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A humanoid robot just learned new tasks by watching internet videos, which means the machines are now picking up skills the same way humans binge tutorials, so it may be time to update your definition of on-the-job training. Walmart is bringing its entire catalogue into Google’s Gemini, so shopping becomes a chat, which means your future AI assistant might know your grocery needs better than your spouse and never forget the milk. NVIDIA and Eli Lilly are building a billion-dollar AI lab to accelerate drug discovery, which signals that AI is no longer just automating work but reshaping entire industries and possibly creating job titles none of us can yet pronounce.

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🤯 Self‑Learning Humanoid? 1X’s NEO Just Taught Itself From Videos

🧠The Pulse

Humanoid robot maker 1X unveiled a world model that lets its NEO robot learn tasks from internet‑scale video, turning any request into actionable behaviour via video and physics models. This self‑learning loop allows NEO to perform novel tasks and continuously improve, heralding a paradigm shift set to reshape commercial robotics.

📌The Download

• World model breakthrough – 1X unveiled a world model for its NEO humanoid that learns from internet‑scale video. It converts requests into capabilities via a video model grounded in physics and an inverse dynamics module, bridging digital insights and physical actions.

• Generalised skills – The world model gives NEO generalised skills to perform tasks it has never seen, like packing a lunchbox or operating a toilet seat. The approach grounds movements in real‑world physics for robust manipulation in unstructured environments.

• Self‑learning loop – NEO collects its own training data and improves through self‑supervised learning. This loop lets the robot learn new tasks autonomously and share behaviours across units, reducing reliance on human labelling.

• Commercial launch – 1X sells NEO through its online store with early access at $20,000 or a $499 monthly subscription. Executives say self‑teaching robots mark a paradigm shift that could unlock consumer and industrial applications globally soon.

💡What This Means for You

As autonomous robots learn from vast video corpora, everyday tasks could be automated without custom coding. Professionals across industries should anticipate smarter robotic assistants capable of tackling unexpected chores. Prepare to integrate, supervise, and ethically manage AI‑driven machines that learn on the fly, transforming productivity and rapidly evolving workforce dynamics.

🛒📱 Walmart Enters Gemini: Chat Your Way to Checkout

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Walmart is bringing its entire catalogue to Google’s Gemini app under the Universal Commerce Protocol. Users will chat to shop and get personalised lists, linking their accounts for live inventory and pricing. Orders will be fulfilled via Walmart’s network, challenging Amazon’s grip on conversational shopping starting in 2026 globally.

📌The Download

• Conversational shopping – Walmart partnered with Google to integrate its catalogue into Gemini via the Universal Commerce Protocol. Users chat about needs and receive Walmart and Sam’s Club product suggestions, placing orders without leaving the conversation this year.

• Personalised lists & linking – Gemini produces personalised shopping lists from purchase history. Users can link Walmart and Sam’s Club accounts to see live inventory, prices, and membership info, simplifying replenishment and boosting loyalty.

• Fast fulfilment – Orders are fulfilled by Walmart’s stores and distribution centres, with same‑day pickup or delivery. Sundar Pichai said the partnership brings Walmart’s convenience directly into Gemini, allowing Google’s AI to surface relevant products across categories.

• Universal commerce ambitions – The collaboration is an early test of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, which could let any retailer plug catalogues into Gemini. Analysts say it challenges Amazon’s dominance and may reshape shopping across search and chat platforms over time.

💡What This Means for You

Conversational commerce is moving into mainstream platforms. Prepare for AI assistants that manage product suggestions, inventory updates, and checkout. Companies should adapt data feeds, logistics, and brand messaging for chat interfaces. The shift challenges established marketplaces and may transform how businesses reach customers across channels in the coming years.

💊 Nvidia & Lilly’s $1 B Lab: The AI‑Pharma Revolution Begins

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AI chip giant Nvidia and drugmaker Eli Lilly are forming a $1 billion joint lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, scheduled to open in 2026. Using Nvidia’s new Vera Rubin chips, the facility will train generative models for drug discovery, exemplifying the growing convergence between technology and pharma and medicine worldwide.

📌The Download

• $1 B AI lab – Nvidia and Eli Lilly will invest $1 billion to build an AI drug‑discovery lab in the San Francisco Bay Area. Scheduled to open in 2026, it will run on Nvidia’s Vera Rubin chips and generate datasets to train models.

• Accelerated discovery – The lab will train generative models to design molecules, predict outcomes, and speed clinical trials. Combining Nvidia’s chips with Lilly’s biology expertise could cut development times, bring therapies to patients faste,r and foster worldwide research collaborations.

• Vera Rubin chips – Nvidia’s Vera Rubin chip promises higher performance and lower energy use. Its adoption will let the lab run complex simulations and train AI models efficiently for drug discovery.

• Tech‑pharma trend – The partnership underscores a wider convergence of tech and pharma as companies apply AI to healthcare. Analysts say such collaborations could revolutionise drug development but raise data‑privacy and regulatory concerns.

💡What This Means for You

This partnership shows AI is becoming integral to drug discovery and other complex domains. Expect cross‑industry alliances, deeper collaboration between data scientists and domain experts, and new career paths in biotech. Understanding how specialised chips and generative models accelerate research can offer competitive advantages across sectors for innovators.

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• NVIDIA’s AI Shopping Spree: Robots Take Over NRF: NVIDIA stole the show at NRF 2026 by touting agentic commerce and physical AI. It presented Big Ideas sessions on AI‑powered retail and teamed up with cloud and hardware partnersnvidia.com. Retailers were invited to see demos of generative shopping assistants, inventory robots, and resilient supply chains on the exhibit floor, too.

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