Good Morning and Happy Tuesday. Welcome to issue 45 of The Tech Stop.

Google highlights Robotic Laggards, Axios Malware Invites RATs, Meta's Carbon Footprint goes Stratospheric, and Google give away their best AI

1. Google's Intrinsic CTO said most US manufacturing facilities lack automation, while the company integrates its robotics division directly with DeepMind and Gemini AI models for industrial applications. More.
   
   POV: This represents competitive opportunity and existential risk - early adopters of AI-powered robotics gain significant operational advantages while laggards face increasing pressure.

2. Attackers hijacked a maintainer account to slip malware into Axios, deploying remote access trojans across all major operating systems before wiping evidence. More.

   POV: Audit all systems for affected Axios versions, downgrade to safe versions, rotate credentials on compromised machines, and implement monitoring for supply chain vulnerabilities.

3. AI infrastructure power demands signal massive energy price increases, as Meta expects 50% bigger carbon footprint. More.

   POV: Consider energy-efficient AI alternatives for manufacturing applications.

4. Google released its the full spectrum of AI models from edge devices to cloud deployment, enabling on-premise deployment, to reduce operational costs compared to proprietary alternatives. More.

   POV: Assess opportunities to bring AI capabilities in-house rather than relying on external APIs.

Something to keep an eye on: A stealth startup recently announced that it was raising money to develop non-sentient monkey “organ sacks”, or worse. More.

Have a great week, more tech and futurology coming your way in another 168 hours! 🥳