Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies At 88 Summary Margaret (‘Maggie’) Boden, a British philosopher and cognitive scientist, died on 18 July in Brighton at age 88, the University…
Foxconn Now Making More From Servers than iPhones Summary Foxconn’s Q2 results show a clear business shift: revenue rose 16% to NT$1.79 trillion and operating profit climbed 27% to NT$56.6…
China Launches Three-Day Robot Olympics Featuring Football and Table Tennis Summary China has launched the World Humanoid Robot Games, a three-day competition bringing together 280 teams from 16 countries to…
China is About To Launch SSDs So Small You Insert Them Like a SIM Card Summary Chinese storage maker Biwin has unveiled a “Mini SSD” roughly the size of a…
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One Summary The Register columnist Rupert Goodwins argues the Linux kernel project lacks a formal succession plan…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ Summary Microsoft is updating Online Services pricing within Enterprise Agreements so that prices align with those published on Microsoft.com. Effective 1 November…
Sam Altman Says ‘Yes,’ AI Is In a Bubble Summary OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters he believes AI investment has entered bubble territory. Asked whether investors are overexcited about…
Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Summary Proton has begun relocating much of its physical infrastructure outside Switzerland in response to proposed Swiss surveillance amendments…
Pentagon Funded Experiment Develops Robots That Change By ‘Consuming’ Other Robots Summary Researchers at Columbia University, with partial funding from DARPA, have demonstrated tubular modular robots that can extend, attach…
Exposure To Some Common Pfas Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds Summary New research finds that exposure to some common PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”) alters gene activity — epigenetic changes…
