According to CNBC... Anduril’s CEO details AI-enabled warfare systems and a U.S. manufacturing scale-up, highlighting defense contracts and autonomy gains.

According to @CNBC, defense AI startup Helsing raised $1.8B at an $18B valuation to scale battlefield software and European deployments.

According to @CNBC, Anduril’s CEO said listing during hype harms pricing discipline and sustainability for defense AI firms.

According to TheRundownAI, arXiv adopts a one-strike AI slop policy as Meta teams with Anduril on combat glasses and China activates an undersea data center.

According to The Rundown AI on X (original source post), Zoom debuted “digital twin” AI avatars that mirror a user’s likeness for meetings and recordings; as reported by The Rundown AI, the update positions Zoom to automate presence, async updates, and branded customer interactions on its platform. According to The Rundown AI, Apple is also advancing a foldable iPhone form factor akin to a compact iPad, indicating broader multimodal device workflows that could pair with on‑device models for note-taking and creative apps. As reported by The Rundown AI, Rivian delayed its flagship electric SUV, while Anduril acquired ExoAnalytic to expand space domain awareness—moves that signal cross-industry demand for autonomous systems and real-time computer vision. For AI buyers, the immediate opportunity is piloting Zoom’s avatars in sales enablement, CX handoffs, and internal training while assessing data governance and consent, according to The Rundown AI’s roundup post.