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More Fast Food Robotics
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More Fast Food Robotics

Have seen several food oriented robotics demonstrations lately. Why Restaurant Chains Are Investing in Robots and What It Means for WorkersCNBC, Amelia Lucas, December...

Gripping Better, Smarter
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Gripping Better, Smarter

 Robots Grip Better when They Grip SmarterIEEE SpectrumCharles Q. Choi, December 28, 2022A robot has been trained by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University...

Veeral Shah Named 1st Chief E-comm & Digital Officer at Nestlé USA
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Veeral Shah Named 1st Chief E-comm & Digital Officer at Nestlé USA

 Came from CPG, and strong use of consumer data, so of interest. Veeral Shah Named 1st Chief E-comm & Digital Officer at Nestlé USAPersonnel Moves (of interest)...

UC Berkely Does Skypilot
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UC Berkely Does Skypilot

 Interesting direction, UC Berkeley Launches SkyPilot to Help Navigate Soaring Cloud CostsBy Jaime Hampton, DatanamiRunaway cloud computing costs can stifle machine...

Kepler Planet Doomed?
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Kepler Planet Doomed?

Space musings based on new devices and findings.Is The first planet found by the Kepler space telescope is doomed?Every year, the planet inches closer to its star...

A Detailed example of Cellphone and Camera Tracking in Idaho
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A Detailed example of Cellphone and Camera Tracking in Idaho

From a comment on Bruce Schneiers post on Cellphone tracing and related technologies used by law enforcement to track suspect behavior, actual and inferred    This...

New Algorithm Closes Quantum Supremacy Window
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New Algorithm Closes Quantum Supremacy Window

Scaling Solutions, Quantum Supremacy?New Algorithm Closes Quantum Supremacy WindowRandom circuit sampling, a popular technique for showing the power of quantumBy...

Criminal Purpose Implied, Detected Via Cellphone Location
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Criminal Purpose Implied, Detected Via Cellphone Location

Bruce Schneier mentions .... And questions constitutionality ... Useful at the link.Identifying People Using Cell Phone Location DataThe two people who shut down...

Rapidly Generate 3D Assets for Virtual Words
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Rapidly Generate 3D Assets for Virtual Words

 Seems odd, but can make sense, especially if you have to do many variants.  And, of course they can be just starting points for editing in more complex details...

We did some Critical Path Work in the Enterprise
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We did some Critical Path Work in the Enterprise

 We did some Critical Path Work in the Enterprise, so this was of Interest,  but we did not include many  latency aspects.  Technical,  but worth a look.  Distributed...

McKinsey on ChatGPT
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McKinsey on ChatGPT

McKinsey comments on this, with more at the link.  I say we are about to get a big new flow of such products, and will have to quickly adapt. Generative AI is here...

Towards 'Reality' OS
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Towards 'Reality' OS

Retagging our Reality:In Engadget: By Mariella Moon|@mariella_moon|December 2, 2022 8:05 AMApple has internally changed the name of its upcoming mixed reality headset's...

Swiss Robotics Research and Results
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Swiss Robotics Research and Results

It can all go back to the example of the complex WatchOn Robotics in SwitzerlandMarc-André Miserez, Other languages: 7The move into robotics has been a naturalTo...

Dense Visual Representations and More for Robotics
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Dense Visual Representations and More for Robotics

 Quite an interesting podcast I am about to listen to  ...   ideal applications?.ACM OPINIONDense Visual Representations, NeRFs, and LLMs for RoboticsBy The Gradient...

Japan Boosting Use of Digital Tools for Natural Disasters
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Japan Boosting Use of Digital Tools for Natural Disasters

Increasingly becoming an ideal application for these techniques.Japan Boosting Use of Digital Tools for Natural DisastersThe Japan Times, December 31, 2022A growing...

Stoke Space
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Stoke Space

Looking Outward ...Stoke Space aims to build rapidly reusable rocket with a completely novel design"We took a leap of faith and jumped off a cliff."Stoke Space....

Dell to Stop Using China Chips
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Dell to Stop Using China Chips

Moving Worldwide Production Dell to Stop Using Chips Made in China Before the End of 2024, By PC Magazine, January 6, 2023Taiwanese financial newspaper Commercial...

Intel's FakeCatcher
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Intel's FakeCatcher

Detecting Fakes,  better results? Intel’s AI Can Detect DeepFakes With 96 Percent AccuracyBy Adrianna Nine on November 16, 2022 at 10:24 am  in ExtremeTechDeepfakes...

Catheter-shaped Steerable Robot robotic devices
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Catheter-shaped Steerable Robot robotic devices

 Catheter-shaped robotic devices could be guided remotely within the body, or exercise semi-autonomous control. Steerable Soft Robots Could Enhance Medical Applications...

Hiring a Virtual Person in China?
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Hiring a Virtual Person in China?

In what further sense hire? Companies can Hire a virtual Person for about 14k a Year?CNBC News, Evelyn Cheng, January 2, 2023Companies in China are "hiring" virtual...
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