2025-02-20

UK’s answer to DARPA backs synthetic muscles and e-skin in new robotics project

A British R&D unit that’s been compared to DARPA is funding synthetic muscles, electronic skin, and mechanical hands for a robotics dexterity project. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency [...]

2025-02-19

Glaciers in the Alps have shrunk 39% in the last two decades, satellite data reveals

British startup Earthwave and a group of European scientists have used satellite data to map out glacial melt across the globe — and the results are alarming. The team discovered that the European A [...]

2025-02-18

All of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 days

AI hardware startup Humane has given its users just ten (10!) days notice that their Pins will be disconnected. In a note to its customers, the company said AI Pins will “continue to function normal [...]

2025-02-18

Chase Bank may block Zelle payments to social media contacts as scams surge

Chase Bank is cracking down on Zelle payments to social media contacts in an effort to stop scammers. [...]

2025-02-18

Can dumbphones revive Europe’s mobile industry?

Do you remember your first phone? The thought of mine brings a tear to my eye. It was a beautiful blue Nokia 3310 — and it was borderline indestructible. Best of all, the handset had the greatest mo [...]

2025-02-18

Exclusive: Tech mogul Mel Morris announces public launch of AI research engine Corpora.ai

British tech mogul Mel Morris has announced the general release of AI research engine Corpora.ai. The system provides a new approach to research. Built to generate comprehensive reports from single pr [...]

2025-02-18

New Grok 3 release tops LLM leaderboards despite Musk-approved “based” opinions

xAI shows off new chatbot that calls legacy media outlets "garbage." [...]

2025-02-18

EU might impose further regulation on WhatsApp

WhatsApp may face greater regulation in the European Union thanks to an increase in users on its open channels. The platform announced Friday that these feeds for news sources, public figures and more [...]

2025-02-18

xAI launches Grok 3 AI, claiming it is capable of 'human reasoning'

xAI has launched its Grok 3 models during a livestream with Elon Musk, who said they were "an order of magnitude more capable than Grok 2." The Grok 3 mini model can answer questions quickly [...]