Humanoid robots face a major test with Amazon’s Digit pilots
Announced amid a deluge of news at this week’s Delivering the Future event in Seattle was word that Amazon will begin testing Agility’s Digit in a move that could bring
» Read morePaddy Cosgrave has stepped down as CEO of Web Summit
Paddy Cosgrave has stepped down as CEO of Web Summit, the 14-year-old conference business that he cofounded and which has gone on to host one of Europe’s biggest annual tech
» Read moreTucker Carlson is a media startup founder — again
When Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News in April, no one thought the host, known for his shows that frequently advance racist ideals and conspiracy theories, would be off
» Read moreThis week in AI: Can we trust DeepMind to be ethical?
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world
» Read moreScientists detect 8 billion-year-old radio burst. It’s a mystery
Radio telescopes have revolutionized the cosmos. Radio wave signals from outer space — first detected in 1932 by engineer Karl Jansky — show that the tranquil night sky is not
» Read moreScientists drop robot into dark ocean, film weird brilliant world
The lightless deep sea is swirling with life. New footage captured in the “twilight zone” — areas of the ocean starting at around 100 meters (330 feet) deep where sunlight
» Read moreHow to have sex in space: It’s harder than you think
During his first morning on the space shuttle Discovery, astronaut Mike Mullane woke up with a massive hard-on. Scientists once questioned whether erections would be possible in space because blood
» Read moreOkta says hackers stole customer access tokens from support unit
Identity and access giant Okta said a hacker broke into its customer support ticket system and stole sensitive files that can be used to break into the networks of Okta’s
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