A number of federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US federal agency that monitors and models the oceans and atmosphere for the purpose of predicting changes in climate and weather, have received orders to temporarily cease communicating with foreign nationals, including those working directly with the US government, WIRED has
Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute), earlier known as The Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Both organizations were founded by Marc Raibert, a former MIT professor who served as Boston Dynamics’ CEO for
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Though 2025 won’t mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon. How many of these moon landings will succeed? Will the number top the two-ish (one of which made a heckuva comeback) last year?
Evolution, ethnography, epidemics—this is the soup from which Dengue Boy, a brilliantly strange new novel by the Argentine author Michel Nieva, emerges. The eponymous Dengue Boy is a mosquito–human hybrid who might be an experiment, a genetic mutant, or the result of some terrible corporate crime. He might be all three at once. In any
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As a solopreneur, you’re responsible for your business’s growth and handling payroll for one employee, including tax calculations, filings, and record-keeping. Managing all these can be stressful. Fortunately, payroll software and services can automate these processes and save you from potential payroll errors. Here’s my list of the top 10 pay processing software to help
SAVE OVER $50: As of Feb. 5, Sony’s ULT WEAR headphones are on sale for $148 at Amazon. This is 26% off their list price of $199.99. There have been quite a few deals on headphones and earbuds floating around recently, and Sony is joining in on the fun with an excellent discount on its
The health supplement market is both booming and, as far as the FDA is concerned, unregulated. I took a deep dive into the world of greens powders, speaking with dietitians and trying popular brands to uncover whether or not they’re worth the money—and if so, which ones are. In short, greens powders aren’t harmful, but
Generative AI models have demonstrated to app developers that combining a robust knowledge base with the right model can enable them to offer users services — once reliant on costly professionals like therapists or executive assistants — at a fraction of the price. Former VP of product at fitness company Whoop, Rami Alhamad, has a