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Google’s Gemini Can Now Stomp Around as a Humanoid Robot
The latest version of Google DeepMind's AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI into the real world comes with risks.
Will Knight
France Had Never Seen a ‘Fire Cloud’ Until This Month’s Record-Smashing Blazes
Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.
Brian Kahn
LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, it’s challenging engineers to make every GPU count.
Paresh Dave
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The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality.
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NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
Javier Carbajal
The FCC Is Coming for Robot Vacuums. How Soon Will It Be a Problem?
A new restriction on foreign-made mobile robots affects robotic vacuums, pool cleaners, and lawn mowers. Here’s what it means for the bots already in your home—and the ones you may never get to buy.
Nena Farrell
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests
In a review triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real-world organizations during third-party evaluations.
Louise Matsakis