Moravec‘s Paradox

Illustration: Sam Woolley Android: not just another word for “robot.” It’s also a good option for anyone who wants a mobile device unshackled by the closed operating systems used by certain other smartphone manufacturers. Or, most importantly for our purposes, a library of games that’s nearly bottomless. All those options…

AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File Electronic strike zones are officially coming to Triple-A baseball. According to a report from ESPN's Buster Olney, "The electronic strike zone will be used in all 30 Class Triple-A parks in 2023, sources told ESPN, seemingly another significant step toward the implementation of the technology at…

Topline M3GAN went viral months before her film premiered thanks to a widely imitated dance curated for TikTok fame and her instant emergence as a queer icon, paving the way for record-breaking box office success. Actors are seen on the carpet during the Los Angeles Premiere Of Universal Pictures' 'M3GAN'…

‘ServeBots’ bring futuristic dining experience to diners, while supporting busy wait staff, representing the ‘future of food service.’ (RestaurantNews.com)  At Arirang K, a beloved Korean barbeque hotspot in Johns Creek, Georgia, robots offer diners a uniquely futuristic experience and lighten the load on servers during peak business hours. Since June…

Home Games FPS Destiny 2 (Image credit: Bungie) Game development: it's weird. Games are powered by shortcuts, time-savers, and stuff that by rights shouldn't work. However, this is no excuse for the knowledge that Bungie has inflicted upon me today. It turns out the creation of Destiny 2's lovable new…

The autonomous fleet will eventually comprise 54 Caterpillar 793F trucks, 24 Hitachi EH5000s and 18 Hitachi EH4000s. In addition, more than 200 modified ancillary vehicles will interact with the autonomous haul trucks. ASI chief executive Mel Torrie said the Roy Hill success signalled to the rest of the mining industry…

Amid the current economic environment, the first layoffs at Alphabet are impacting companies working on health (Verily) and robotics (Intrinsic), while the X Moonshot Factory is also curtailing spending. According to the Wall Street Journal today, Verily Life Sciences is “laying off more than 200 employees as part of a…

Spider plots with probability (in %) for different syndromes. Groups of patients are plotted together, and the respective correct diagnosis based on clinical criteria is written in red bold letters and framed within a box. Abbreviations: AD Alzheimer’s disease; bvFTD behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia; CBS corticobasal syndrome; lvPPA logopenic variant…

Toronto VFX studio helps bring Thing to life in Netflix show 'Wednesday'You may be surprised to find out there’s a Toronto connection to the hit show 'Wednesday.' Local visual effects company Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) helped bring the iconic character Thing — a sentient, disembodied hand — to life.…

DoNotPay offers to pay $1 million to let their robot argue a legal case, lab-grown retina cells make retina cells, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture approves vaccines for honeybees. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Tuesday, January 10th and I am…