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A growing collection of pocket-sized gadgets lets you record your meetings & extract value from them. Here are some #WIRED favorite #AI #Notetakers. www.wired.com/gallery/best...
The Best AI Notetakers to Record Your Meetings, Interviews, or Classes
A growing collection of pocket-sized gadgets lets you record your meetings and extract value from them. Here are our favorites.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A growing collection of pocket-sized gadgets lets you record your meetings & extract value from them. Here are some #WIRED favorite #AI #Notetakers. www.wired.com/gallery/best...
Hear #Coursera’s plan to merge with fellow online learning platform #Udemy. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Watch Coursera, Udemy Merger to Boost Online AI Education - Bloomberg
Greg Hart, President and CEO of Coursera, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the firm's plans to merge with fellow online learning platform Udemy. Hart says he will remain CEO of the newly ...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Hear #Coursera’s plan to merge with fellow online learning platform #Udemy. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
To bring a #robot to life, motion-activating components, or #actuators, are essential. If robots are to become more sophisticated, they will have to have more #efficient, more #precise & #intelligent actuators. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Making robots useful and affordable will need better motors
Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
To bring a #robot to life, motion-activating components, or #actuators, are essential. If robots are to become more sophisticated, they will have to have more #efficient, more #precise & #intelligent actuators. www.bbc.com/news/article...
For a few days last week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called #Moltbook, which billed itself as a #SocialNetwork for #bots. Moltbook went #viral in a matter of hours. More than 1.7 million agents now have accounts. www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1...
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
For a few days last week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called #Moltbook, which billed itself as a #SocialNetwork for #bots. Moltbook went #viral in a matter of hours. More than 1.7 million agents now have accounts. www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1...
#Harvard #3Dprinting experts devised a new fabrication method for printing #robotic devices that feature long filaments with precisely placed hollow channels. When filled with air, the channels allow the device to #bend & #deform in predetermined ways. seas.harvard.edu/news/3d-prin...
3D Printing Soft Robots
Rotational multimaterial printing offers intricate, programmable shapes
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February 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
#Harvard #3Dprinting experts devised a new fabrication method for printing #robotic devices that feature long filaments with precisely placed hollow channels. When filled with air, the channels allow the device to #bend & #deform in predetermined ways. seas.harvard.edu/news/3d-prin...
#AGIBOTNIGHT marks the world's first large-scale live #event fully led by #humanoid #robots, they took center stage to perform dance, magic, comedy & music, appearing not as tools or supporting elements, but as the primary performers throughout the show. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
AGIBOT Hosts "AGIBOT NIGHT," a Robot-Led Live Gala Show
/PRNewswire/ -- AGIBOT, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, today hosted AGIBOT NIGHT, a robot-led gala show streaming on...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
#AGIBOTNIGHT marks the world's first large-scale live #event fully led by #humanoid #robots, they took center stage to perform dance, magic, comedy & music, appearing not as tools or supporting elements, but as the primary performers throughout the show. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
To help get #nursing education programs back on a successful track, #schools are turning to #AI not as a replacement for educators, but as a powerful tool to personalize learning, enhance engagement & improve NCLEX outcomes.
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AI in Nursing Education: Strategies for Engagement and Curriculum Data Implementation
Nursing schools are using AI to combat faculty shortages and improve NCLEX scores. Learn how adaptive learning and virtual simulation are saving the pipeline.
hitconsultant.net
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
To help get #nursing education programs back on a successful track, #schools are turning to #AI not as a replacement for educators, but as a powerful tool to personalize learning, enhance engagement & improve NCLEX outcomes.
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#Entertainment about or made with #AI has been missing the mark with #viewers over the past year.
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Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue
Entertainment about or made with artificial intelligence has been missing the mark with viewers over the past year.
www.wired.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
#Entertainment about or made with #AI has been missing the mark with #viewers over the past year.
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Studies from the #DepartmentofCommunicationandLearninginScience show that #AI tools may be #reshaping how #students perceive #knowledge & #learning—a perspective that is not always shared by teachers & universities.
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AI challenges established norms in higher education
Studies from the Department of Communication and Learning in Science show that AI tools such as ChatGPT are not merely being used as support in students' studies. In fact, they may be reshaping how st...
phys.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Studies from the #DepartmentofCommunicationandLearninginScience show that #AI tools may be #reshaping how #students perceive #knowledge & #learning—a perspective that is not always shared by teachers & universities.
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Big US technology companies (#Alphabet, #Amazon, #Meta & #Microsoft) together have forecast #capital expenditures that will reach about $650 billion in 2026 — a mind-boggling tide of cash earmarked for new #datacenters and all the gear housed within them. finance.yahoo.com/news/big-tec...
Big Tech to Spend $650 Billion This Year as AI Race Intensifies
The spending planned by Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp., all in pursuit of dominance in the still-nascent market for AI tools, is a boom without a parallel this...
finance.yahoo.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Big US technology companies (#Alphabet, #Amazon, #Meta & #Microsoft) together have forecast #capital expenditures that will reach about $650 billion in 2026 — a mind-boggling tide of cash earmarked for new #datacenters and all the gear housed within them. finance.yahoo.com/news/big-tec...
