Moravec‘s Paradox

When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matarić wanted to work in didn’t exist, she helped create it. In 2005 she helped define the new area of socially assistive robotics. As an associate professor of computer science, neuroscience, and pediatrics at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, she…

In Brief: Hotel industry coverage is centered on operators using artificial intelligence more deeply across core functions, as large groups move from pilot programs to enterprise-wide deployment in areas such as distribution, finance and franchise support. At the same time, competition is increasingly shaped by platform power and partnership-led scale,…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Over the past week, xAI announced a range of product updates, including new speech-to-text and text-to-speech APIs . It also increased some of its API charges and enabled collaborative work with OpenClaw . In addition, the platform is…

Navi Mumbai: Robotic watercrafts named "Robo Security" have been provided to three popular beaches - Nagaon (Alibag taluka), Kashid (Murud) and Harihareshwar (Shrivardhan) for security, and assist during emergency. The crafts can be used during monsoon. This was formally launched jointly by the district disaster management authority and the Nagaon…

Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas & Houston 🤠” and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the…

The semiconductor and electronics industry reported constant growth from the time it came into being, approximately 40 years ago, until the economic crisis in 2009. The industry was able to cope from short term economic challenges, such as the bursting of the internet bubble in 2001, but the current crisis…

HIVE Digital is seeking to raise $75 million through exchangeable notes to fund data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The move comes as the company expands beyond crypto mining into high-performance computing. HIVE Raises Capital for AI and Data Centers HIVE Digital Technologies is preparing to raise $75 million…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. X owner Elon Musk loves to project an image of himself as a rebel and a maverick of the business world who thumbs his nose to regulation, and is different from upper-class boardroom types. Yet, even Musk has…

An article from An artificial intelligence-enhanced setup will streamline Meta Pixel, while Conversions API will now offer a one-click option. This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta announced updates to its Meta Pixel and Conversions API that are designed to simplify the data gathering…

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