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Microduck Wants to Make Physical AI Easy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only getting more powerful, but it is also becoming more accessible. Anyone with a reasonably modern computer can download an AI model, fine-tune it, and begin experimenting. Unfortunately, robotics hasn’t quite kept up in this regard. That means developing AI systems that can interact with the physical world is still challenging. In most cases, you’ll need expensive hardware, specialized software, and plenty of patience. Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics are hoping to change that with a new robot called Microduck.

Standing just 25 cm (9.8 inches) tall and weighing only 780 grams, Microduck is a small biped robot built specifically for learning and experimentation. Rather than shipping as a completely finished consumer gadget, it is designed to be a platform for developers, students, and hobbyists interested in reinforcement learning and physical AI. At an introductory preorder price of $399, it also costs a fraction...

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NASA & IBM Built An AI To Find Moon Water So We Don't Die Of Thirst Up There

IBM and NASA have teamed up to launch the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, an open-source AI built to analyze petabytes of observations collected over decades of moon missions. Hosted publicly on Hugging Face alongside its GitHub codebase, the model gives researchers a unified tool to process complex, multi-sensor datasets that

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Anthropic Threat Report Exposes Attempts To Build Biological Weapons With Claude

Anthropic has disclosed that several scientists and state-backed research groups were caught using Claude AI to assist with potentially dangerous biological research. The presumed threats (scientific or nefarious) have since been blocked by the company. Anthropic's detailed report outlines five specific case studies occurring between late 2025 and

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Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold

Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI. That isn’t Apple’s former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad — “Tim Cook from Palmerston North” just

Android users can now move passwords and passkeys between managers without risky file exports

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: Although not foolproof, password managers are one of the most secure ways to generate, store, and use passwords. However, switching between them can be tedious and, in some cases, open users

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NASA & IBM Built An AI To Find Moon Water So We Don't Die Of Thirst Up There

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Android users can now move passwords and passkeys between managers without risky file exports