How building robotic hands that match human dexterity remains a major technical obstacle to deploying humanoid robots in factories and for caregiving jobs
The “hands problem” in humanoid robotics is on the verge of being cracked. … Bluesky: Tau-Mu Yi / @taumuyi : In my opinion, robots don't need hands, the robotic arm needs to attach to specialized tool...
Microsoft unveils Mico, a new character for Copilot's voice mode that responds with real-time expressions and is enabled by default, available in the US
Today, we're dropping the Copilot Fall Release, a big step forward … Sean Lyndersay / Windows Blog : Meet Copilot Mode in Edge: Your AI browser Microsoft Copilot on YouTube : Copilot Sessions: Fall Up...
How disparate forms of media and entertainment are converging on a continuous flow of episodic video, across streaming services, podcasts, and social media apps
social media, podcasts, etc. … Justin Bruno : We are getting lonelier, meaner, and dumber. — This piece from Derek Thompson is such a good overview of where we are and how we got here. … Vanessa Ote...
Interviews with security researchers about AI's potential for large-scale destruction, as experts remain divided and global regulatory frameworks lag
we still have agency and an opportunity to act. https://www.nytimes.com/... Stephen Witt / @stephenwitt : I'm on the front page of the New York Times with an article about “The A.I. Prompt That Could ...
Coding bootcamps, a Silicon Valley mainstay for over a decade, are facing decline as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles for which they trained people
Coding bootcamps have been a mainstay in Silicon Valley for more than a decade. Now, as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles … Bluesky: @taumuyi and @tcgamer Forums: Hacker News and r/technolo...
Sources: Apple's next operating systems will be called iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and more, as it plans a rebrand with numbers based on the upcoming year
here's what your iPhone could do José Adorno / BGR : macOS 26 may drop support to these Intel Macs as Apple winds down transition Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : iOS 26: 7 new features Apple might int...
A deep dive into AI as a normal technology vs. a humanlike intelligence and how major public policy based on controlling superintelligence may make things worse
An alternative to the vision of AI as a potential superintelligence — We articulate a vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as normal technology. Bluesky: @taumuyi , @knightcolumbia.org , @tedunder...
OpenAI releases a “research preview” of its Operator AI agent that can automate web-based tasks, launching to US subscribers of its $200/month ChatGPT Pro tier
A research preview of an agent that can use its own browser to perform tasks for you. OpenAI on YouTube : Introduction to Operator & Agents David Gewirtz / ZDNET : Operator isn't worth its $200-per-mo...