Tech companies have been turning to bond markets to raise money for the AI buildout at an unprecedented scale. How will this wave of borrowing reshape credit markets? Listen to the discussion:

TechCrunch reported that Encord is working with Zander Labs to test a new physical-AI data pipeline: capturing first-person video and brain-wave signals while humans perform manipulation tasks. This is not about “mind-controlled robots.” The goal is to make training data more informative. Brain signals could help mark intent, error, surprise or cognitive load — context that video alone may miss. Encord’s broader physical-AI data stack also includes in-field collection, teleoperation, multi-sensor data, annotation and deployment feedback. Robots need structured examples of hands, tools, objects, motion, timing and failure cases to learn the physical world.

Tech giants like @nvidia don't always have the specificity to build the next wave of innovative tech, but they have the resources to back the startups that are. NVIDIA's global head of VC partnerships @Syd_Lykes is on this week's Build Mode to talk about working with corporate VC's and the unique power a single-minded founder has: