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Meta Teams With Fourier on Humanoid Robot Project
Meta is reportedly working with Chinese robotics startup Fourier on the development of a humanoid robot.
AMD Heads Into Earnings With AI Growth in Focus
AMD approaches its next earnings report with attention on whether rising AI sales can offset concerns surrounding its PC business after a recent stock decline.
Young Mathematicians Question Their Future in an AI-Driven Field
Some young mathematicians are reconsidering their career paths as advances in AI raise questions about the future value of individual mathematical work.
AI’s Benefits for Tech Leaders Raise Questions About Everyone Else
As artificial intelligence makes life easier for technology executives, broader questions are emerging about whether those benefits will extend to other workers.
Proton CTO’s AI Coding Manifesto Resonates With Engineers
A manifesto from Proton’s chief technology officer about software development in the AI era has sparked interest and discussion among engineers.
Cheaper, Better Open-Weight AI Models Expand Access
Open-weight AI models are becoming less expensive and more capable, creating new options for using them without assuming the expense of operating the models directly.
Gruffalo Illustrator Weighs Legal Action Against AI Companies
The illustrator behind The Gruffalo is considering legal action against artificial intelligence companies.
Goldman Warns AI Layoffs Could Leave Lasting Employment Scars
Goldman says layoffs associated with artificial intelligence could have long-lasting effects similar to employment disruptions seen over the past four decades.
Some AI Layoffs Are Giving Rise to Returning Workers
Companies that cut workers amid the adoption of artificial intelligence are bringing some employees back after concluding they moved too quickly.
Human Workers Remain Behind Some Supposedly Autonomous AI Agents
Despite the push toward AI agents, humans are still performing work behind some systems presented as artificial-intelligence-driven services.
Isomorphic Labs Takes Aim at the Long Road to Cancer Drugs
Google spinoff Isomorphic Labs is seeking to reshape the lengthy and difficult process of developing drugs to fight cancer.
MIT Professors’ Elaborate Prank Opens a Serious Campus Conversation
A prank involving MIT professors, rhinestones and googly eyes has also prompted a more serious discussion on campus.
Starbucks Eyes a Shopping Experience With a Science-Fiction Flavor
Starbucks is reportedly exploring technology that has drawn comparisons to the personalized shopping experience portrayed in Minority Report.
An Internet Nightmare Face Has a Strange Story Behind It
The unsettling “nightmare face” circulating online has a real story behind the image that has captured attention across the internet.
AI Companies See Business Opportunity Amid Growing Hacker Use
As hackers increasingly use artificial intelligence, AI companies are looking for ways to turn demand for cybersecurity-related capabilities into business.
Startup Builds a Playbook to Keep AI Agents Under Control
An eight-person startup using AI agents has developed a structured playbook system rather than allowing its agents to operate primarily on loosely defined instructions.
150 Years of Market Bubbles Offer a Lens on the AI Boom
Lessons from a century and a half of financial bubbles provide historical context for examining today’s enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence.
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