Moravec‘s Paradox

In an era where technology is infiltrating nearly every corner of life, private gardens remain one of the few frontiers largely untouched. For years, the rules of lawn care were written by fuel and sweat. When robotic lawn mowers first entered the scene, they were more tedious to master than…

Jason Bollenbacher/Getty Images At the height of the crypto and blockchain frenzy, an NFT created by digital artist Beeple sold for a staggering $69.5 million. Years later, as the world shifts into the AI era, the artist has struck once again. At the Art Basel Miami Beach, the artist —…

When the traffic lights went out, Waymo’s robotaxis got a little too cautious at intersections. With no red-yellow-green to cue drivers, the rule is to treat the intersection as a four-way stop. Indeed, Waymo’s cars are programmed to do this, but it seems the scale of the outage over the…

7:24 PM PST · December 21, 2025 Waymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets. Numerous photos and videos posted to social media captured Waymo robotaxis stalled on roads and at intersections…

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When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one of America’s most beloved robotics companies. The Roomba maker, which had sold over 50 million robots since its 2002 launch, had survived 35 years of near-death experiences and technical challenges only to…

OpenAI founder Sam Altman brought artificial intelligence into every corner of people’s lives this year, from the way they work to the way they play. AI has already radically transformed the crypto ecosystem in both good ways and bad, guiding trading decisions, aiding developers, and making hackers more efficient. Updated…

phonlamaiphoto - stock.adobe.com Zain Omantel International and Zain Kuwait deliver ultra-low latency network enabling live telesurgery between Kuwait and Brazil, highlighting the role of advanced connectivity in digital healthcare transformation By Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly Published: 18 Dec 2025 10:15 Zain Omantel International (ZOI), working alongside Zain Kuwait and…

Crude prices have rallied this week after Donald Trump ordered a blockade of 'sanctioned' oil tankers heading to and leaving Venezuela - Copyright AFP Alejandro Paredes Asian markets sank Thursday after another sell-off on Wall Street as worries over the tech sector’s colossal spending on artificial intelligence continued to dog…

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