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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas just got a big upgrade.
It can now learn new tasks by
*watching humans* in VR rather than months of coding.
Atlas picked up, folded, stacked, and even recovered from mistakes like dropped parts, learning faster each time.
iottechnews.com/news/atlas-r...
It can now learn new tasks by
*watching humans* in VR rather than months of coding.
Atlas picked up, folded, stacked, and even recovered from mistakes like dropped parts, learning faster each time.
iottechnews.com/news/atlas-r...
Atlas robot learns new tricks using human-watching AI model
Work with Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas robot shows off a new approach to learning complex new tasks using a human-watching AI model.
iottechnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas just got a big upgrade.
It can now learn new tasks by
*watching humans* in VR rather than months of coding.
Atlas picked up, folded, stacked, and even recovered from mistakes like dropped parts, learning faster each time.
iottechnews.com/news/atlas-r...
It can now learn new tasks by
*watching humans* in VR rather than months of coding.
Atlas picked up, folded, stacked, and even recovered from mistakes like dropped parts, learning faster each time.
iottechnews.com/news/atlas-r...
On August 23, 1966, Lunar Orbiter 1 accidentally gave us the first photograph of Earth from the Moon’s orbit.
The result was history’s first Earthrise: a ghostly crescent Earth above the lunar horizon.
In 2008, engineers restored the images in an abandoned McDonald’s near NASA Ames—“McMoon’s.”
The result was history’s first Earthrise: a ghostly crescent Earth above the lunar horizon.
In 2008, engineers restored the images in an abandoned McDonald’s near NASA Ames—“McMoon’s.”
August 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On August 23, 1966, Lunar Orbiter 1 accidentally gave us the first photograph of Earth from the Moon’s orbit.
The result was history’s first Earthrise: a ghostly crescent Earth above the lunar horizon.
In 2008, engineers restored the images in an abandoned McDonald’s near NASA Ames—“McMoon’s.”
The result was history’s first Earthrise: a ghostly crescent Earth above the lunar horizon.
In 2008, engineers restored the images in an abandoned McDonald’s near NASA Ames—“McMoon’s.”
In non-tech news, 2024 brings along with it the lapsing into public domain (in most of the world) of J.R.R. Tolkien's works.
Some countries such as the US and Canada have legislated copyright extensions, so Tolkien's works are still under copyright there.
Some countries such as the US and Canada have legislated copyright extensions, so Tolkien's works are still under copyright there.
January 2, 2024 at 10:02 AM
In non-tech news, 2024 brings along with it the lapsing into public domain (in most of the world) of J.R.R. Tolkien's works.
Some countries such as the US and Canada have legislated copyright extensions, so Tolkien's works are still under copyright there.
Some countries such as the US and Canada have legislated copyright extensions, so Tolkien's works are still under copyright there.
Wishing everyone a great year ahead.
January 1, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Wishing everyone a great year ahead.
A little reminder that tech does have a dark side sometimes.
She spent her inheritance sending money to TikTok Livestreamers. What started as a game turned into ...
Cindi White spent more than $25,000 on TikTok Influencers. TikTok's Live Matches have a dark side.
www.businessinsider.com
December 28, 2023 at 3:38 PM
A little reminder that tech does have a dark side sometimes.
Merry Christmas, and to all a good night!
December 24, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Merry Christmas, and to all a good night!
Bad timing for Apple, with the holiday season in full swing.
Apple to stop selling its latest smartwatches after losing patent case to rival that says 'even the ...
Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be halted on the company’s online store on Dec. 21 and at its physical retail locations beginning on Christmas Eve.
fortune.com
December 20, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Bad timing for Apple, with the holiday season in full swing.
And right after the Insomniac leak, Comcast reports a much bigger one of its own.
Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers | TechCrunch
Hackers exploited a known but unpatched flaw, allowing hackers access to the sensitive information of almost 36 million Comcast customers.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2023 at 7:32 PM
And right after the Insomniac leak, Comcast reports a much bigger one of its own.
Insomniac data dump leaked by hackers. ☹️
Even worse than the game data leak is the personal info of employees that the ransomware group dumped out into the open as well.
Even worse than the game data leak is the personal info of employees that the ransomware group dumped out into the open as well.
Snikt! Rhysida dumps more than a terabyte of Insomniac Games’ internal data
The Rhysida ransomware gang publishes 98 per cent of leaked data minutes after the ransom deadline passes – Wolverine game files included.
www.cyberdaily.au
December 19, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Insomniac data dump leaked by hackers. ☹️
Even worse than the game data leak is the personal info of employees that the ransomware group dumped out into the open as well.
