Author: Zach_Wilson
Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron’s FORPHEUS that challenged amateur competitors at CES 2017. What sets Ace apart from the rest is that the robot, which was developed by Sony’s AI division, is the first that can hold its own against top-ranked human players…
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“The way we move light”: Tiny optical chips smaller than a grain of salt could save data centers billions
Tiny optical chip steers millions of laser points from microscopic cantilever array MITRE-led research shows new path to scaling quantum computing laser control Microscopic beam steering technology could reduce complexity in large optical systems Quantum computing designs built around laser-controlled qubits run into trouble as systems grow larger. Many approaches…
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Anthropic’s Mythos rollout has missed America’s cybersecurity agency
Several US federal agencies are taking up Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model to find vulnerabilities, but one is reportedly not getting in on the action: the nation’s central cybersecurity coordinator. On Tuesday, Axios reported that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) didn’t have access to Mythos Preview, which Anthropic has…
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This trackable wallet is made from responsibly sourced, recycled materials — and I think I prefer it to AirTags
Chipolo and Secrid have partnered on a new wallet It can be tracked, and can find your phone in return The tracking is both Android and iOS compatible Sustainability Week 2026 This article is part of a series of sustainability-themed articles we’re running to observe Earth Day 2026 and promote…
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Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?
It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices coming potentially this fall,…
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I used to edit print magazines — ChatGPT Images 2’s magazine layouts look real, but they’re completely unusable
The new ChatGPT Images 2 is now available across all the different ChatGPT subscriptions, including Free. It’s a much improved version of the original ChatGPT images that features more precise image generation, particularly of small text, more aspect ratios for images, and paid users now get thinking-enabled workflows, so it…
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