/ The robot walked unsteadily onstage without a tether, and is supposedly targeting a price of less than $20,000. Tesla’s Optimus robot has been revealed on stage at AI day.Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid robot that he said utilizes the company’s AI software, as well as the sensors… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils prototype of humanoid Optimus robot
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The Nord Stream pipeline leaks are a disaster — the oil and gas industry has a much bigger mess
/ The amount of methane that routinely leaks from oil and gas infrastructure dwarfs the Nord Stream pipelines’ huge mess In this Handout Photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on September 28th, 2022, in At Sea.… Continue reading The Nord Stream pipeline leaks are a disaster — the oil and gas industry has a much bigger mess
Blonde’s CG fetus is anti-abortion propaganda dressed up as art
Director Andrew Dominik’s experimental Marilyn Monroe biopic gets downright weird and borderline offensive in its discussion of abortion Share this story Adrien Brody as the playwright Arthur Miller and Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.Image: Netflix Netflix’s Blonde from director Andrew Dominik transforms Ana de Armas into Marilyn Monroe (visually, at least) with… Continue reading Blonde’s CG fetus is anti-abortion propaganda dressed up as art
UK startup Arrival’s unique ‘microfactory’ produces its first electric van
/ The EV company celebrates its first production verification vehicle as it continues to seek new sources of funding. Arrival is one of many startups burning through cash in the race to compete with legacy automakers for the EV market. Arrival’s first production verification van at its microfactory in southern England.Image: Arrival Arrival, an electric… Continue reading UK startup Arrival’s unique ‘microfactory’ produces its first electric van
USB kills off SuperSpeed branding as it tries to simplify its ubiquitous connector
/ Simpler branding is here, but there’s no guarantee manufacturers will actually use it USB-C, the cable that (sometimes) does it all. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The SuperSpeed USB branding is no more thanks to a new set of guidelines currently being rolled out by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the… Continue reading USB kills off SuperSpeed branding as it tries to simplify its ubiquitous connector
Bipedal robot sets 100 meter record
Robot/ Tech / Cassie ran the distance in 24.73 seconds. ‘This may be the first bipedal robot to learn to run, but it won’t be the last.’ A bipedal robot named Cassie has set a new Guinness World Record for the 100 meter dash, clocking in a time of 24.73 seconds and an average speed… Continue reading Bipedal robot sets 100 meter record
Eufy’s impressive new smart cameras use AI to identify you and your pets
/ The Edge Security System leverages machine-learning for facial recognition, people, pet, and vehicle detection on its new 4K cameras. It also has free, local storage and is backward-compatible with most existing Eufy cameras. Image: Eufy Smart home company Eufy’s new wireless security camera, the EufyCam 3, bumps up the resolution to 4K and adds… Continue reading Eufy’s impressive new smart cameras use AI to identify you and your pets
Democrats demand FTC probe Amazon-iRobot deal
/ The FTC has already asked Amazon and iRobot for documents related to the deal, but it’s unclear if the agency plans to open a formal investigation Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission is facing mounting pressure to block Amazon’s proposed $1.65 billion purchase of iRobot, the company behind Roomba… Continue reading Democrats demand FTC probe Amazon-iRobot deal
Bowers & Wilkins’ PX8 wireless headphones promise $700 worth of premium sound
/ A premium-priced alternative to the AirPods Max Bowers & Wilkins’ new PX8 headphones in tanImage: Bowers & Wilkins On paper, there’s little to separate Bowers & Wilkins’ new PX8 headphones from the PX7 S2 model released earlier this year. Battery life is still rated at 30 hours, they still contain six microphones (four for… Continue reading Bowers & Wilkins’ PX8 wireless headphones promise $700 worth of premium sound
Waymo pitted its autonomous vehicles against a virtual superhuman driver to see which was safer
/ Measuring its AVs against normal drivers wasn’t enough for Waymo, so the company created a model for a non-impaired person whose eyes are always on the road. Then it ran a bunch of crash simulations to see which was best. Waymo says it has created a new benchmark to measure the safety of its… Continue reading Waymo pitted its autonomous vehicles against a virtual superhuman driver to see which was safer