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01 January 1970.
We hung out with around 100 robots – and here are the bizarre highlights:
Humanoids may be winning marathons and getting factory jobs, but after spending a few days with around 100 different robots of all shapes and sizes, one thing was clear: There's a chasm separating viral demonstration video and reality.
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07 June 2026.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt:
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous comment offering a theory about ICE’s addiction to masks: Let me suggest a different reason… Let’s say that all of those J6 dumbfucks who livestreamed their crimes, and who now have received pardons for acting like trailer trash are looking to start […].
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07 June 2026.
How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO):
Three weeks ago, I tested something that completely changed how I think about organic traffic.
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04 December 2025.
Computer framework generates ‘shadow art’ from scan of an object:
Researchers at Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers have created an AI framework that can create “shadow art” – partial line drawings that are completed by the shadow cast from an object – by simply scanning the object.
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04 June 2026.
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01 January 1970.
‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism:
Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militantsWhen a 20-year-old man from Texas was arrested earlier this year for allegedly trying to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters and Sam Altman’s house, authorities found an anti-AI manifesto alongside his lighter and a jug of kerosene.
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08 June 2026.
SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?:
Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsidesIt’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history.
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08 June 2026.
I tried the Surface Laptop Ultra at Computex, and it's clear: Microsoft means business:
The flagship laptop announced at Computex 2026 will feature Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip with up to 128GB of unified memory.
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08 June 2026.
Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea:
A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.
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08 June 2026.
Most K-12 teachers say AI's impact on education will eclipse the internet or computers:
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.
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05 June 2026.
Why the SpaceX IPO Will Affect Your 401(k), Like It or Not:
Elon Musk’s rocket company, on the cusp of the largest initial public offering ever, will soon end up in index funds after rule changes by Nasdaq and other index providers.
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08 June 2026.
The Absurdly Optimized Pancake:
A systematic exploration of pancake chemistry, from leavening and acid-base balance to gluten, Maillard browning, and whipped egg whites, with an interactive calculator that adapts to your ingredients.
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08 June 2026.
Bowerbirds Are Stealing Cash, Plastic and Handcuffs for Love:
For millions of years, male great bowerbirds have wooed their mates with flowers and seeds.
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07 June 2026.
Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants:
New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do.
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07 June 2026.
The Absurdly Optimized Pancake:
A systematic exploration of pancake chemistry, from leavening and acid-base balance to gluten, Maillard browning, and whipped egg whites, with an interactive calculator that adapts to your ingredients.
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08 June 2026.
Texas Grid Flags Risks As Data Centers, Crypto Sites Fail Voltage Tests:
Reuters reports:
Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of peak summer demand have failed key reliability tests, raising the risk of power outages just as electricity use hits its seasonal high, according to the state grid operator.
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08 June 2026.
With viral ‘Lego’ videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player:
Iran’s viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience.
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20 May 2026.
AI could consume up 3% of world's electricity the UN warns:
AI could soon use more water than we need to drink, UN report finds.
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07 June 2026.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
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