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Monday 9 November

CoRL 2026 Robot Learning Conference Opens Monday: Li's World Models vs Tedrake's Factory Robots

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AI-generated summary The Conference on Robot Learning features keynotes comparing Fei-Fei Li's world models from World Labs with Russ Tedrake's factory-trained behavior models from Walden Robotics. World Labs describes Atlas as a multimodal autoregressive diffusion transformer that generates 3D scenes, while Walden Robotics reports its robots have worked in a Toyota plant.

Expanding Teen Account Protections to Teens Around the World

AI-generated summary Meta says it is expanding its artificial intelligence technology globally to find people suspected to be teens and automatically place them into Teen Accounts on Instagram, even if they used an adult birthday. Meta states that the expansion builds on its commitments under a recent agreement with 52 bipartisan attorneys general to strengthen how it identifies teens and children under 13 on its apps.

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Canadian Shoppers Still Want Human Reviews as AI Changes Product Research, Butterly Survey Finds

AI-generated summary Consumer advocacy platform Butterly published a survey showing that Canadian shoppers increasingly use artificial intelligence for product research while still relying on human reviews for purchasing decisions. Butterly founder and CEO Ali de Bold says that artificial intelligence helps narrow product choices, but real customer experiences ultimately earn the sale.

How Mastercard’s Michael Miebach Learned to Love Collaboration

AI-generated summary Mastercard Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach discusses how artificial intelligence agents are becoming part of the payments ecosystem to assist with consumer transactions. The company launched Mastercard Agent Pay and Agent Pay for Machines to integrate artificial intelligence into the checkout process through cross-industry cooperation.

Pudu Robotics Puts One AI Model in Three Robots. The FCC Has Banned Its Humanoid and Quadruped From US Markets.

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AI-generated summary Pudu Robotics plans to use a single AI foundation model called PuduFM 1.0 to power three different robot models under its unified platform strategy. The US Federal Communications Commission banned new imports of the company's humanoid and quadruped robot categories that sit at the center of this expansion.