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Google DeepMind teaches a robot to autonomously tie its shoes and fix fellow robots
DeepMind employed a new learning platform, ALOHA Unleashed, paired with its simulation program, DemoStart, to teach robots by watching humans. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Apple AirPods Pro granted FDA approval to serve as hearing aids
The FDA on Thursday announced that it has granted what it calls “the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device, Hearing Aid Feature.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up
A new report attempts to calculate how much damage shipping our Amazon orders is doing to the planet, and how badly the company is missing its own targets.
Why credit card fraud alerts are rising, and how worried you should be about them
Credit card fraud alerts are rising, but for every false alarm there is a real crime, often now linked to AI.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google execs meet with White House to talk AI energy and data centers
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google President Ruth Porat met Thursday at the White House to discuss AI and energy usage.
Microsoft lays off another 650 from gaming division
Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees from its gaming division, according to an internal memo shared online by IGN. The latest cuts come eight months after the company laid off 1,900 in its gaming division, following its $68.7 billion … Continue reading
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Hacker tricks ChatGPT into giving out detailed instructions for making homemade bombs
An explosives expert told TechCrunch that the ChatGPT output could be used to make a detonatable product and was too sensitive to be released. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor: ‘That’s pretty sick’
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he thinks Apple sometimes benefits “from chinese slave labor.”
Microsoft to cut 650 jobs at its Xbox gaming unit — read the full memo from top exec Phil Spencer
Microsoft said Thursday that it is cutting 650 roles at its Xbox gaming division, in the latest major round of layoffs to hit the video game industry.
Meta, TikTok and Snap pledge to participate in program to combat suicide and self-harm content
In an attempt to prevent suicide and self-harm content from spreading online, the nonprofit Mental Health Coalition (MHC) today announced a new program, Thrive, aimed at encouraging online platforms to share “signals” of potentially harmful material. Thrive, which counts Meta, … Continue reading
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