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Nvidia's Halos is an AI-powered safety system that creates a protective shield around humanoid robots, detecting nearby humans and preventing collisions to enable safer collaboration in warehouses and factories.
The AE51 is a budget drone ($66–$100) featuring obstacle avoidance and sub-250g weight to bypass aviation regulations. The GPS model offers 1080p video, 25-minute flight time, and 700m range; the base model provides 480p, 14...
The Steam Machine runs Red Dead Redemption 2 well at 1440p but struggles with demanding titles like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, occasionally dropping below 60 FPS. A VRR display is recommended, with performance improvements...
China's embodied AI sector is focusing on "zero-shot" (no prior examples) and "few-shot" (minimal examples) learning to develop general-purpose robots that work beyond simulation-based training.
Intel and AMD jointly developed Advanced Compute Extensions (ACE), boosting x86 CPU AI performance up to 16x over AVX10—no GPU required—making it ideal for smaller models and latency-sensitive workloads.
3D printing technology constructed a 3-story European apartment building in concrete within a month, far faster than traditional methods—demonstrating its potential to revolutionize housing by slashing build times and costs.
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Google may add an "Audio Memory" feature to Pixel phones that tracks important conversations throughout the day, similar to AI notetaker devices, though no official launch date has been announced.
Robot.com's R-noid is a wheeled humanoid robot—not bipedal—built for kitchens, warehouses, and healthcare. Powered by Physical Intelligence AI, it handles repetitive tasks via natural-language instructions, with under 40 units...
Anthropic's updated privacy policy, effective July 8, lets Claude request government ID or selfies from flagged users instead of banning them, partly reflecting pressure from the Trump administration over AI tool access.
SteamOS 3.8 now officially supports custom desktop PCs with Intel and AMD hardware. Nvidia support and dual-boot options are still in development, and installation currently requires a full drive wipe.
Valve's Steam Machine starts at $1,049, featuring an AMD Zen 4/RDNA3 chip targeting 4K/60FPS on SteamOS. It outperforms the Steam Deck but won't match current-gen consoles; reservations close June 25.
Optocam Zero is a pocket-sized Raspberry Pi Zero camera with a 3D-printed case, offering autofocus, eight filters, GIF recording, and Wi-Fi image transfer. It shoots 2592x2592px photos and runs 70–80 minutes per charge.
By activating four unused NES graphics chip pins and linking two processors, the ANES mod adds background layers, more sprites, and expanded colors—while keeping original games fully compatible.
Norway launched the Hugin Superior, its first deep-sea autonomous submarine, diving nearly 20,000 feet to map unexplored seabeds using sonar, cameras, and chemical sensors, supporting responsible management of deep-sea...
Samsung Display has secured Apple's approval to produce OLED panels for the first foldable iPhone, with an initial order of ~3 million units. As the exclusive supplier under a three-year deal, the $2,000 device launches this year.
Galbot's humanoid robot Xiao Gai now runs a 24-hour Hong Kong convenience store solo—stocking shelves, handling checkouts, and speaking multiple languages. Galbot plans 100 similar stores across ten cities, though early AI-run...
Binghamton University researchers used Shannon entropy to develop a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time by prioritizing guesses that eliminate the most possibilities, outperforming the standard letter-frequency approach's...
TikTok's AI-generated content rate is 3x higher than YouTube's, with 59% of videos on new accounts being low-quality AI content. Children's content is worst—97% of #CartoonKids videos are AI-made, raising misinformation concerns.
Windows 11's latest Insider build lets users disable Bing web results and Microsoft Store suggestions in Search, making it faster by prioritizing local files and settings. No official release date has been announced.
The U.K. banned social media for kids under 16 in 2026, and the U.S. may follow. Zigazoo, an age-verified, adult-free platform for kids, already serves 12 million users.
Canyon's Predict concept bike uses cameras, radar, and motion sensors to detect traffic risks in real time, alerting riders via lights, haptics, and a helmet HUD, while automatically lowering the seat post for improved balance.
VLC creator Jean-Baptiste Kempf has launched Kyber, a $5M Lightspeed-backed startup applying video-streaming expertise to real-time control of robots, drones, and remote devices across defense, telecom, and robotics sectors.
John Ternus, Apple's incoming CEO, plans to restore the design team's influence after it declined post-Jony Ive. He's already engaging with the industrial design group ahead of his September 1 start.
Apple's M6 chip is expected this fall, debuting in a rumored high-end touchscreen MacBook Ultra with OLED and Dynamic Island, alongside M6 Pro and Max MacBook Pros, and possibly earlier in the iMac, Mac mini, or Mac Studio.