[ad_1] Humans aren’t the only ones working with Play-Doh. MIT CSAIL researchers have created a system, RoboCraft, that teaches robots how to work with the kid-friendly goo. The platform first…
Category: Gadgets
The Obamas are leaving Spotify for Audible
[ad_1] Barack and Michelle Obama are heading to Audible. On Tuesday, the Amazon-owned company an exclusive multiyear first-look production deal with the former first couple’s Higher Ground media company. The…
Activision Blizzard shareholders approve plan for public report on sexual harassment
[ad_1] Activision Blizzard shareholders on Tuesday approved a plan for the company to release an annual, public report detailing its handling of sexual harassment and gender discrimination disputes, and how…
Meta settles US lawsuit over housing discrimination
[ad_1] Meta has agreed to settle 2019 charges that it enabled housing discrimination through ad targeting. The deal with the Justice Department will have the company end use of a…
NASA picks three companies to develop lunar nuclear power systems
[ad_1] and the Department of Energy have awarded contracts to three companies that are designing concepts to . The agencies will award Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse and IX around $5 million…
Researchers made cyborg locusts that can smell cancer
[ad_1] Early in the pandemic, scientists tried training dogs to infections in humans. The results were predictable. Man’s best friend proved adept at sniffing out the disease, but the question…
Microsoft will phase out facial recognition AI that could detect emotions
[ad_1] Microsoft is keenly aware of the mounting backlash toward facial recognition, and it’s shuttering a significant project in response. The company has revealed it will “retire” facial recognition technology…
Meta won’t take a commission from creators on Facebook and Instagram until 2024
[ad_1] Creators on Instagram and Facebook will have to make money from the apps without Meta taking a cut from their earnings. Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Meta will “hold…
Cryptocurrency is more centralized than many advocates claim, according to report
[ad_1] One of the big advantages of over other financial systems, according to many of its proponents, is that no particular company, central bank or government has control. That’s not…
Amazon is opening a center for quantum networking research
[ad_1] Several major companies are working on projects, including and . Amazon is also in the mix. The company the AWS Center for Quantum Computing last year and has via…
