Moravec‘s Paradox

If you know your BMWs, you know the M2 isn’t built at the Munich plant. Codenamed G87, the rear-wheel-drive coupe is exclusively assembled in Mexico at the San Luis Potosi site. Nevertheless, this Gymkhana-style video was filmed inside the historic factory, where the luxury brand has been producing cars for…

Chairman, President and CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters IBM reported third-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates and lifted its guidance, citing ongoing artificial intelligence tailwinds. Still, the stock dropped about…

Updated : , ,   NEW YORK (AP) — Kenny Loggins is objecting to the use of his music in a social media post showing an artificial intelligence-generated video of President Donald Trump dumping excrement from a fighter jet on last weekend’s “No Kings” protests . The video, posted Saturday…

Allison Murray/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. One of my favorite tech devices just got an upgrade: the Whisker Litter-Robot 5 and Litter-Robot 5 Pro are now available with new features like advanced odor control, AI-powered facial recognition, built-in cameras, and more.  This also means…

Summary Researchers at Stanford have found a way to grow polycrystalline diamond at low temperatures, enhancing heat dissipation in semiconductor devices. Diamond’s high thermal conductivity and electrical insulation make it ideal for spreading heat within chips, reducing hot spots and improving performance. The integration of diamond in gallium nitride transistors…

Alexandria, Va. – October 20, 2025 — As the U.S. confronts a historic healthcare workforce crisis, a new white paper released today calls on federal and state policymakers to modernize outdated laws, regulations, and payment systems in order to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in care delivery.…

Led by Professor Masoud Akbarzadeh, the Penn group has developed Diamanti, a 3D-printed structural system that uses both geometry and material science to turn concrete into a potential carbon sink. With robotics, nature-inspired forms, and a reformulated cement mix designed by materials scientist Shu Yang, the project demonstrates how design...Read…

Previously, I wrote about the SwitchBot K11+, a smaller robot vacuum that was a great option for smaller spaces. This week, I am looking at the new SwitchBot S20, and this one is built for much bigger homes. After using it for the past few months, I believe it may…

Resource-constrained systems and networks can undermine enterprise large language models. Large language models (LLMs) are evolving quickly. They bring powerful advances in language, vision, reasoning, and real-time interaction to artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. However, they also bring massive, unexpected infrastructure demands that many organizations aren’t prepared to handle. New pressures…

Credit: HITBOT HITBOT introduced a new “operating system + hardware matrix” framework this year as embodied intelligence entered large-scale application, marking a new stage in the company’s development in intelligent robotics. A member of the Xiaomi ecosystem, the company—founded in 2015—debuted three key innovations: the HITBOT OS, a universal embodied…