More Acquisitions: #TexasInstruments > #SiliconLabs; #UiPath > #WorkFusion; #VolarisGroup > #Zonal; #WovenSolutions > #ApiraTechnologies; #Zscaler > #SquareX
Mergers: #Intrack & #Tektonux; #Purlin & #FinalOffer
IPOs: #ForgentPowerSolutions; #PicPay
Mergers: #Intrack & #Tektonux; #Purlin & #FinalOffer
IPOs: #ForgentPowerSolutions; #PicPay
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
More Acquisitions: #TexasInstruments > #SiliconLabs; #UiPath > #WorkFusion; #VolarisGroup > #Zonal; #WovenSolutions > #ApiraTechnologies; #Zscaler > #SquareX
Mergers: #Intrack & #Tektonux; #Purlin & #FinalOffer
IPOs: #ForgentPowerSolutions; #PicPay
Mergers: #Intrack & #Tektonux; #Purlin & #FinalOffer
IPOs: #ForgentPowerSolutions; #PicPay
Acquisitions: #ActiveCampaign > #FeedbackIntelligence; #AetherHoldings > #PublicView.ai; #Arcesium > #Limina; #Dash0 > #Lumigo; #MarvellTechnologies > #CelestialAI; #Newsela > #Schoolytics; #Ondas > #RotronAero; #Siemens > #CanopusAI; #SPXTechnologies > #CrawfordUnited
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Acquisitions: #ActiveCampaign > #FeedbackIntelligence; #AetherHoldings > #PublicView.ai; #Arcesium > #Limina; #Dash0 > #Lumigo; #MarvellTechnologies > #CelestialAI; #Newsela > #Schoolytics; #Ondas > #RotronAero; #Siemens > #CanopusAI; #SPXTechnologies > #CrawfordUnited
Agreed Acquisitions: #CGI > #StratfieldConsulting; #DevonEnergy > #CoterraEnergy; #Flowserve > #TrilliumFlowTech’s Values Division; #GenisSports > #Legend; #HalozymeTherapeutics > #SurfBio; #IonQ > #skyWaterTechnology; #OndalMedicalSystems > #VolkerVideo; #SpringHealth > #Alma
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Agreed Acquisitions: #CGI > #StratfieldConsulting; #DevonEnergy > #CoterraEnergy; #Flowserve > #TrilliumFlowTech’s Values Division; #GenisSports > #Legend; #HalozymeTherapeutics > #SurfBio; #IonQ > #skyWaterTechnology; #OndalMedicalSystems > #VolkerVideo; #SpringHealth > #Alma
Funding Raises: #Waymo $16B; #CerebrasSystems $1B Series H; #ElevenLabs $500M Series D; #CesiumAstro $470M; #Skyryse $300M Series C; #BedrockRobotics $270M Series B; #Fundamental $255M Series A; #Positron $230M Series B; #VulcanForms $220M Series D; #Goodfire $150M Series B
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Funding Raises: #Waymo $16B; #CerebrasSystems $1B Series H; #ElevenLabs $500M Series D; #CesiumAstro $470M; #Skyryse $300M Series C; #BedrockRobotics $270M Series B; #Fundamental $255M Series A; #Positron $230M Series B; #VulcanForms $220M Series D; #Goodfire $150M Series B
#AI is #reshaping #education but will not determine its future. That responsibility remains where it belongs: with institutions willing to #govern wisely and reassert the human core of #teaching & #learning. www.aei.org/society-and-...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
#AI is #reshaping #education but will not determine its future. That responsibility remains where it belongs: with institutions willing to #govern wisely and reassert the human core of #teaching & #learning. www.aei.org/society-and-...
The model #robot demonstrated remarkable precision, stability & speed across a highly complex #dance routine. www.livescience.com/technology/r...
Watch awkward Chinese humanoid robot lay it all down on the dance floor
The model demonstrated remarkable precision, stability and speed across a highly complex dance routine.
www.livescience.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The model #robot demonstrated remarkable precision, stability & speed across a highly complex #dance routine. www.livescience.com/technology/r...
#OIST (Japan) scientists demonstrated the potential of #InnerSpeech to #improve #AIlearning, showing how AI models can generalize across different tasks more easily when supported by both inner speech & short-term memory.
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Inner 'self-talk' helps AI models learn, adapt and multitask more easily
Talking to oneself is a trait which feels inherently human. Our inner monologs help us organize our thoughts, make decisions, and understand our emotions. But it's not just humans who can reap the ben...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
#OIST (Japan) scientists demonstrated the potential of #InnerSpeech to #improve #AIlearning, showing how AI models can generalize across different tasks more easily when supported by both inner speech & short-term memory.
