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The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools. The prehistoric discovery of how to control fire and the later Neolithic Revolution increased the available sources of food, and the invention of the wheel helped humans to travel in and control their environment.
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Anthropic decided to test a new approach by letting its language model, Claude Sonnet 3.7, run a self-service store at its San Francisco office. Dubbed Project Vend, the experiment aimed to see if an AI could function as an independent economic agent outside a controlled setting. In partnership with AI safety organisation Andon Labs, the […]
Read article →Anthropic decided to test a new approach by letting its language model, Claude Sonnet 3.7, run a self-service store at its San Francisco office. Dubbed Project Vend, the experiment aimed…
Next week, Runway will launch Game Worlds, a platform that gives you the power to craft your own text adventures. By blending your narrative creativity with AI-generated visuals, the tool…
Dublin, Ohio is stepping into a new era of public safety with Dubbot, an autonomous security robot developed by Knightscope. This AI-powered assistant is set to bolster city patrols, complementing…
Deploying AI in high-stakes areas isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. If you’ve ever wrestled with unreliable tools, you’ll appreciate that Mixus is making the case for human oversight—not just…
SpaceX has once again demonstrated its expertise by launching a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites into orbit. Taking off at 12:26 a.m. EDT on Saturday from Cape Canaveral’s…
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have pushed the envelope on ultra‐low-power memory devices by engineering ternary alloy films with a higher scandium content. These new (Al,Ga,Sc)N films—crafted using…
Construction sites today demand greater precision, especially when traditional methods like total stations, tape measures, and chalk lines often fall short. If you’ve ever struggled to match paper plans with…
The city of Hefei in China plays host to a cutting-edge robot school, where machines are treated as students learning essential technical skills via hands-on experience. This approach brings a…
