Day: March 3, 2023

Researchers in South Korea have developed a robot that can walk and run on any type of terrain. The quadruped robot, RaiBo, can equally keep its balance on grass, a sandy beach, an athletics track or an air mattress. Its developers say previous robotic systems could walk on shifting terrain, but only walk. “Walking and running are very different. If you walk very gently, the sand doesn’t deform, and stays intact, which makes it very easy to walk on,” said Professor Jemin Hwangbo, of the Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Lab at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST). “But… Read More “This quadruped robot could become a lifeguard, street cleaner, or delivery bot”

By Tony Owusu The Chan Zuckerberg Institute is spreading its wings in Chicago. Meta Platforms (META) – Get Free Report co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan are stepping up their charitable giving with a brand new $250 million medical research facility in Chicago. The pair will build a biomedical research facility that will harness the power of a consortium of researchers from Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. DON’T MISS: Mark Cuban Has a Genius Plan to Save Money on Groceries The new Chan Zuckerber… Read More “Mark Zuckerberg Has a New $250 Million Investment”

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving OpenAI’s board to avoid conflicts of interest as he backs more artificial intelligence companies, he said in an online post. Hoffman, who has invested in and advised the startup since its 2015 founding, said his venture capital firm Greylock is funding companies such as presentation generator Tome, which are paying for tools from OpenAI, the creator of chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Hoffman also co-founded Inflection AI, one of the highest profile startups working on technology similar to OpenAI’s. “By stepping off the board… Read More “OpenAI’s long-time backer Reid Hoffman leaves board”

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving OpenAI’s board to avoid conflicts of interest as he backs more artificial intelligence companies, he said in an online post. Hoffman, who has invested in and advised the startup since its 2015 founding, said his venture capital firm Greylock is funding companies such as presentation generator Tome, which are paying for tools from OpenAI, the creator of chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Hoffman also co-founded Inflection AI, one of the highest profile startups working on technology similar to OpenAI’s. “By stepping off the board… Read More “OpenAI’s long-time backer Reid Hoffman leaves board”

At the GTI Awards 2023 in Barcelona, T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) won the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award from GTI. The award recognizes T-Mobile’s work with Pano AI, a disaster preparedness technology solutions provider, which uses its expansive 5G network to monitor, detect and aid in preventing wildfires in rural areas and help stop them from growing out of control. As wildfires across the World become more frequent and severe, T-Mobile is using its leading nationwide 5G network to help reduce the impact of these disasters across the U.S. GTI recognized the Un‑carrier with the… Read More “T-Mobile US Enables Advanced Wildfire Detection with 5G, Takes Home Innovation Award”

By Evan Schuman There are few pieces of technology — ever — that have enjoyed a deeper lovefest from the media and the consumer public than ChatGPT and other efforts built atop vanilla GPT-3. And enterprise IT executives have been stampeding to develop homegrown apps based on GPT-3. So far, so good. But as we’ve seen before — think of the internet rush of the mid-1990s or blockchain more recently — companies can easily get ahead of themselves by making big investments on things other than strategic goals. I remember in the very early days of the World Wide Web, I would be talking with an execu… Read More “IT’s lovefest with GPT-3 needs to meet reality now”

Before automobiles, a “dashboard” was a wooden panel on carriages that kept horse dung from becoming one’s evening attire. As carriages became horseless, the dashboard separated engine from occupants and provided a convenient place to hang volt meters, speedometers, radios, climate controls and, eventually, touchscreens. Buick’s 1986 Riviera transformed dashboards by using a monochrome CRT touchscreen for adjusting the climate, audio and computer. GM shared the system with the two-seat Reatta and installed a colorized version with integrated cell phone on the Oldsmobile Toronado. In the same e… Read More “Casey Williams: Google, AI and augmented reality will transform our driving experience”