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• SkyfireAI 本週宣布獲 1,100 萬美元融資，在人工智慧投資熱潮中推動公共安全與國防無人機的 AI 驅動自主化發展。 • 該筆資金將支持專為關鍵任務設計的自主無人機技術研發，使該新創公司在具高風險性的國防應用領域中建立定位。 • 這反映出投資者對 AI 硬體整合的信心大幅提升，此前 Alphabet、Amazon、Microsoft 與 Meta 等科技巨頭的財報亦受惠於 AI 支出成長。

• SkyfireAI Inc., a US-based autonomous drone startup, raised $11 million in new funding to advance dual-use technology. • The investment targets AI autonomy for public safety, defense, and commercial drone applications. • This funding accelerates development amid rising demand for intelligent unmanned systems in critical sectors.

Corporation welcomes three-year settlement as it continues to push for government to take on all of service’s costsThe BBC World Service will be given increased government funding as part of a three-year deal after ministers concluded it was needed to counter the rise of global disinformation.The Guardian understands that Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, has agreed an additional £11m a year for the next three years on the government’s grant to the service. Continue reading...