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IEEE Honors Robotics Pioneer Toshio Fukuda
Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career. He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing more than 2,000 research papers and authoring several books on the field. He’s an influential figure thanks to his pioneering work developin…
spectrum.ieee.org
Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips
ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.
techcrunch.com
Box survey: Why enterprise AI leaders are outperforming their peers
Presented by Box Content access, governance, and platform flexibility are emerging as the dividing lines between AI leaders and laggards, according to the new State of AI in the enterprise report from Box, which surveyed 1,640 IT decision makers across the US, UK, France, and J…
venturebeat.com
The foundational elements of AI architecture that IT leaders need to scale
With the rapid progress of AI capabilities and the move to agentic systems, organizations are expanding their use cases as the technology continues to grow. That constant evolution also introduces risk, leaving IT leaders to wonder which investments will prove valuable even six m…
MIT Technology Review
Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ May Be Longest Stop-Motion Film Ever Made
Plus, Jason David Frank's 'Legend of the White Dragon' comes to theaters this August.
gizmodo.com
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.
techcrunch.com
International tech
XAG Unveils Aerial and Ground Agricultural Robots for Fully Autonomous Crop Protection
XAG new X Series agricultural robots and RM80 mowing robot tackle the last mile of farm automation, from autonomous spraying to self-charging and mixing chemicals.
pandaily.com
DeepSeek and Zhipu AI Begin Self-Developing AI Chips — The Endgame Is No Longer Just Models
DeepSeek and Zhipu AI join OpenAI and Anthropic in developing custom inference chips, signaling a structural shift where leading AI labs pursue in-house silicon to cut costs and reduce GPU dependency.
pandaily.com
People who keep the thermostat lower than everyone else in the house finds comfortable aren’t being cheap or stubborn, they came of age when comfort was something you earned by tolerating a little discomfort first
The person who keeps the house two degrees cooler than anyone else finds comfortable isn't being cheap — they came of age when comfort was earned by tolerating a little discomfort first, and their nervous system never quite unlearned the equation.
siliconcanals.com
Ola Electric Faces Supplier Insolvency Petitions, Links Dispute To Ongoing Arbitration
Listed EV maker Ola Electric is facing insolvency petitions from two of its suppliers, with the Bhavish Aggarwal-led company saying…
inc42.com
Xiaomi announces new vehicle brand SkyNomad
Xiaomi EV today unveiled SkyNomad, a new vehicle series that the company said represents “the sky, the nomad — a new name for space and lifestyle.” The first model in the lineup will be Xiaomi’s first range-extended full-size SUV, targeting families and outdoor travel scenarios. …
technode.com
Psychology says people who struggle in classrooms but excel at reading a room, fixing an engine, or sensing what someone needs aren’t slow learners, they’re often operating in a form of intelligence the traditional school system was never designed to measure
There’s a particular word that gets stapled to certain kids early and never fully peels off. Slow. It shows up in report cards, in that lowered voice at parent evening, in the little sigh a teacher lets out before saying your name. For a lot of the people wearing that label, it w…
siliconcanals.com

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It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy
In the early 1990s, Don’t Copy That Floppy was an anti-piracy campaign that attempted to connect with computer-savvy youth through the power of hip-hop. While somewhat difficult to imagine given …read more
hackaday.com
It’s Full Steam Ahead for This Motorized Canoe
In some parts of Canada, you’ll rarely hear someone use the phrase “whatever paddles your canoe” instead of the more usual “whatever floats your boat”– and apparently, at least for …read more
hackaday.com
Good Judgment Beats Good Prompts
2026.04 - "Judgement is the last human skill AI can't replace". Everyone is saying it. I am trying to understand it. I want you to get good at it. Let's get philosophical and practical.
artoftpm on Substack
Reverse Engineering and Self-Hosting the OBI Smart Energy Tracker
Sold by German DIY store OBI, the OBI Energy Tracker is a €15 set of two devices, one of which you essentially stick on top of your existing electricity meter. …read more
hackaday.com
GitLost: We Tricked GitHub's AI Agent into Leaking Private Repos
Article URL: https://noma.security/blog/gitlost-how-we-tricked-githubs-ai-agent-into-leaking-private-repos/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827858 Points: 208 # Comments: 85
noma.security
Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
Article URL: https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48823557 Points: 657 # Comments: 830
allaboutcookies.org
ESP32 Keeps Tabs on Your Local Airspace
We know, we know. Despite being called ESP32-Plane-Radar, this project from [Mateusz Juszczyk] isn’t actually using radar. But thanks to the round LCD this desktop gadget does a fantastic job …read more
hackaday.com
How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS (2024)
Article URL: https://neil.computer/notes/how-to-setup-minimal-zfs-nas-without-truenas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827325 Points: 205 # Comments: 126
neil.computer
ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: How They Differ
In this article, we will look at the various architectural forks the teams building these models encountered and the decisions they took.
bytebytego.com