The new Noetix humanoid looks promising, but I judge it by real-world questions, not just a demo. For U.S. buyers, the main issue is availability and support. The robot is announced in China at about US$1,400, but there’s no clear plan yet for shipping, parts, or warranty here. Import taxes, tariffs, and service fees could raise […]
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On July 16 , 2025, LinkedIn News shared that OpenAI is planning to let people shop right inside ChatGPT. Instead of searching on other websites, you could ask ChatGPT for something like “blue sneakers,” and buy them right there! OpenAI would get a small cut from every sale made this way, presumably. ChatGPT and Shopify
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Grok 4 is technically impressive—fast, smarter, and capable of high-level reasoning. It mirrors Musk’s biased viewpoints, spews hate speech, and now faces legal and reputational fallout. It’s expanding into Tesla’s while governments in Turkey, Poland, and France move to investigate. Grok is supposed to be for helping people. But when a private company’s AI starts
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On May 8, 2025, Microsoft President Brad Smith made it clear: Microsoft employees are not allowed to use the DeepSeek app. No exceptions. Why? Because Microsoft sees DeepSeek as a security threat. DeepSeek is a Chinese-made AI chatbot, and Microsoft is concerned that anything typed into it could be seen, stored, or misused by the
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My view on what’s really going on with search In May 2025, during a major antitrust trial, Apple executive Eddy Cue made a surprising statement: Safari searches are dropping. He said fewer people are using Apple’s built-in browser to search the web. Instead, more of us are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity
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On February 21, 2025, Alef Aeronautics, a startup from California, shared a video showing their electric car successfully “jumping” over another vehicle on a road in California. This event is significant because it’s the first time a car has driven and then taken off vertically in a real city setting. Alef Aeronautics aims to address
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The AI Action Summit, held in Paris on February 10-11, 2025, brought together global leaders to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) policies. The goal was to create a shared framework for responsible AI development. However, major disagreements between countries led to a divided outcome. While many nations signed a declaration supporting ethical and inclusive AI, the
For years, scientists have been building smart machines that can recognize faces, drive cars, and even beat humans at chess. But what if I told you that a tiny creature, often found in sewers and garbage bins, might actually be smarter than these machines in some ways? That creature is the rat. A recent study
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On January 29, 2025, Wiz Research identified a significant security vulnerability within DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup renowned for its advanced AI models. During a routine security assessment, Wiz Research discovered that DeepSeek had a publicly accessible ClickHouse database that lacked any form of authentication, making it vulnerable to unauthorized access. Discovery Process The investigation
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On January 29, 2025, OpenAI publicly stated that it has evidence proving DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup, used OpenAI’s technology to create its own AI model. This claim has sparked intense debate over intellectual property rights in AI and global competition in the industry. The Allegations: What OpenAI Claims According to OpenAI, DeepSeek
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