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Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.
Hugging Face introduces affordable AI robot; Meta recruits Apple’s AI chief; xAI to launch Grok 4 on July 9, with GPT-5 potentially dropping July 10.
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Hottest AI News
Top AI & SaaS Tools
Top AI & Tech News
AI Art Spotlight
Prompt of the Day: Master Any Skill Quicker
AI Video Tutorial: 19 F-R-E-E AI Tools
F-R-E-E AI Course of the Day: Harvard CS197 AI Research [Course Book]
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Hugging Face
Hugging Face Introduces Budget Desktop Robot
Hugging Face, the $4.5B AI platform known as the "GitHub of machine learning," has launched Reachy Mini—a $299, 11-inch humanoid robot aimed at making robotics more mainstream. The open-source device debuts as the platform hits 10 million users, with CEO Clément Delangue noting rising interest in robotics.
Details:
Traditional robots cost tens of thousands—up to $70,000—while Tesla’s Optimus may reach $30,000. At just $299, Reachy Mini makes it feasible for individual developers to experiment with robotics
The desk-sized robot includes a 6-DOF head, body rotation, animated antennas, a wide-angle camera, mics, and a speaker. The wireless version runs on Raspberry Pi 5, with Python support and more languages on the way
After acquiring Pollen Robotics, Hugging Face linked Reachy Mini to its platform, letting developers use thousands of AI models and share projects via Spaces. All hardware and code are open-source
As AI grows, embodiment is seen as key to human-like abilities. With a $38B market forecast by 2035, Reachy Mini launches as a DIY kit with demos like face tracking, dancing, and companion features.
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Apple
Meta Hires Apple’s AI Chief as Zuckerberg Bolsters Superintelligence Team
Apple's AI push faces a blow as Ruoming Pang, head of its foundation models team, leaves for Meta. Pang, who joined from Google in 2021, led the development of large language models behind Apple Intelligence and other AI tools.
Details:
Meta has stepped up AI hiring, offering Pang a deal worth tens of millions. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally recruiting top talent from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others as part of Meta’s superintelligence push
Apple’s foundation models team has faced low morale amid leadership shifts and possible AI partnerships. Pang’s exit adds to recent departures as AI chief John Giannandrea loses oversight of key teams
Pang’s team built models behind features like Genmoji and summaries. Apple plans to open them to developers, with Zhifeng Chen leading a full team restructure
Pang’s exit is Apple’s biggest AI loss yet, highlighting the fierce competition for top talent. As Meta invests heavily and Apple restructures, AI expertise has become central to tech giants’ future strategies.
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Top AI & Tech News
xAI (Elon's AI company) will launch Grok 4 on July 9 at 8PM PT via livestream. OpenAI is expected to release GPT-5 shortly after, possibly as early as Thursday, July 10
Moonvalley, by ex-DeepMind researchers, launched Marey—an AI video model for filmmakers with fine scene control, trained only on licensed content
Replit teamed up with Microsoft to bring its vibe coding platform to Azure Marketplace, dealing a setback to former partner Google Cloud
OpenAI hires Meta’s Angela Fan and talent from Tesla and xAI, just after Zuckerberg poached seven OpenAI researchers—proving the AI talent war never stops
AI Art Spotlight
Model: Midjourney V7
Prompt:
a gray tabby cat wearing a pirate hat with a skull and crossbones emblem, taking a selfie from close-up perspective on a pirate ship deck at sea at sunset, the cat's paw holding a smartphone, behind it cannons and sails and other pirate crew in background, dramatic golden light, humorous and adventurous mood, realistic fur and ship details --ar 9:16 --raw --v 7Prompt of the Day
Master Any Skill Three Times Quicker
This shares a proven strategy to help you master any skill three times quicker by breaking it down into small, manageable parts using the Feynman technique. Follow a clear step-by-step process with examples and challenges tailored to your progress for faster, more effective learning.
Top AI Video Tutorial
19 F-R-E-E AI Tools You’ve Gotta Try
Complimentary AI Course of the Day
Harvard CS197 AI Research Experiences [Course Book]
This course teaches students and early-career researchers essential AI research skills, including coding setup, project management, and presenting results with tools like VSCode, Git, Conda, PyTorch, Weights & Biases, AWS, and Google Colab.