1 hour ago Wayve CEO shares his key ingredients for scaling autonomous driving tech 

Wayve co-founder and CEO Alex Kendall sees promise in bringing his autonomous vehicle startup’s tech to market. That is, if Wayve sticks to its strategy of ensuring its automated driving software is cheap to run, hardware agnostic, and can be applied to advanced driver assistance systems, robotaxis, and even robotics.  The strategy, which Kendall laid […]

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2 h. ago Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce reflected on Brian Scalabrine’s successful NYC streetball debut

"I knew George was in trouble." The post Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce reflected on Brian Scalabrine’s successful NYC streetball debut appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago 1X will test humanoid robots in ‘a few hundred’ homes in 2025

Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to start early tests of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in “a few hundred to a few thousand” homes by the end of 2025, according to the company’s CEO, Bernt Børnich. “Neo Gamma is going into homes this year,” Børnich told TechCrunch in an interview at Nvidia GTC 2025. “We […]

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17 h. ago GTC felt more bullish than ever, but Nvidia’s challenges are piling up

Nvidia took San Jose by storm this year, with a record-breaking 25,000 attendees flocking to the San Jose Convention Center and surrounding downtown buildings. Many workshops, talks, and panels were so packed that people had to lean against walls or sit on the floor — and suffer the wrath of organizers shouting commands to get […] © 2025 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 h. ago Memo to the U.S. Trade Representative Regarding President Trump’s America First Trade Policy

Memo to the U.S. Trade Representative Regarding President Trump’s America First Trade Policy  Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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22 h. ago Moscow Warns Oslo on Svalbard but Suggests ‘Deal’ with United States on Arctic

Moscow Warns Oslo on Svalbard but Suggests ‘Deal’ with United States on Arctic  The Jamestown Foundation

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24 h. ago Rerun’s open source AI platform for robots, drones, and cars revs up with $17M seed

As generative AI moves increasingly into the physical world through robotics, vehicles, and drones, the need to map cloud-based AIs to real-world environments can lead to a huge mismatch. Rerun, a Stockholm-based dev tools startup, which builds a data stack for this emergent kind of “physical AI,” has secured $17 million in seed funding to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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24 h. ago Nvidia thinks AI can solve electrical grid problems caused by AI

The Open Power AI Consortium says it will use domain-specific AI models to tackle problems in the power industry. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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26 h. ago A marine robot that can swim, crawl and glide untethered in the deepest parts of the ocean

A team of mechanical engineers at Beihang University, working with a deep-sea diving specialist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a mechanic from Zhejiang University, all in China, have designed, built, and tested a marine robot that can swim, crawl, and glide untethered in the deepest parts of the ocean.

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26 h. ago Spotify debuts ‘Concerts Near You’ playlists for discovering nearby shows 

On Wednesday, Spotify launched a new personalized playlist designed to help listeners discover upcoming concerts in their area. The playlist, titled “Concerts Near You,” is updated every Wednesday with 30 songs from artists performing nearby, along with full event details and ticket links. Spotify partners with ticketing platforms like AXS, DICE, Eventbrite, and Ticketmaster.  Like […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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27 h. ago The Seattle Mariners will wear a Nintendo Switch 2 logo this season, debuts March 27

The Seattle Mariners will wear a Nintendo Switch 2 logo this season, debuts March 27  9to5Toys

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29 h. ago Legged robots skateboard successfully with reinforcement learning framework

Legged robots, which are often inspired by animals and insects, could help humans to complete various real-world tasks, for instance delivering parcels or monitoring specific environments. In recent years, computer scientists have created algorithms that allow these robots to walk at different speeds, jump, emulate some of the movements of animals and move with great agility.

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30 h. ago FIRE and coalition partners file brief rebuking the U.S. government for attempting to deport Mahmoud Khalil for his protected speech

FIRE and coalition partners file brief rebuking the U.S. government for attempting to deport Mahmoud Khalil for his protected speech  Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

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34 h. ago Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe

A Swedish startup aiming to build a hyperscale cloud company in Europe has raised €50.6 million ($55 million) in Series A funding. Evroc, as it’s called, says it’s laying the foundations for a “secure, sovereign and sustainable hyperscale cloud to reimagine the digital future of Europe.” The announcement comes amid growing calls to create a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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44 h. ago OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago

Noam Brown, who leads AI reasoning research at OpenAI, says “reasoning” AI models like OpenAI’s o1 could’ve arrived 20 years earlier had researchers “known [the right] approach” and algorithms. “There were various reasons why this research direction was neglected,” Brown said during a panel at Nvidia’s GTC conference in San Jose on Wednesday. “I noticed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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44 h. ago OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks certain AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago

Noam Brown, who leads AI reasoning research at OpenAI, says certain forms of “reasoning” AI models could’ve arrived 20 years earlier had researchers “known [the right] approach” and algorithms. “There were various reasons why this research direction was neglected,” Brown said during a panel at Nvidia’s GTC conference in San Jose on Wednesday. “I noticed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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45 h. ago Venezuela Debuts Website to Report ‘Unjust Deportations’ of Illegals from U.S.

Venezuela launched a website to report alleged "unjust deportations" of Venezuelan illegal migrants from the United States. The post Venezuela Debuts Website to Report ‘Unjust Deportations’ of Illegals from U.S. appeared first on Breitbart.

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46 h. ago From robot swarms to human societies, good decisions rely on the right mix of perspectives

When groups make decisions—whether it's humans aligning on a shared idea, robots coordinating tasks, or fish deciding where to swim—not everyone contributes equally. Some individuals have more reliable information, whereas others are more connected and have higher social influence.

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47 h. ago A key DeepMind robotics researcher left Google and Nvidia has already backed his stealth startup 

Nvidia has invested in a startup founded by a former Google DeepMind senior research scientist who specialized in robotics and AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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47 h. ago Bruins make hockey dream come true for young fan through Make

"He hasn't had a smile on his face for so long. So it's nice to see the happiness come back." The post Bruins make hockey dream come true for young fan through Make-A-Wish Foundation  appeared first on Boston.com.

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