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This Robot Brings Project Hail Mary’s Rocky to Life

Project Hail Mary has taken the box office by storm this spring and has left moviegoers wishing they had a friend like the five-legged, alien engineer called Rocky. YouTuber Leviathan Engineering doesn’t anticipate being able to take a trip to planet Erid any time soon, so he built a robotic clone of Rocky instead. It may not be an actual alien, but it does talk just like the real deal. As a bonus, this one doesn’t need a high-pressure, ammonia-rich atmosphere to survive.

The build combines hobbyist robotics, 3D printing, and modern AI tools to recreate one of science fiction’s most beloved recent characters in physical form. Rather than simply constructing a static prop, the creator wanted Rocky to move, gesture, and hold conversations dynamically, much like the character seen on screen.

Wiring up the hardware for testing (📷: Leviathan Engineering)

This was made possible with a Raspberry Pi 5...

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'AI security controls are only as strong as the wider application environment around them': OpenAI forced to patch after experts bypass ChatGPT 'lockdown mode' to gain access to entire chat history

* Researchers bypassed ChatGPT Lockdown Mode, showing prompt-injection attacks could evade built-in protections * The flaw enabled sandbox escapes that could support data theft, phishing, malware delivery, or malicious popups * OpenAI patched the issue server-side, highlighting risks in AI application layers beyond the model itself OpenAI was recently forced to upgrade ChatGPT&

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Fox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku

In Brief 8:05 AM PST · November 6, 2026 Fox has completed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku, wrapping up one of the biggest media deals in recent years and giving the company a major boost in the streaming and connected TV space. Announced Friday, the deal brings the streaming

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AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

Lately a new kind of pitch has found its way into my inbox. “Not sure if you've heard,” writes someone named Nick, “but AI labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI are paying media companies such as Wired $350K to $1.8M as a one time fee for a

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Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO

Companies are using more AI than ever, but they’re not spending more on it. A new report from Ramp shows AI spending flatlined over late summer even as token volumes rose, a sign that price competition and savvier customers may be capping revenue for OpenAI and Anthropic. According to

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'AI security controls are only as strong as the wider application environment around them': OpenAI forced to patch after experts bypass ChatGPT 'lockdown mode' to gain access to entire chat history

Fox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku

AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO