Toyota’s Robots Are Learning to Do Housework—By Copying Humans
As someone who quite enjoys the Zen of tidying up, I was only too happy to grab a dustpan and brush and sweep up some beans spilled on a tabletop...
Hertz plans to sell 20,000 EVs, including Teslas
Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings said Thursday it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles from its US fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles....
Google lays off hundreds of workers as AI race heats up
Google will lay off several hundred workers across multiple parts of its business as the search giant shifts more resources toward the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the company confirmed...
Microsoft debated whether to shutter AI lab in Beijing due to political pressure: report
Top Microsoft executives have reportedly debated whether to shutter a controversial artificial intelligence lab in Beijing – as the company’s cozy ties with China raise alarm bells on Capitol Hill....
Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data
Do AI companies need to pay for the training data that powers their generative AI systems? The question is hotly contested in Silicon Valley and in a wave of lawsuits...
SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs in game-changer for crypto industry
The US securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first US-listed exchange traded funds to track bitcoin, its Chair Gary Gensler said, in a watershed for the world’s largest cryptocurrency and the...
Meta confronted by Walmart, Match Group over placing ads next to illicit sex content: lawsuit
Meta faced an uproar from two of its most prominent corporate advertisers – Walmart and Tinder parent Match Group – after they caught wind that Instagram and Facebook were running...
OpenAI’s New App Store Could Turn ChatGPT Into an Everything App
ChatGPT also functions as a kind of translator or helper for GPT apps. When WIRED asked the AllTrails GPT to suggest a two-hour hike in Berkeley, California, ChatGPT responded by...
Deploying high-performance, energy-efficient AI
Although AI is by no means a new technology there have been massive and rapid investments in it and large language models. However, the high-performance computing that powers these rapidly...
Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment
Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results. Source
Scammy AI-Generated Books Are Flooding Amazon
When AI researcher Melanie Mitchell published Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans in 2019, she set out to clarify AI’s impact. A few years later, ChatGPT set off a...
Alexa & Google infused bidet coming to a toilet near you
Talk dirty to me. A new artificially intelligent bidet responding to verbal commands aims to make a splash in the toilet market. Promising a squeaky clean, “hands-free” experience, Kohler’s PureWash...
Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date
The R1 costs $199, though you’ll have to factor in the cost of a monthly cellular connectivity bill too, and you have to set that up yourself. Preorders start today...
Facebook, Instagram limiting more content for teens as regulatory pressure mounts
Meta Platforms said Tuesday it would hide more content from teens on Instagram and Facebook, after regulators around the globe pressed the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on...
Meta, X and Google sue Ohio over parental consent law
A trade group representing some of the largest social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X is suing Ohio after the state enacted a law that requires children under...
