Bay Area-based robotics firm Figure this week announced that its humanoid officially took its first steps — a milestone it hit a few days shy of of the company’s first anniversary.
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Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps; plus, Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom
With funding from tennis star and angel investor Venus Williams, the French app WeWard says that it increases walking time by almost 25%. Also, ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI ... Show More
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Yesterday
The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human; plus, hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites
An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime de ... Show More
7m 34s
Jul 7
Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk; Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and a ransomware gang last year
These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Also, the hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice ... Show More
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Sep 2023
Bipedal Robot Factory, AI-Powered Ultrasounds, and Panos Panay’s Departure from Microsoft.
Agility Robotics is building its first bipedal robot factory in Oregon, GE is working on AI-powered ultrasounds to combat pediatric and maternal mortality rates, and Microsoft’s Panos Panay leaves company after nearly 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm ... Show More
8m 38s
Feb 2025
Apptronik, which makes humanoid robots, raises $350M as category heats up
Apptronik, a University of Texas spin-out that was quietly building humanoid robots before it became quite so fashionable, on Thursday announced a $350 million Series A round of financing. B Capital and Capital Factory co-led the round, which also featured participation from Goog ... Show More
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