Even worse than the game data leak is the personal info of employees that the ransomware group dumped out into the open as well.
Tekken 8 Demo!
PS5 users, dive into Tekken 8 from Dec 14th. Xbox & PC join the fight on Dec 21st. Experience the first chapter and local versus mode. Mark your calendars and free up some disk space!
PS5 users, dive into Tekken 8 from Dec 14th. Xbox & PC join the fight on Dec 21st. Experience the first chapter and local versus mode. Mark your calendars and free up some disk space!
Tekken 8 PS5 demo drops later this week
Bandai Namco has announced a demo for Tekken 8 will be available for PlayStation 5 players from 14th December.A week la…
www.eurogamer.net
December 12, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Tekken 8 Demo!
PS5 users, dive into Tekken 8 from Dec 14th. Xbox & PC join the fight on Dec 21st. Experience the first chapter and local versus mode. Mark your calendars and free up some disk space!
PS5 users, dive into Tekken 8 from Dec 14th. Xbox & PC join the fight on Dec 21st. Experience the first chapter and local versus mode. Mark your calendars and free up some disk space!
A San Francisco jury declares Google's Play Store an illegal monopoly in a pivotal verdict for Epic Games. This marks a turning point in app store dynamics, highlighting Google's monopolistic control in Android app distribution and in-app payments.
Google, of course, will be appealing.
Google, of course, will be appealing.
Epic Games wins court case against Google over barriers to Android app store
A federal court jury in the US has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a b...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 12, 2023 at 1:14 PM
A San Francisco jury declares Google's Play Store an illegal monopoly in a pivotal verdict for Epic Games. This marks a turning point in app store dynamics, highlighting Google's monopolistic control in Android app distribution and in-app payments.
Google, of course, will be appealing.
Google, of course, will be appealing.
Google launches Gemini, claims it's better than GPT 4.
They upgraded Bard to use Gemini 4 Pro, with Ultra to launch next year. So far, I've found that ChatGPT 3.5 is still better.
What are your results? Chime in!
They upgraded Bard to use Gemini 4 Pro, with Ultra to launch next year. So far, I've found that ChatGPT 3.5 is still better.
What are your results? Chime in!
Gemini - Google DeepMind
Gemini is built from the ground up for multimodality — reasoning seamlessly across image, video, audio, and code.
deepmind.google
December 6, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Google launches Gemini, claims it's better than GPT 4.
They upgraded Bard to use Gemini 4 Pro, with Ultra to launch next year. So far, I've found that ChatGPT 3.5 is still better.
What are your results? Chime in!
They upgraded Bard to use Gemini 4 Pro, with Ultra to launch next year. So far, I've found that ChatGPT 3.5 is still better.
What are your results? Chime in!
OpenAI delays the launch of its anticipated custom GPT store to early 2024. The move, based on customer feedback, follows the company's first developer conference introduction of custom GPTs.
OpenAI delays launch of custom GPT store to early 2024
bdnews24.com
December 3, 2023 at 2:47 AM
OpenAI delays the launch of its anticipated custom GPT store to early 2024. The move, based on customer feedback, follows the company's first developer conference introduction of custom GPTs.
Google Messages reaches 1 billion RCS users milestone, adding new features including Photomoji, Reaction Effects, and improved voice message quality.
To celebrate 1 billion RCS users, Google Messages gains additional capabilities
More than one billion people are actively using Google Messages with RCS enabled, marking a significant milestone in Google's mission to replace the antiquated SMS and MMS protocols as the global stan...
researchsnipers.com
December 2, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Google Messages reaches 1 billion RCS users milestone, adding new features including Photomoji, Reaction Effects, and improved voice message quality.
Huawei is gearing up to enter the VR scene! Reports indicate a Huawei Virtual Reality headset is expected to launch next year, potentially rivaling Apple's Vision Pro. Stay tuned for a new player in the immersive tech game. #HuaweiVR #TechNews
Huawei Could Launch a VR Headset to Compete With the Apple Vision Pro
Former Huawei sub brand Honor is also tipped to be working on technology related to a mixed reality headset.
www.gadgets360.com
December 1, 2023 at 6:05 AM
Happy birthday, ChatGPT! One year ago, it unexpectedly introduced the general public to AI, and for better or worse, there's no going back. Looking forward to seeing how things evolve.
November 30, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Happy birthday, ChatGPT! One year ago, it unexpectedly introduced the general public to AI, and for better or worse, there's no going back. Looking forward to seeing how things evolve.