How to Clean a Toaster Oven: Tips and Tricks

Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Add vinegar to dish soap for extra degreasing: Need a meaner substance? You don’t want to use ...
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Robot Talk Episode 110 – Designing ethical robots, with Catherine Menon

Claire chatted to Catherine Menon from the University of Hertfordshire about designing home assistance robots with ethics in mind. Catherine ...
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These Laptop Stands Run My Household, and Life Is Better for It

I’m not here to sell you the idea of laptop stands—see that story here—but if you’re going to drop a ...
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Robot Talk Episode 111 – Robots for climate action, with Patrick Meier

Claire chatted to Patrick Meier from the Climate Robotics Network about how robots can help scale action on climate change. ...
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An AI Coding Assistant Refused to Write Code—and Suggested the User Learn to Do It Himself

Last Saturday, a developer using Cursor AI for a racing game project hit an unexpected roadblock when the programming assistant ...
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Robot Talk Episode 112 – Getting creative with robotics, with Vali Lalioti

Claire chatted to Vali Lalioti from the University of the Arts London about how art, culture and robotics interact. Vali ...
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End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

Knifings, firebombings, shootings, and murder-for-hire plots—all linked to a splinter group of the 764 crime network called “No Lives Matter.” ...
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Robot Talk Episode 113 – Soft robotic hands, with Kaspar Althoefer

Claire chatted to Kaspar Althoefer from Queen Mary University of London about soft robotic manipulators for healthcare and manufacturing. Kaspar ...
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Canadian Devs Are Backing Out of Attending GDC

Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San ...
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Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’

Microsoft is wading deeper into generative artificial intelligence for gaming with Muse, a new AI model announced today. The model, ...
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