Category: Robotics

Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI

Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI.

ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answer...

This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating a...

The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls "the muscle on the ground.”

Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series ...

Nvidia’s new AI weather models probably saw this storm ...

Nvidia announced three new AI weather tools today. Together, they promise to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts while also ...

Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across lo...

Apple's new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.

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SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starsh...

The launch date had been up in the air after the rocket's booster stage suffered an explosion during testing in November.

How PopWheels helped a food cart ditch generators for e...

PopWheels realized its battery swapping network could be used for more than food delivery workers who need to charge their e-bikes...

A new test for AI labs: Are you even trying to make mon...

It’s getting hard to tell which AI labs. are actually trying to make money. We created a rating system to help sort it out.

SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini cryp...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Trump backers Camero...

Former Googlers seek to captivate kids with an AI-power...

Sparkli said that education systems often fall behind in teaching modern concepts. The company wants to teach kids about topics li...

Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos

There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered tech confere...

Gmail is having issues with spam and misclassification

If your Gmail account doesn’t seem to be working properly today, you’re not alone.

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new v...

Meta today said that it is pausing teens' access to its AI characters globally across all its apps. The company mentioned that it ...

How did Davos turn into a tech conference?

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos felt different this year, and not just because Meta and Salesforce took over st...

Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind ...

Security researchers have attributed the attempted use of destructive "wiper" malware across Poland's energy infrastructure in lat...

What to know about Netflix’s landmark acquisition of Wa...

Learn more about Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros., considered the most historic megadeal in Hollywood, as it continues to dev...

The Rippling/Deel corporate spying scandal may have tak...

The Department of Justice may be conducting a criminal investigation. This is arguably the biggest drama between two HR startups e...

Waymo probed by National Transportation Safety Board ov...

The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school...