70 m. ago Robotic dog mimics mammals for superior mobility on land and in water

A team of researchers has unveiled a cutting-edge Amphibious Robotic Dog capable of roving across both land and water with remarkable efficiency. The study, published in Bioinspiration and Biometrics, was inspired by mammals' ability to move through water as well as on land.

Politics

2 h. ago 8 Best Robot Vacuums (2025): Tested & Reviewed in Real Homes

Whether you’re up against pet hair or you want to splurge on a high-end laser-guided robot vacuum, we have the perfect pick for you.

Politics

5 h. ago Why Hims & Hers turned to the autonomous vehicle industry to find an AI

Hims & Hers, the telehealth and wellness company, has hired a veteran of the autonomous vehicle industry as its next chief technology officer. The move, according to Hims & Hers co-founder and CEO, Andrew Dudum, was intentional. Hims & Hers on Thursday said its next CTO would be Mo Elshenawy, the former president and CTO […]

Politics

6 h. ago Commentary: RFK Jr.'s plans for vaccine testing are highly unethical and a danger to your health. Here's why

Commentary: RFK Jr.'s plans for vaccine testing are highly unethical and a danger to your health. Here's why  Los Angeles Times

Politics

7 h. ago Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness

Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.

Events

12 h. ago System lets robots identify an object’s properties through handling

With a novel simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness, and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up.

Politics

17 h. ago RFK Jr. Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, alarming researchers and parents.

Politics

18 h. ago 'New sheriff in town': State finance leader rallies around key Trump victory saving 'taxpayer dollars'

OJ Oleka, CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation, said President Donald Trump's executive order ending DEI programs in the federal government has returned power to the people.

Economics

18 h. ago RFK Jr. warned that HHS cuts could hurt Indian Health Service

Senators sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warning him that cuts to the agency could severely impact the Indian Health Service.

Events

18 h. ago CEO of Wikipedia's Parent Foundation to Step Down After Ed Martin Questions Tax Exempt Status

Maryana Iskander, the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit that owns Wikipedia — is reportedly stepping down from her position. The revelation comes just two weeks after the foundation was accused of violating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by allowing propaganda and misinformation from "foreign actors" to flourish on the platform. Iskander, meanwhile, insists her forthcoming departure has been in the works for some time. The post CEO of Wikipedia’s Parent Foundation to Step Down After Ed Martin Questions Tax Exempt Status appeared first on Breitbart.

Society

18 h. ago Fastino trains AI models on cheap gaming GPUs and just raised $17.5M led by Khosla

Tech giants like to boast about trillion-parameter AI models that require massive and expensive GPU clusters. But Fastino is taking a different approach. The Palo Alto-based startup says it has invented a new kind of AI model architecture that’s intentionally small and task-specific. The models are so small they’re trained with low-end gaming GPUs worth […]

Politics

18 h. ago Tesla’s  ‘Robotaxi’ and ‘Cybercab’ trademarks hit roadblocks ahead of June launch

Tesla’s attempt to trademark the term “Robotaxi” in reference to its vehicles has been refused by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for being too generic, according to a new filing. Another application by Tesla to trademark the term “Robotaxi” for its upcoming ride-hailing service is still under examination by the office. In addition, applications […]

Events

18 h. ago Tesla’s ‘Robotaxi’ and ‘Cybercab’ trademarks hit roadblocks ahead of June launch

Tesla’s attempt to trademark the term “Robotaxi” in reference to its vehicles has been refused by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for being too generic, according to a new filing. Another application by Tesla to trademark the term “Robotaxi” for its upcoming ride-hailing service is still under examination by the office. In addition, applications […]

Events

19 h. ago His Catholic prayer app is one of the world's most popular. What's his conclave take?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the CEO of the Hallow app, a Catholic prayer app, about the next pope.

Politics

19 h. ago Senators send letter to RFK Jr. warning HHS cuts could hurt Indian Health Service

Senators sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warning him that cuts to the agency could severely impact the Indian Health Service.

Events

20 h. ago Lucid Motors’ Gravity SUV dealing with early ‘hiccups,’ interim CEO says

Lucid Motors has been working through some quality “hiccups” in the early stages of delivering its long-awaited electric SUV, according to interim CEO Marc Winterhoff. “It is true that we had some technical issues that we had to overcome around software” and the Gravity’s heads-up display, Winterhoff said on a conference call Tuesday. “There have […]

Politics

20 h. ago Comedian Nate Bargatze says Disney has abandoned its audience as he talks about building rival media empire

Comedian Nate Bargatze said Disney CEO Bob Iger "doesn't care" about the company's audience as Bargatze talked about his plans to build his own family-friendly media empire.

Events

21 h. ago New court filing shows that Meta execs agreed that Facebook was losing to TikTok

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosseri, and other Meta execs thought that TikTok was beating Meta at its own game. That’s according to a new filing in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant, published on Monday. The document, dated February 2022, includes conversations among a number of Meta […]

Events

24 h. ago Transforming hospital sanitation: Autonomous robots for wiping and UV

Researchers have developed an "Intelligent Autonomous Wiping and UV-C Disinfection Robot" capable of automating hospital disinfection processes.

Politics

24 h. ago Uber invests $100M in WeRide to fuel robotaxi expansion across 15 more cities

Uber has committed $100 million to Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide as they expand to 15 more cities.

Economics