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If you’re anything like me, the day is not complete until I finish all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the daily Connections, Connections Sports Edition, Wordle, and Strands is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can’t forget about the NYT’s The Mini Crossword, too! Although the NYT is known for…
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Elon Musk has put plans for a Mars mission on the back burner as he focuses on a 2027 moon landing. The Tesla founder and SpaceX CEO provided the update on his social media platform, X, on Sunday. He wrote, “For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the…
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The humanoid robot market is getting more interesting each day. Several companies are working on different fronts to develop the robot of today but also of the future. Meanwhile, there’s a researcher who’s trying to teach empathy to robots so they can understand how people react to them based on their facial expressions. Currently, chatbots and…
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It wasn’t so long ago that audio enthusiasts sat on couches to enjoy their 2-way hi-fi sound system, powered by beefy analog amps, connected to tape decks and turntables. In carpeted living rooms, large speakers with foam grilles bookended clunky television sets. By the 90s, this was still the case, only the compact disc was…
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The practice of talking to oneself, often perceived as a human characteristic, could become a major asset for artificial intelligences. Just as this internal dialogue helps us reflect or choose a direction, it also allows AI systems to learn more effectively and adjust to new circumstances with a reduced amount of information. A study published…
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Robotics specialist Unitree has been making waves with its humanoid robots, and a new video shows its impressive G1 bipedal bot dealing with incredibly cold conditions. In a video showing the G1 trudging through deep snow, Unitree describes the feat as “the world‘s first autonomous walking challenge for humanoid robots in a -53.32°F (-47.4°C) extreme…
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OpenAI returned this Super Bowl season with its second commercial, leaning into an expansive idea: the ability to build anything. The 60 second spot, aired during the end of the first quarter, opens with what appears to be a child’s hand tracing the outline of a cobweb. From there, the spot follows a single through-line…
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A woman is dead after an alleged hit-and-run crash in Phoenix involving a bicycle, the city’s police department said. Police have identified the victim as 26-year-old Hannah Rose Henry. Court records show Henry was riding her bike in the bike lane when she was hit by a van. The driver of the van was later…
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“Every year, 10 million dogs go missing, but the way we look for them hasn’t changed. Until now …” Has a cleaner, more compelling tagline ever been written? In its Super Bowl spot, Ring shines a light on a new product feature, called Search Party for Dogs, that the company rolled out last fall. Since…
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Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat to a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. In a statement on X on Sunday, the billionaire said his company SpaceX has now shifted its priorities to building “a self-growing city on…