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Which Automatic Litter Box Is Best? We Tested Litter-Robot’s Lineup

Whisker’s Litter-Robot name has become synonymous with the automatic litter box. We’ve tested the entire lineup and can help you choose the best model for your household.

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Which Automatic Litter Box Is Best? We Tested Litter-Robot’s Lineup

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When Robots Have Their ChatGPT Moment, Remember These Pincers

From sorting chicken nuggets to screwing in light bulbs, Eka’s robots are eerily lifelike. But do they have real physical smarts?

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When Robots Have Their ChatGPT Moment, Remember These Pincers

TechCrunch

Coby Adcock's Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.

We visited Scout AI's training ground where it's working on AI agents that give individual soldiers control of fleets of autonomous vehicles.

1 hour ago

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Coby Adcock's Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.

WIRED

How AI Could Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance

At WIRED Health, British surgeon Ara Darzi said AI is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant infections. But a lack of incentives means innovation may not reach patients.

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How AI Could Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance

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TechCrunch

How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world

Geopolitical turmoil has made venture investing challenging, leading Kompas VC to carve out a niche in startups focused on the physical world.

7 hours ago

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How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world

WIRED

OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.

11 hours ago

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OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

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Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App

Tinder and Hinge parent company Match Group invested $100 million into the queer cruising app Sniffies. The move has left users feeling uneasy about what happens next.

14 hours ago

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Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App

Engadget

Texas Instruments made a new flagship graphing calculator: the TI-84 Evo

14 hours ago

Engadget

Texas Instruments made a new flagship graphing calculator: the TI-84 Evo

Ars Technica

Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days

When doctors saw him, his limbs were discolored and crackling.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days

Engadget

iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools

15 hours ago

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iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools

Ars Technica

Drone pilot makes US rescind no-fly zones around unmarked, moving ICE vehicles

Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Drone pilot makes US rescind no-fly zones around unmarked, moving ICE vehicles

TechCrunch

Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men

The app is Match Group's newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again.

16 hours ago

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Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men

TechCrunch

Google expands Pentagon's access to its AI after Anthropic's refusal

After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department.

16 hours ago

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Google expands Pentagon's access to its AI after Anthropic's refusal

Ars Technica

Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage

Humanoid robots could load cargo and clean aircraft cabins at Haneda Airport.

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage

WIRED

The UK’s Answer to Darpa Wants to Rewire the Human Brain

ARIA has a billion-dollar budget and big aspirations for tackling everything from epilepsy to Alzheimer's.

16 hours ago

WIRED

The UK’s Answer to Darpa Wants to Rewire the Human Brain

TechCrunch

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly not responded to authorities’ requests for information.

17 hours ago

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Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

Engadget

Games Done Quick will host its first ever event in Europe

17 hours ago

Engadget

Games Done Quick will host its first ever event in Europe

Engadget

Snapchat is rolling out sponsored AI agents

18 hours ago

Engadget

Snapchat is rolling out sponsored AI agents

TechCrunch

US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of 'geofence' search warrants

The U.S. top court is expected to rule on whether to allow police to identify criminal suspects by dragnet searching the databases of tech giants.

18 hours ago

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US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of 'geofence' search warrants

Engadget

Google Translate uses AI to help you practice pronunciation

18 hours ago

Engadget

Google Translate uses AI to help you practice pronunciation

Engadget

Google and the Pentagon sign classified deal to give the Department of Defense unfettered access to its AI models

18 hours ago

Engadget

Google and the Pentagon sign classified deal to give the Department of Defense unfettered access to its AI models

Ars Technica

GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage

GitHub says it can no longer absorb "escalating inference cost" from it heaviest AI users.

19 hours ago

Ars Technica

GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage

Ars Technica

The great American data center divide

Many rural communities are viscerally opposed to AI infrastructure.

20 hours ago

Ars Technica

The great American data center divide

Ars Technica

A billion miles in less than a decade: GM's Super Cruise reaches a milestone

The hands-free, eyes-on driver assist only works on geofenced highways.

20 hours ago

Ars Technica

A billion miles in less than a decade: GM's Super Cruise reaches a milestone