Monday, May 26

Electronics & Semiconductors

Exploring the seas with self-powered jellyfish cyborgs

Unlike fish, jellyfish lack bones and possess a sole rudimentary nerve net, yet they can travel considerable distances with minimal energy expenditure. A jellyfish's seemingly effortless glide through the water is thanks ...

Tuesday, May 27

Automotive

Tesla EU sales slump 53% in April: Trade group

Sales of cars made by Elon Musk's Tesla slumped by more than half in April as Chinese electric carmakers saw their share surge, the continent's manufacturing association said Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 28

Robotics

Robot morphs midair to switch from flying to rolling on terrain

Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive away. But when the landing terrain is rough, these robots sometimes get stuck and are unable to continue ...

Thursday, May 29

Machine learning & AI

Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down

Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains generative artificial intelligence's great skeptic, playing a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley's AI true believers.

Robotics

Four-legged robot plays badminton with humans

A small team of roboticists at Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a four-legged robot capable of playing badminton with human players.

Computer Sciences

AI learns languages similarly to humans, study shows

An AI system that learns language autonomously develops a language structured in the same way as human language. And just as we humans learn from previous generations, AI models get better when they take advantage of the ...

Computer Sciences

Team teaches AI models to spot misleading scientific reporting

Artificial intelligence isn't always a reliable source of information: large language models (LLMs) like Llama and ChatGPT can be prone to "hallucinating" and inventing bogus facts. But what if AI could be used to detect ...

Friday, May 30

Robotics

Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineering team is another step closer to developing soft robotics and wearable systems that mimic the ability of human and plant skin to detect and self-heal injuries.

Computer Sciences

AI approach developed with human decision-makers in mind

As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology ...

Saturday, May 31

Sunday, Jun 01

Business

Silicon Valley VCs navigate uncertain AI future

For Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the world has split into two camps: those with deep enough pockets to invest in artificial intelligence behemoths, and everyone else waiting to see where the AI revolution leads.

Hi Tech & Innovation

'The Matrix is everywhere': cinema bets on immersion

In a Los Angeles theater, a trench coat-wearing Neo bends backwards to dodge bullets that spiral over the viewer's head, as the sound of gunfire erupts from everywhere.

Internet

Google says to appeal online search antitrust ruling

Google said Saturday it will appeal a ruling against it for anti-competitive practices in online search, a day after urging a US judge to reject the suggestion it spin off its Chrome browser.

Consumer & Gadgets

Nintendo aims to match Switch success with new console

Nintendo hopes to match the runaway success of the Switch when its leveled-up new console hits shelves Thursday, with strong early sales expected despite the gadget's high price.