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AI & Machine Learning

AI Chatbots Could Rank Targets, Humans Still Decide

AI chatbots could rank targets for strikes, but humans still call the shots. The Pentagon is weighing AI-assisted decision support for classified targeting, where a generative AI system would analyze candidate targets and propose a prioritized list for human review. In a background briefing, a Defen

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Consumer Tech

Clickable Links Come to Instagram Captions for Meta Verified

Meta Verified finally gets clickable links in captions. In a quiet move that could reshape how creators drive traffic, Meta is testing the ability for subscribers of its Meta Verified program to drop clickable links directly into Instagram post captions. The disclosure came from creator Andrea Vale

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Industrial Robotics

Tiny 8W Converter Reshapes Panel Power

An 8W power module just changed how factories wire control panels. TRACO Power’s TMR 8WI series arrives as a practical answer to crowded, hard-working industrial cabinets. In a market where every square inch and every watt of heat management matters, this SIP-8 package promises isolation without bal

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Consumer Tech

X's Iran Leader Premium Check Triggers Sanctions Alarm

A blue-check boost for Iran's new supreme leader may violate U.S. sanctions. Tech Transparency Project (TTP) has new questions about how X is handling sanctioned officials after spotting a blue premium verification on Mojtaba Khamenei’s newly created X account. The watchdog notes that Khamenei, list

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Industrial Robotics

Geekplus Plans Humanoid Warehouse Robot Debut at LogiMAT 2026

Geekplus plans a video reveal of its first humanoid warehouse robot at LogiMAT 2026. The world’s largest provider of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses says it will roll out Gino 1, a humanoid designed to flex between tasks that traditionally demanded a person on the floor. The staging, set for

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Nano Banana 2 shatters speed limits

Nano Banana 2 roars onto the image-generation stage, delivering pro-grade results at lightning speed. The DeepMind/Google blog frames it as a model that blends "advanced world knowledge," production-ready specs, subject consistency, and a speed you can feel in real-time workflows. What the post sign

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AI & Machine Learning

Pokémon Go Powers Robots' World Models

Pokémon Go data is teaching robots to navigate the real world. A Technology Review feature this week paints a provocative picture: Niantic Spatial, the AI outfit spun out of the AR giant, is turning crowdsourced street-level data from Pokémon Go into “world models” that ground large language models

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AI & Machine Learning

OpenClaw Fever Sparks 100-Worker Gig Empire

OpenClaw fever has turned a Beijing side hustle into a 100-employee operation. In January, Feng Qingyang, 27, barely imagined he’d build a micro-empire around a single open-source AI tool that can take over a device and autonomously complete tasks for a user. By late February, he’d quit his day job,

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AI & Machine Learning

Pokémon Go data teaches robots to navigate real space

Pokémon Go data is giving robots a real-world compass. Niantic Spatial, the Niantic spinout behind the AR hit, is turning crowdsourced observations from Pokémon Go into a world model that can ground large language models in real environments and improve robot navigation. The pitch is simple and ambi

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