By Brian Heater – July 13, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch Inventory robots are having a moment. Two days back, Swiss firm Verity announced an $11 million raise. That followed a $20 million round from fellow drone inventory startup B Garage, which, in turn, arrived two days after Gather AI announced it had acquired…
By Aria Alamalhodaei– Jul 13, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch Silicon Valley loves its wunderkinds, but the same cannot be said of Washington, D.C., where the central mandate is not to take risks, but to de-risk. Or that’s how it’s been until recently. The two American power centers have…
By AFP – Jul 1, 2023 A version of this article was first published on Free Malaysia Today SEOUL: A South Korean-made robot made its debut as an orchestra conductor before a sell-out crowd in Seoul yesterday, wowing the audience with a flawless performance in place of a human maestro. Named “EveR 6”, the 1.8m…
By Rebecca Bellan – Jun 29, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch Halo.Car, a startup that uses remote operators to deliver rental cars to a customer’s door, has launched driverless operations in Las Vegas. Driverless operations mean something different for Halo than they do for autonomous vehicle companies like Cruise or Waymo because Halo’s…
By JOSEPH BOYLE – June 7, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TheStar PARIS: Tech giant Apple has unveiled its first major product in more than seven years, a mixed-reality headset that might just deliver a terminal blow to the “metaverse”. Silicon Valley rival Meta was so confident of it could create…
By ETX Daily Up – May 31, 2023 A version of this article was first published on FreeMalaysiaToday PARIS: The emergence and rapid progress of artificial intelligence programmes is shaking up the world of culture. At a time when some fear that this technology will replace human creativity, the Leipzig Ballet is seizing the opportunity…
By Opalyn Mok – May 20, 2023 A version of this article was first published on Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Penang are getting higher starting pay from RM3,500 onwards compared to their peers in the Klang Valley and other parts of the country, The Star reported…
By The Star – May 21, 2023 A version of this article was first published on TheStar LONDON: Robots could end up controlling humanity, the founder of an artificial intelligence firm has warned. Emad Mostaque, 40, who founded Stability AI three years ago, said this could happen in a “worst case scenario” and humans could be…
By ETX Daily Up – May 17, 2023 A version of this article was first published on Free Malaysia Today PARIS: Soon, you might only need to blow into a breathalyser to find out if you have Covid-19 or other, more serious diseases like cancer and diabetes. A team of US researchers has used artificial intelligence…
By ETX Daily Up – May 10, 2023 A version of this article was first published on FreeMalaysiaToday PARIS: Generative artificial intelligence could soon make it possible to create custom text messages in Google Messages, in a tone to suit your mood or even in poetic form. The 9To5Google website reports that this new feature, called…