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A CNN Producer Explores the ‘Magic AI’ Workout Mirror – Slashdot
CNN looks at "the Magic AI fitness mirror," a new product "watching you, and giving you feedback automatically," while sometimes playing footage of a recorded personal trainer. Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland describes CNN's video report:CNN says the...
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Is AI Making Tasks Too Easy for Our Own Good?
Most people who regularly use AI tools would say they’re making their lives easier. The technology promises to streamline and take over tasks both professionally and personally—whether that’s summarizing documents, drafting deliverables, generating code, or even offering emotional support....
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In a sea of slop and risks, AI is helping distraught humans find their lost pets
AI in any headlines is usually associated with deepfakes, misinformation, and general frustration. But in the middle of all that noise, there’s one use case that feels refreshingly human.It is helping people find their lost pets.Technology using...
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Millions Face Mobile Internet Outages in Moscow. ‘Digital Crackdown’ Feared – Slashdot
13 million people live in Moscow, reports CNN. But since early March the city "has experienced internet and mobile service outages on a level previously unseen." (Though Wi-Fi access to the internet is still available...) ...
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Watch This Humanoid Robot Learn Tennis by Playing a Human
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for...
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Why Wall Street wasn’t won over by Nvidia’s big conference | TechCrunch
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took the stage for his annual GTC keynote on Monday, the $4-trillion-dollar company’s stock started to drop.Wall Street investors, it seems, were unmoved by the leather jacket-clad founder’s bullish 2.5-hour speech. Instead, they...
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Jury finds Elon Musk liable for misleading investors during Twitter purchase
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his...
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AI-Powered Wheelchairs: Are They Ready for Real Life?
Wheelchair users with severe disabilities can often navigate tight spaces better than most robotic systems can. A wave of new smart-wheelchair research, including findings presented in Anaheim, Calif., earlier this month, is now testing whether AI-powered systems can, or...
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Microcredentials Offer Flexibility in Rapidly Changing Tech
The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing has created a paradox: Industries are booming yet they face a critical shortage of skilled workers. Demand for data center technicians, fabrication facility workers, and similar positions is growing. There...
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Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal’s brain preserved
An entire mammalian brain has been successfully preserved using a technique that will now be offered to people who...
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Justin Bieber headlines Coachella with nostalgia-fuelled set
The star spent much of the gig singing along to YouTube videos of early hits like Baby and Never...