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The #risk #AI poses to #students #outweighs its benefits, concludes a #BrookingsInstitutue report. Yet the reality is that 85% of teachers & 86% of students across the country used AI at some level during the 2024-25 school year. www.edweek.org/technology/t...
The Risks and Rewards of AI in School: What to Know
Brookings Institution's report details the best ways to minimize risk and utilize benefits of AI for students.
www.edweek.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The #risk #AI poses to #students #outweighs its benefits, concludes a #BrookingsInstitutue report. Yet the reality is that 85% of teachers & 86% of students across the country used AI at some level during the 2024-25 school year. www.edweek.org/technology/t...
#Biohybrid #robots, which rely on living muscles to drive force generation, could be of use in many applications. But the development of untethered & autonomous machines will require the integration of onboard #electronics for sensing, control & power. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using electronics to build biohybrid robots with physical intelligence - Nature Electronics
Biohybrid robots, which rely on living muscles to drive force generation, could be of use in applications ranging from microsurgery to unmanned exploration. But the development of untethered and auton...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#Biohybrid #robots, which rely on living muscles to drive force generation, could be of use in many applications. But the development of untethered & autonomous machines will require the integration of onboard #electronics for sensing, control & power. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#UniversityofStrathclyde (Scotland) researchers have pooled their knowledge of lasers & #AI to produce a technology that can dramatically reduce the time it takes to design advanced #optical components for lasers—and could pave the way for new discoveries in science. phys.org/news/2026-02...
Machine learning accelerates plasma mirror design for high-power lasers
Plasma mirrors capable of withstanding the intensity of powerful lasers are being designed through an emerging machine learning framework. Researchers in Physics and Computer Science at the University...
phys.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
#UniversityofStrathclyde (Scotland) researchers have pooled their knowledge of lasers & #AI to produce a technology that can dramatically reduce the time it takes to design advanced #optical components for lasers—and could pave the way for new discoveries in science. phys.org/news/2026-02...
As the #AI era takes shape, albeit at an early stage, many Korean parents & #students find themselves #disoriented. In 2023, the #BankofKorea warned that high-income #professions such as medicine, law & accountancy were highly #vulnerable to AI #disruption. www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
AI is upon us. So why is Korea still fixated on rote-learning?
Bae Hyun-jin (not her real name), 46, is an activist who openly opposes South Korea’s private education culture. Yet she carries a secret. She currently spends
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February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
As the #AI era takes shape, albeit at an early stage, many Korean parents & #students find themselves #disoriented. In 2023, the #BankofKorea warned that high-income #professions such as medicine, law & accountancy were highly #vulnerable to AI #disruption. www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
#Amazon has one #million #robots working in its facilities, a number that is fast-approaching its global employee headcount of almost 1.6 million. Recently, Amazon #laidoff 16,000 corporate employees, following 14,000 job cuts seen in October. www.visualcapitalist.com/rise-of-amaz...
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Charted: Amazon Is Hiring Robots While Cutting Human Jobs
Amazon robots hit one million as record layoffs sweep the company. We show the rapid growth in Amazon's robot fleet since 2013.
www.visualcapitalist.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
#Amazon has one #million #robots working in its facilities, a number that is fast-approaching its global employee headcount of almost 1.6 million. Recently, Amazon #laidoff 16,000 corporate employees, following 14,000 job cuts seen in October. www.visualcapitalist.com/rise-of-amaz...
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#AI training techniques offer four strategies to prevent metric gaming & improve organizational performance #measurement. sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what...
What AI Can Teach Us About Designing Better KPIs
How to avoid Goodhart’s Law, or gaming behavior, in organizations, using methods adapted from AI training techniques.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
#AI training techniques offer four strategies to prevent metric gaming & improve organizational performance #measurement. sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what...
#India, with +1 billion internet users, has become a proving ground for #Google’s #education #AI amid intensifying competition from rivals, including OpenAI & Microsoft. The country now accounts for the highest global usage of #Gemini for #learning. techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/i...
India is teaching Google how AI in education can scale | TechCrunch
With the highest global usage of Gemini for learning, India is emerging as a key market shaping Google's approach to AI in education.
techcrunch.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#India, with +1 billion internet users, has become a proving ground for #Google’s #education #AI amid intensifying competition from rivals, including OpenAI & Microsoft. The country now accounts for the highest global usage of #Gemini for #learning. techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/i...
Over the next decades, #robots are expected to make their way into a variety of environments. Many of the most advanced & promising robots designed to date are so-called #legged robots, which consist of a central body structure with limbs attached to it. techxplore.com/news/2026-01...
Training four-legged robots as if they were dogs
Over the next decades, robots are expected to make their way into a growing number of households, public spaces, and professional environments. Many of the most advanced and promising robots designed ...
techxplore.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Over the next decades, #robots are expected to make their way into a variety of environments. Many of the most advanced & promising robots designed to date are so-called #legged robots, which consist of a central body structure with limbs attached to it. techxplore.com/news/2026-01...