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Robots can put on some really impressive shows on stage when the conditions are controlled and everything is carefully choreographed. But things aren’t so easy in the real world. After stepping off the stage, they have to recognize when the terrain changes, decide whether to climb, jump, or slow
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TL;DR ZTE showed the NaviX Ultra at WAIC, calling it the first agentic AI smartphone. It runs ByteDance’s Doubao agent. StepFun and Honor showed similar devices. ZTE showcased the NaviX Ultra at the World AI Conference in Shanghai this week, calling it the world’s first agentic AI
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* US Air Force drone fires live missile during landmark autonomous aircraft test * Human pilots remain in control despite growing drone autonomy capabilities * YFQ-44A advances America’s plans for future robotic fighter operations The US Air Force has successfully tested a Collaborative Combat Aircraft firing a live AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, marking
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Waymo said it’s making “temporary adjustments” to its robotaxi service in San Francisco amidst a power outage that appears to have affected around 7,000 PG&E customers in the city. According to a screenshot posted on social media, Waymo is telling SF customers that service is “temporarily
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The Fluance RT87 might be just a little inconvenient, what with all the fiddling it requires for proper setup, but you'll forgive it once it's up and running. Why? Because it sounds glorious when it's good and ready. It’s pretty heavy duty, with
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When developer Campo Santo released Firewatch in 2016, it was an unexpected hit. A debut title launching from a tiny indie studio with zero combat and doing really well is usually the stuff of fantasy, but Firewatch surpassed expectations – and it certainly surprised me. From the Backlog Every gamer has
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Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, generating another wave of discourse about China and open source AI. Moonshot said that although Kimi K3 “still trails the most powerful proprietary models, Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol,” the new open source
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Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. Mystic Leaks suggests that the Pixel 11a will return to featuring a flagship-grade processor with the Tensor G6. Rather than the Tensor
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Take your backyard birding to a new level with the Harymor smart feeder, one in a new class home technology that lets you experience local wildlife up close from your phone, no matter where you are. There’s a video from a content creator doing the rounds on social media
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* France vs England Kick-Off time: Saturday, July 18 | 10pm BST / 5pm ET / 7am AEST (Sun) * Watch free on BBC (UK) / SBS (AUS) / CazéTV's YouTube (Brazil) * Unlock your free streams with Norton VPN (60-day money back guarantee) Kylian Mbappe is set to face Real Madrid team-mate Jude Bellingham as
