When Ananye Agarwal took his dog out for a walk up and down the steps in the local park near Carnegie Mellon University, other dogs stopped in their tracks. That’s because Agarwal’s dog was a robot—and a special one at that. Unlike other robots, which tend to rely heavily on […]
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Elon Musk holds relaunch of Blue Verified until “there is high confidence of stopping impersonations” and floats using different colors for orgs and individuals (Alex Heath/The Verge)
Alex Heath / The Verge:Elon Musk holds relaunch of Blue Verified until “there is high confidence of stopping impersonations” and floats using different colors for orgs and individuals — Elon Musk told Twitter employees on Monday that the company won’t relaunch its paid verification subscription …
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iRobot Roomba Combo J7 Plus review
The Roomba Combo J7 Plus can mop and vacuum, and is one of the most low-maintenance robovacs we’ve ever seen.
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Online sports-betting companies are cutting big deals with US colleges to promote gambling to students, like Caesars Sportsbook’s $8.4M deal with Michigan State (New York Times)
New York Times:Online sports-betting companies are cutting big deals with US colleges to promote gambling to students, like Caesars Sportsbook’s $8.4M deal with Michigan State — In order to reap millions of dollars in fees, universities are partnering with betting companies to introduce their students and sports fans to online […]
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Ring Video Doorbell 3 (wireless)
The most popular Ring Video Doorbell 3 has all the bells and whistles for adequately watching your front door.
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Twitter reinstates Trump’s account, after Elon Musk ran a Twitter poll where 51.8% of 15M+ users voted yes to reinstatement, saying “the people have spoken” (Reuters)
Reuters:Twitter reinstates Trump’s account, after Elon Musk ran a Twitter poll where 51.8% of 15M+ users voted yes to reinstatement, saying “the people have spoken” — Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor …
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Audio Technica S220BT review: cheap headphones with giant battery life
The Audio Technica S220BT hit the majority of the wireless sweet spots. Incredible battery life at a great budget price makes up for any sound limitations, but you won’t want to take calls.
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New Meta AI demo writes racist and inaccurate scientific literature, gets pulled
Galactica language model generated convincing text about fact and nonsense alike.
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The Download: Twitter may only last weeks, and Meta’s unforced AI error
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Former Twitter employees fear the platform might only last weeks Recently-departed Twitter staff have told MIT Technology Review they worry that the platform has weeks to live based […]
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ISEE, which develops tech to turn the most common logistics yard trucks into autonomous vehicles, has raised a $40M Series B led by Founders Fund (Brianna Wessling/The Robot Report)
Brianna Wessling / The Robot Report:ISEE, which develops tech to turn the most common logistics yard trucks into autonomous vehicles, has raised a $40M Series B led by Founders Fund — ISEE, the Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of self-driving yard truck solutions, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B […]