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

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

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 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

—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

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

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

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

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

This narrative has made him a favorite on television programs like Nova and secured lavish funding from Danish corporations. His ...
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