5 h. ago Travis Kalanick thinks Uber screwed up: “Wish we had an autonomous ride

Travis Kalanick, the former CEO of Uber, made it clear on Wednesday: he believes the company’s decision to abandon its autonomous driving program was a mistake. Said Kalanick at the Abundance Summit in L.A., “Look, [new management] killed the autonomous car project we had going on. At the time, we were really only behind Waymo […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11 h. ago 'Odd' objects excel at navigating challenging terrains without central control

Locomotion, the ability to move from one place to another, is an essential survival strategy for virtually every organism. Adapting to the unpredictable terrain they run into, cells, fungi and microorganisms autonomously move and change shape to explore their environments, while animals run, crawl, slither, roll and jump.

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18 h. ago How Waymo helped turn the walk of shame into the ride of pride

How Waymo helped turn the walk of shame into the ride of pride  San Francisco Examiner

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38 h. ago Hugging Face expands its LeRobot platform with training data for self

Last year, Hugging Face, the AI dev platform, launched LeRobot, a collection of open AI models, data sets, and tools to help build real-world robotics systems. On Tuesday, Hugging Face teamed up with AI startup Yaak to expand LeRobot with a training set for robots and cars that can navigate environments, like city streets, autonomously. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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62 h. ago CNN’s Van Jones: Democratic Party Is 'Screwed,' This Is a 'Nightmare'

CNN political commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones said Sunday on CNN's "Newsroom" the current state of the Democratic Party was a "nightmare." The post CNN’s Van Jones: Democratic Party Is ‘Screwed,’ This Is a ‘Nightmare’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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68 h. ago Van Jones warns Democratic Party is 'screwed,' adding they 'don't know what to do'

Former Obama advisor Van Jones lamented the state of his party after members faced backlash for interrupting President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress.

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5 d. ago South Carolina man faces federal charges for allegedly threatening to assassinate Trump

A South Carolina man, identified as Travis Keith Lang, was federally indicted this week for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

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6 d. ago Alaska Baptist leader resigns after supporting autonomy of his church

Alaska Baptist leader resigns after supporting autonomy of his church  Baptist News Global

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6 d. ago Travis Kelce calls out Eagles for loopholes in Saquon Barkley's new contract

Travis Kelce spoke out against the incentives in Saquon Barkley's new contract during an episode of the tight end's podcast, disagreeing with them.

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6 d. ago Crogl, armed with $30M, takes the wraps off a new AI ‘Iron Man suit’ for security analysts

AI agents are marching across the world of IT, and on Thursday a startup called Crogl is debuting its contribution to the field: an autonomous assistant for cybersecurity researchers to help them analyse thousands of daily network alerts to find and fix actual security incidents. The assistant — described by Crogl’s CEO and co-founder Monzy […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 d. ago Crogl, armed with $30M, says it’s built an AI ‘Iron Man suit’ for security analysts

AI agents are marching across the world of IT, and on Thursday a startup called Crogl is debuting its contribution to the field: an autonomous assistant that helps cybersecurity researchers analyze daily network alerts to find and fix security incidents. The assistant — described by Crogl’s CEO and co-founder Monzy Merza as an “Iron Man […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 d. ago Travis Kelce has a 'bad taste in my mouth' after analyzing Chiefs' Super Bowl film: 'Let my guys down'

After watching film of Super Bowl LIX, Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs star who is returning for the 2025 season, said he "let my guys down" with a performance he's learned from.

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7 d. ago Hyundai pairs up with Yandex spinoff Avride to develop robotaxis

Hyundai Motor Company and Avride have agreed to jointly develop autonomous vehicles in a tie up that will deepen the relationship between the two companies. The deal will focus on autonomous vehicle technology designed for robotaxis. The two companies will also look into other use cases for the technology, including autonomous delivery services using Avride’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 d. ago Travis Kelce dishes on reasons for Chiefs return after retirement rumors

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce talked about his reasoning for returning for his 13th NFL season amid retirement rumors on his podcast.

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8 d. ago New ESPN mock draft has Patriots making ‘A+’ move with No. 4 pick

"The Patriots need to stack talent, and Hunter gives them an A+ start in that quest.” The post New ESPN mock draft has Patriots making ‘A+’ move with No. 4 pick appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago LlamaIndex launches a cloud service for building unstructed data agents

Agents are the next big thing in AI. Some define these “agents” differently from others, but the general idea is, they’re AI-powered tools that can perform tasks autonomously. The agent hype has reached a fever pitch, but one startup was relatively early to the game: LlamaIndex. Founded by former Uber research scientists, Jerry Liu and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 d. ago LlamaIndex launches a cloud service for building unstructured data agents

Agents are the next big thing in AI. Some define these “agents” differently from others, but the general idea is, they’re AI-powered tools that can perform tasks autonomously. The agent hype has reached a fever pitch, but one startup was relatively early to the game: LlamaIndex. Founded by former Uber research scientists, Jerry Liu and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 d. ago Uber users in Austin are getting matched with Waymo robotaxis

Uber users in Austin now have a choice between a Waymo robotaxi and a human driver. The two companies officially launched Tuesday the “Waymo on Uber” robotaxi service in Austin as part of a partnership that has deepened in recent months. The launch comes just days before SXSW, the annual tech, music, film, and comedy […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 d. ago Former No. 1 overall pick says Patriots should trade up so they don’t miss out on Travis Hunter

"Perfect landing spot for Travis. You get Drake Maye an offensive weapon" The post Former No. 1 overall pick says Patriots should trade up so they don’t miss out on Travis Hunter appeared first on Boston.com.

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9 d. ago Mike Vrabel weighs in from the NFL Combine on Travis Hunter, Drake Maye

One thing Vrabel stressed about his new quarterback Maye is "making sure that he’s not putting himself in harm's way when he doesn’t have to." The post Mike Vrabel weighs in from the NFL Combine on Travis Hunter, Drake Maye appeared first on Boston.com.

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