The humanoid robot of the future is a hulking specimen with a body that’s made in China and a brain that runs on American silicon. This week, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, announced a blueprint for the bot, which combines a few different things: a 6-foot, 150-pound robot called H2 Plus from Unitree, a … Read more
Three Amazon employees on Wednesday publicly called for regulations on new data centers, telling elected officials in Seattle that unchecked development of the sharply disputed nerve centers of AI threatens the region’s environment, economy, and safety. “Local governments, in collaboration with community stakeholders, should be setting the terms for data center buildout,” Amazon senior software … Read more
Musk also shared a video from far-right British agitator Tommy Robinson calling on people to gather outside Southampton Central Police State on Tuesday night, echoing calls from Reform Party leader Nigel Farage for people to respond to the incident with “pure cold rage.” “I heard someone say this wasn’t about race; this is about race,” … Read more
A rep said the 94-year-old executive is “in good spirits and happy to be recuperating at home” Clive Davis was discharged on Thursday after being hospitalized in New York City on May 29 following an upper respiratory issue, a representative for the music mogul confirmed to Rolling Stone. The rep said the music mogul is … Read more
“Factoring out the deepfake image itself—as it will remain under seal—there is nothing inherently stigmatizing about revealing the fact that a deepfake image was created of South Carolina Doe without revealing the image itself,” the lawyers wrote in one of their May 15 filings. “As a result, this case simply does not involve the types … Read more
This is an adapted excerpt from the June 3 episode of “All In with Chris Hayes.” As the midterms come into view, basically every major problem Donald Trump has caused remains unresolved. The war with Iran is ongoing and, despite claims of a so-called ceasefire, there are strikes basically every day. The Strait of Hormuz … Read more
In writing an album that is largely about loss and calling it “Good Grief,” singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles is clearly playing with the wording of that common phrase, finding a way to make it feel literal, not like an oxymoron. That carries over to the similarly titled documentary, “Sara Bareilles: Good Grief,” that is having its … Read more
The CEOs of several major artificial intelligence companies are urging members of Congress to adopt new laws that would make it harder for bad actors to develop biological weapons using their technology. Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Microsoft AI’s Mustafa Suleyman are among the signatories on a public letter … Read more
As members of Congress launch yet another effort to wield control over college athletics, advocates for student-athletes are making it known that they strongly oppose new legislation being considered. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., held a hearing Wednesday for the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, which would give the NCAA an antitrust … Read more
Southeast Saskatchewan doesn’t have a Co.Labs like Saskatoon or a Cultivator powered by Conexus like Regina. What it does have is Estevan, a city of about 11,000 anchored in energy and mining, and a four-year-old hub that’s been building a startup ecosystem without the infrastructure bigger cities built first. Innovation Saskatchewan recently announced that it’s … Read more