Posted inAI Apollo Robot Apptronik
Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage
On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics…
Posted inAmazon Amazon Prime Consumer protection
FTC can’t afford to fight Amazon’s allegedly deceptive sign-ups after DOGE cuts
The Federal Trade Commission is moving to push back a trial set to determine if…
Posted inacoustics Helmholtz resonator Physics
Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator
Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes:…
Posted inAI artificial inteligence generative ai
Google’s Gemma 3 is an open source, single-GPU AI with a 128K context window
Google says Gemma 3 is the "world’s best single-accelerator model." However, not all versions of…
Posted inbob Dylan copyright copyright infringement
Meta mocked for raising “Bob Dylan defense” of torrenting in AI copyright fight
The authors, however, think that torrenting pirated works is so notoriously illegal that they now…
If Starlink is turned off in Ukraine, are there any good alternatives?
But can it replace the functionality of Starlink, which is easy to use and has…
iRobot says there is “substantial doubt” about it as a “going concern”
But both EU regulators and the US Federal Trade Commission expressed concerns over not just…
Toyota tunes up bZ4x with new battery, more power
Earlier today, Toyota and Lexus debuted some improved and some new electric vehicles. The event…
Posted inCars EV adoption
Despite everything, US EV sales are up 28% this year
With all the announcements from automakers planning for more gasoline and hybrid cars in their…
Posted inAI automattic Pocket Casts
Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI
"The future of podcasting shouldn't be locked behind walled gardens," writes the team at Pocket…