Waabi says its virtual robotrucks are realistic enough to prove the real ones are safe

Waabi says its virtual robotrucks are realistic enough to prove the real ones are safe
WAABI Here’s how that works. Whenever its real trucks drive on a highway, Waabi records everything—video, radar, lidar, the state ...
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This artificial leaf makes hydrocarbons out of carbon dioxide

This artificial leaf makes hydrocarbons out of carbon dioxide
The group’s device produces ethylene and ethane, proving that artificial leaves can create hydrocarbons. The development could offer a cheaper, ...
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The Download: testing new AI agent Manus, and Waabi’s virtual robotruck ambitions

The Download: testing new AI agent Manus, and Waabi’s virtual robotruck ambitions
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world ...
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The Download: Google DeepMind’s plans for robots, and Eastern Europe’s changing tech sector

The Download: Google DeepMind’s plans for robots, and Eastern Europe’s changing tech sector
The news: Google DeepMind has released a new model, Gemini Robotics, that combines its best large language model with robotics. ...
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The Download: HIV prevention shots, and fixing a broken sex doll

The Download: HIV prevention shots, and fixing a broken sex doll
—An anonymous US agency worker says they’re not impressed by a chatbot DOGE created in an attempt to automate work ...
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A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers

A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers
Microsoft has been on a quest to synthesize this state, called a Majorana fermion, in the form of quasiparticles. The ...
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Roundtables: Generative AI Search and the Changing Internet

Roundtables: Generative AI Search and the Changing Internet
Speakers: Mat Honan, editor in chief, and Niall Firth, executive editor. Generative AI search, one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies ...
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The Download: 4G on the moon, and parenting in the digital age

The Download: 4G on the moon, and parenting in the digital age
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world ...
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The Download: ancient DNA’s modern uses, and an AI-artist collaboration

The Download: ancient DNA’s modern uses, and an AI-artist collaboration
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world ...
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Adventures in the ancient DNA time machine

The Download: ancient DNA’s modern uses, and an AI-artist collaboration
This narrative has made him a favorite on television programs like Nova and secured lavish funding from Danish corporations. His ...
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