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Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness? Moravec‘s Paradox

Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in table tennis. What the robot lacked in experience, it made up for by reacting faster and more consistently…
bubmag
April 29, 2026
Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage Moravec‘s Paradox

Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage

The Japanese companies will test the G1 robot and Walker E robot from Chinese companies Unitree Robotics and UBTECH Robotics, according to The Asia Business Daily. Humanoid robots still typically cost tens of thousands of dollars per unit despite Chinese robotics manufacturers scaling up mass production, although the Unitree G1…
bubmag
April 28, 2026
The Chip That Made Hardware Rewriteable Moravec‘s Paradox

The Chip That Made Hardware Rewriteable

Many of the world’s most advanced electronic systems—including Internet routers, wireless base stations, medical imaging scanners, and some artificial intelligence tools—depend on field-programmable gate arrays. Computer chips with internal hardware circuits, the FPGAs can be reconfigured after manufacturing. On 12 March, an IEEE Milestone plaque recognizing the first FPGA was…
bubmag
April 28, 2026
JPC AI-GITAL NOMADS Scheme cum Award Presentation Ceremony successfully held (with photos) Moravec‘s Paradox

JPC AI-GITAL NOMADS Scheme cum Award Presentation Ceremony successfully held (with photos)

JPC AI-GITAL NOMADS Scheme cum Award Presentation Ceremony successfully held (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Junior Police Call (JPC) of the Hong Kong Police Force, together with the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), held the AI-GITAL NOMADS Scheme cum Award Presentation Ceremony today (April 25) to recognise the outstanding achievements of…
bubmag
April 25, 2026
Meta to cut 8,000 jobs, Microsoft to offer voluntary buyouts for thousands Moravec‘s Paradox

Meta to cut 8,000 jobs, Microsoft to offer voluntary buyouts for thousands

Business Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. AI investments drive up infrastructure costs for tech giants The Associated Press · Posted:…
bubmag
April 24, 2026