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As robots learn to fake feelings, the line between comfort and creepy keeps shrinking. Screenshot on YouTube/Otofootage Humanoid robots have come a long way from clunky and monotone machines. Today's models can hold conversations, dance (well, sort-of) and even mimic human facial expressions with unsettling accuracy. The
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Apple TV dropped the “Plus” from its name, but its number of must-see series continues to grow. Make no mistake, this applies to the streamer’s sci-fi shows, as well. Simply put, the genre titles available on the streamer are some of the best around. If you’ve been wondering
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Pollen Robotics showed off Microduck last month, which packs some very capable hardware into an adorable little robot duck. Unfortunately, anyone hoping to get their hands on one will have to wait until later this year. Luwu Dynamics decided that was too long, so it created XGO Duck, an open-source
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Back to the days of the telephone, helping your friend with the computer was a bit like this: * Human A - Hey, so, yes, wait, you need to close the window. * Human B - What window? * Human A - Well, how many windows you have? * Human B - I have
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Today, I’m talking with Matthew Prince, who is CEO of Cloudflare. This episode is part of a two-part series on the future of business. Matthew last joined us on the show about two and a half years ago, at what we thought then was a wild pivot point for
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Countless fields, from military operations to environmental research, rely heavily on drones. Executing a safe landing is still one of the biggest challenges, especially when conditions are far from perfect. Researchers have already come up with some pretty creative solutions. Learning from the animal world, they developed drones that can
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All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. Amazon Prime Day deals are back, baby. The second sale of the year is officially dubbed Prime Big Deal Days and
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Personal AI agents like Muse and Instinct are reshaping user interaction with tech, handling complex tasks and retaining memory for better personalisation. Prefer HTon Google A lot depends on how one defines a personal agent. The artificial intelligence (AI) industry is keen to sell autonomous software that can be set
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Farmers around the world face a pressing problem: the equipment they use to till, plant, and harvest their fields is killing their margins. Studies have estimated that soil compaction can reduce yields by 20% to 60%. Plowing can help, but it’s a laborious and expensive task that harms soil
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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. Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla. The Information reports that Tesla produced “several
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We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement on our site, but not the content of our reviews. See our Terms of Use for details. This week’s technology news reflected the widening reach of artificial intelligence, from orbital processors and local workstations
