Amazon's groundbreaking Vulcan robot boasts a sense of touch, revolutionizing robotics by deftly manipulating objects, easing employee workloads in fulfillment centers, and marking a pivotal fusion of robotics, engineering, and AI to comprehend physical interactions.
Netflix is embracing the vertical video format popularized by TikTok, testing a new feed in its mobile app that will showcase short clips users can watch, save, or share, as the streaming giant continues to experiment with new ways to engage viewers.
Postgres 18 introduces asynchronous I/O (AIO) for read operations, offering potential performance gains of up to 3x, especially in cloud environments with high storage latency, through options like dedicated I/O worker processes or the Linux io_uring interface.
Yale's Digital Ethics Center is collaborating with state lawmakers, scholars, tech leaders, and nonprofits to develop balanced AI regulations that foster innovation while safeguarding public interests, aiming to coordinate state-level policies in the absence of federal AI legislation.
Cybersecurity companies scramble to develop identity management systems for AI agents as Deloitte predicts 25% of companies will pilot autonomous AI workers this year, creating unprecedented security risks including 24/7 data breach potential and credential misuse that traditional authentication methods cannot address.
Figure AI, a US startup, has unveiled ambitious plans to mass-produce AI-powered humanoid robots, targeting 12,000 units per year from its BotQ facility, with a goal of shipping 100,000 robots by 2029 for industrial, logistics, and eventually home applications.
Argentina's ambitious plan to build the world's first Nuclear City, powered by small modular reactors to attract AI data centers, faces skepticism over its feasibility, with critics citing potential hurdles like timelines, labor shortages, and continued reliance on fossil fuels.
Bill Gates and experts shed light on AI's limitations, emphasizing the necessity of human intelligence to guide AI systems, as demonstrated by AI agents autonomously discovering encryption methods, highlighting the complex interplay between human ingenuity and artificial intelligence.
Researchers unveil a polarization technique to address memory loss, recency bias, and robustness issues in State Space Models, while also tackling the inefficient 'overthinking' behavior of Large Language Models like OpenAI's o1, reducing redundant computations for improved accuracy and efficiency.
The AI boom, fueled by breakthroughs like DeepSeek's R1 and ChatGPT, is driving surging energy demands, heightening cybersecurity risks through AI-generated malware, and necessitating responsible governance frameworks to address the ethical and regulatory challenges of pervasive AI adoption.