There's a new $16,000 robot and the way it relaxes is pretty creepy

The past decade has seen humanoid robot makers trying to make their creations more and more like humans. But here in 2024, we seem to be witnessing an odd shift

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OpenAI just snubbed Windows 11 users with its Mac-only ChatGPT app – here’s why

OpenAI just announced its new GPT-4o (‘o’ for ‘omni’) model which combines text, video, and audio processing in real-time to answer questions, hold better conversations, solve maths problems, and more.

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Oracle CEO claims its main mission is to "advance humanity"

Oracle CEO Safra Catz has revealed the company wants to use its cloud technology to help improve humanity worldwide.Speaking to Nikkei Asia, Catz revealed that the company’s ultimate goal is

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Darren Criss to Return to Broadway as a Robot in Love

The actor will star in “Maybe Happy Ending,” an original musical set in a future Seoul. It will begin previews in September.

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Microsoft thinks it might have cracked making workers come back to the office — but will employees buy it?

Microsoft Places is the company’s latest initiative to tackle the ongoing challenges surrounding hybrid working, using artificial intelligence to help companies and their workers get the most out of office

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Google's self-driving car startup Waymo is being investigated after nearly two dozen safety incidents

Waymo, the self-driving car startup owned by Google parent Alphabet, is being investigated by federal auto safety regulators over its “robotaxis.” Read more…

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Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles are under investigation by the NHTSA for ‘unexpected behavior’

The incidents include collisions with stationary objects such as gates and parked vehicles.

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of

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Bank of America sees 60% upside for this software stock that's using AI to innovate

Investors looking for alternative ways to play artificial intelligence may want to keep an eye on an innovative software company, according to Bank of America. ” GitLab offers a rich

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Waymo’s robotaxis are under investigation for crashes and traffic law violations

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Federal safety investigators have opened a preliminary investigation into dozens of incidents involving Waymo’s driverless vehicles, including several “single-party”

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Why Google is Fast Company’s World Changing Company of the Year

For its work on using AI to address climate change, Google is Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Company of the Year.

As the use of artificial intelligence grows, there’s

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Chinese giant Alibaba posts 86% profit drop but beats revenue expectations

Alibaba said it is working on a rival to ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that has caused excitement across the world. Alibaba said its own product is currently undergoing internal

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What to expect at Google I/O

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