding down. It raised about $300M over its lifetime, most of it through a 2021 SPAC merger.

Generative Bionics Unveils Gene.01 Humanoid With Tactile Sensors Across Its Entire Body
Startup Generative Bionics has unveiled Gene.01, a humanoid with touch sensors across its whole body. The robot notices people nearby in advance and reacts to touch.

UK Startup Humanoid Raises $152M Series A at $1.35B Valuation

China Is Recruiting AI Engineers From High School: Teens Are Hired Through Camps and Guaranteed Job Tracks

Why Meta's AI Moderation Fails to Protect Users: The Muse Image Scandal

AI Is Shrinking Turkish Game Development Teams to a Single Person

Agentic Development vs. Vibe Coding: How Avito Keeps AI-Written Code Under Quality Control
Andrey Brovko, head of testing at Avito Auto, explains how agentic development differs from vibe coding and which practices keep the quality of AI-agent-written…

AI in British Business: Adoption Has Tripled in Three Years, but Not in Depth — ONS
In three years, the share of UK companies using AI has risen from one in eight to one in three. But most use it only superficially, ONS data shows.









