Author: Zach_Wilson
Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare
Boston Dynamics wanted the new version to show that Atlas can keep a humanoid form without limiting “how a bipedal robot can move.” The new version has been redesigned with swiveling joints that the company claims make it “uniquely capable of tackling dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks.” “We designed the…
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Your Sky TV just got 10 times better with a load of useful free updates
You may have missed the 500 updates that Sky has rolled out to its Entertainment operating system (OS) over the past three years, but several changes are rolling out today, and a ton more to follow that you won’t want to miss knowing about. Starting today (April 17), Sky TV…
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X’s AI bot is so dumb it can’t tell the difference between a bad game and vandalism
Last night, Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson had a rough outing shooting 0 for 10 in a loss against the Sacramento Kings, ending the team’s chances of making the NBA playoffs. But then, almost as if to add insult to injury, X’s AI bot Grok generated a trending story…
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The OnePlus Watch 2 is what redemption looks like
At the end of February, a large package arrived on my doorstep. Inside were 11 boxes containing the same version of the $299.99 OnePlus Watch 2. My eyes watered and I whispered, “Not again.” This was a shipping accident. My box had 10 more watches than I needed for a…
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Billions of Discord chats have been harvested, set to be sold online
A publically-accessible website appears to be selling a colossal database of Discord chats to the highest bidder. The site is called Spy.pet, and claims to have obtained more than four billion public messages, made by roughly 620 million users, logged into more than 14,000 servers. On the surface, it would…
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Good riddance, WH-XB910N: Sony’s confusing product names are going away
When Sony debuted its ULT lineup of speakers and headphones last week, it took the first step towards a big change on naming its products. For years, the company has used an awfully confusing mix of letters and numbers, some of which are just one letter off from products with…
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