Moravec‘s Paradox

Amazon said Tuesday that it plans to cut 14,000 corporate jobs, its biggest round of layoffs in years, as it invests more in artificial intelligence. In Amazon’s announcement, top human resources executive Beth Galetti cited AI, which she said is the "most transformative technology we've seen since the internet." She…

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere. Teams and individuals impacted by the job cuts will be notified on Tuesday. Most workers will be given 90 days to look for a new position internally, Beth…

News Written by Sudo Lim Published on 28 Oct 2025  5 mins read Augmentus secures investment from Applied Ventures Augmentus, a Singapore-based robotics developer, has received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials. The investment will help the company fulfill its goal of enabling intelligent, autonomous robotics…

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm urged shareholders to back a proposed $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, warning in a letter Monday that the company risks losing “significant value” if the deal fails and Musk opts to step down as chief executive. The plea to investors comes ahead of…

The Network Packet Broker market is projected to experience robust growth during the forecast period from 2025 to 2035. The increasing adoption of cloud services, the expansion of 5G networks, and the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in network monitoring solutions are fueling market expansion. Organizations are under…

The Ghana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), in partnership with the International Community School (ICS) and the Good Future Foundation, has successfully concluded a nationwide Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training Series for educators. The initiative, held from 20th to 24th October 2025, reached teachers and school leaders in Tamale,…

During a recent sit-down with NPR, Guillermo del Toro asserted that he would “rather die” than use artificial intelligence, “particularly generative AI,” in any of his future films. He compared the growing cultural fascination surrounding the controversial tech to the “arrogance” displayed by the titular literary madman in his Netflix…

OTTAWA — Experts in artificial intelligence say it's risky for the Canada Revenue Agency to turn to artificial intelligence to help Canadians with their tax problems when human call centre employees have shown to struggle providing accurate informati...Read More

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ROSCon 2025: 27–29 October 2025, SINGAPORE Enjoy today’s videos! Welcome…

Cassava Technologies, a pan-African tech company with operations across Africa, has secured an undisclosed investment from U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA, a move that underscores the growing convergence between Africa’s digital infrastructure ambitions and global AI innovation.  The company said the capital will be used to strengthen its operations across Africa, the…