Univ. of Washington researchers use origami folds to control descent of tiny robotic microfliers

Researchers at the University of Washington developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by “snapping” into a folded position during their descent. Shown here

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Elon Musk tells senators AI is a double-edged sword that can do good—but also destroy civilization

Musk, the CEO Tesla, told senators they shouldn’t be worried about self-driving cars, but instead should focus their concerns on what he called deeper AI. Read More

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Microsoft Edge may introduce a new AI-generated writing feature – and that makes me nervous

Microsoft Edge could drastically change the way we interact with written content on the web with a new AI writing feature that copies existing content and regurgitates the information in

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How to control your Apple Watch hands-free with Assistive Touch

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge

Starting with watchOS 8, Apple introduced a new accessibility feature called Assistive Touch. The cool thing about this feature

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NordVPN Sonar wants to stop phishing attacks hitting your browser

Popular VPN maker NordVPN has jumped on the artificial intelligence bandwagon with a new browser extension designed to protect users from phishing attacks.The tool, called Sonar, uses the same LLM

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Investing in holistic innovation

For many organizations, innovation is focused on a few strategically prioritized initiatives and often is incremental by design. Change and the surprises it brings can be a grudgingly accepted necessity.

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Are you pretending to know more about AI than you actually do? You’re not alone

A new survey from LinkedIn reveals mixed feelings about AI in the workplace, with many professionals feeling like they should know more about it.

Professionals have conflicting feelings when

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Interview: Microsoft President Brad Smith supports plan for AI ‘safety brakes’ in U.S. Senate hearing

Microsoft President Brad Smith testifies Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law. (Screenshot via webcast)

Much like safety brakes in

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iSpot makes another acquisition, buying New York company 605, boosting its TV ad measurement tech

iSpot CEO Sean Muller. (iSpot Photo)

TV advertising tech company iSpot.tv acquired New York-based 605, marking its fourth acquisition in less than three years.

Founded

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NFL games will stream on Prime Video in HDR, but sadly not in 4K

There’s good news for NFL fans who subscribe to Amazon’s Prime Video. With the new 2023/24 NFL season starting this week in the US, Amazon will be producing and streaming

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The Download: Google’s anti-censorship tool, and China’s critical minerals

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

Google has a new tool

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Microsoft vets raise $2M for generative AI tool that helps sales teams gather intelligence on buyers

Vieu, led by CEO Samir Manjure (left) and CTO Simon Skaria, just landed $2 million for its AI-powered enterprise sales tool. (Vieu Photo)

When Seattle tech vet

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