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TPU Pods, Codex CLI, and a robot butler
- AI
- Compute
- Hardware
- Agents
- Robotics
Welcome to today's edition of The Gradient. We cover Google's TPU orchestration tooling, OpenAI's new Codex CLI, and the latest in household robotics.
Google Unifies TPU Cluster Management
Google released Gemini Cluster, a single control plane that provisions TPU slices across regions without developer intervention. Early benchmarks show 3x faster warm-up times versus manual workflows.
A description of Google's Gemini Cluster and TPU provisioning improvements.
OpenAI Rolls Out Codex CLI Agent
Codex CLI is now generally available in the terminal. It can enumerate a codebase, propose refactors, and author pull requests headlessly. OpenAI claims a 40 percent reduction in routine PR review time for beta teams.
A description of OpenAI's Codex CLI agent and its capabilities in the terminal environment.
Figure 02 Robot Butler Enters Homes
Figure AI announced a limited pilot of the Figure 02 in residential settings, focusing on meal prep and elder care. The robot uses a fine-tuned vision-language model to interpret vague requests like "tidy up the kitchen."
A description of Figure 02 robot butler entering residential pilot programs and its capabilities.