Researchers taught robots to run. Now they’re teaching them to walk

We’ve all seen videos over the past few years demonstrating how agile humanoid robots have become, running and jumping with ease. We’re no longer surprised by this kind of agility—in

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Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare

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It’s alive! A day after announcing it was retiring Atlas, its hydraulic robot, Boston Dynamics has introduced a new, all-electric version of its

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Amazon insists Just Walk Out isn’t secretly run by workers watching you shop

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Amazon is pushing back on claims that its cashierless Just Walk Out technology is run by humans in India — not AI. In a

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Audi's new Q6 e-tron EV has smart tail lights to communicate with fellow motorists

Audi has unveiled its latest all-electric SUV in the Q6 e-tron, the first of its kind to ride on the German marque’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE), but it’s the innovative

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Amazon Music is coming for Spotify’s AI playlists with new Maestro feature

AI features are becoming increasingly integrated with music streaming platforms – just take a look at Spotify and it’s wildly popular AI DJ. Now, Amazon Music is about to dip

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Apple says its recycling robots can now handle 23 different iPhone models – here’s how to recycle yours for free

Earth Day falls on April 22 this year, and to mark the occasion Apple has launched a new Recycling Robots video on its YouTube channel – and added a new banner

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How to be a better leader in the age of AI

Protiviti’s annual Top Risks Executive Perspectives survey found that leaders need to adjust to advancements in artificial intelligence.

A recent paper written by professors from Princeton University, the University

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Google Maps will use AI to help you find out-of-the-way EV chargers

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Google Maps is rolling out some new updates designed to make locating an electric vehicle charging station less

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Longtime Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall joins Qualtrics as president of AI strategy

Gurdeep Singh Pall.

Technology leader Gurdeep Singh Pall, a longtime Microsoft executive, is joining experience management technology company Qualtrics as its first president of artificial intelligence strategy.

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The Download: commercializing space, and China’s chip self-sufficiency efforts

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

The great commercial takeover of

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Boston Dynamics has retired its robot Atlas so enjoy this video of its best jumps and worst falls

Boston Dynamics is retiring Atlas, the most famous bipedal robot in existence, according to a new video published on the robotics company’s YouTube page. And we’d be lying if we

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Tesla's Full Self-Driving keeps driving cars into curbs, drivers say

Tesla owners are understandably peeved about the newest update (version 12.3.4) to the so-called Full Self-Driving suite of driver assist features. It would seem that Tesla’s camera-only driving system is

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