This new training system lets robots learn by listening to sounds
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Machines are trained on data and vision, but sound plays a huge part in our world and now researchers are using it to train robots.…
AI companies face massive energy headaches as datacenter build outs accelerate
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI training is hugely energy intensive and not only is the grid struggling but companies building new datacenters are having issues securing the power they…
Elon Musk wants to buy 300,000 Nvidia Blackwells to power new xAI ambitions
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As AI models get even bigger and more energy hungry buyers are lining up around the block for Nvidia’s latest ultra-powerful GPUs. Love the…
Wild new WiFi routers turn your home network into a security radar
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What if all you needed to identify break ins and intruders was wifi? Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself…
The UK becomes first country to approve lab grown meat for pet food
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Animals and humans need protein, but it’s getting expensive and its environmental footprint is crazy. Lab made meat is real meat without the cost or…
Doom and Doom II get a ‘definitive’ re-release that’s packed with new upgrades
Image: Bethesda If you haven’t played Doom or Doom II for a while — or ever — a new re-release that Bethesda surprise-dropped (sorta) on Thursday might be the perfect…
FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange formerly helmed by fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to pay $12.7 billion to customers blindsided by Bankman-Fried’s deceptions…
PrivacyLens uses thermal imaging to turn people into stick figures
Enlarge / The round lens of PrivacyLens captures standard digital video while the square lens senses heat. The heat sensor improves the camera’s ability to spot and remove people from…
Another death in nationwide outbreak that spurred massive meat recall
Enlarge / A recall notice is posted next to Boar’s Head meats that are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (credit: Getty |…
Now anybody with a Substack account can publish content
Illustration by The Verge Anybody with a Substack account can now publish posts on Substack’s web and mobile app, the company announced on Thursday, turning the newsletter platform into even…