Postal robots take to the streets with backing from Toyota AI Ventures
A secretive autonomous delivery startup with some big backer bona fides has just come out of stealth. Boxbot, a California delivery logistics startup,…
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Alarming AI Clones Both a Person’s Voice and Their Speech Patterns
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Engineers at Facebook’s AI research lab created a machine learning system that can not only clone a person’s voice, but also their cadence an…
NASA Is Testing Its Tiny Mars Helicopter for July 2020 Launch
Mars Helicopter NASA is planning to send its tiny Mars Helicopter to the surface of Mars alongside its Mars 2020 rover next summer. And the robot just passed…
Startup Unveils Freakish-Looking Flying Car With Folding Wings
Exclusive first look at startup New Future Transportation’s flying car, and it is wild.
In driving mode, the Aska looks something like what might happen if…
The International Space Station is now open for business and tourists
Representatives of 20 companies joined NASA officials onstage to launch the space agency’s new commercial plan, which allows private businesses to operate on…
Uber Is Launching an On-Demand Helicopter Service
Whirly Bird In July, Uber will launch a helicopter service to shuttle people between New York City’s JFK airport and downtown Manhattan. The service, “Uber…
Microsoft Quietly Deletes Massive Facial Recognition Database
Facial Recognition Microsoft just quietly deleted a facial recognition database of more than 10 million images of around 100,000 people most of them known…
Improving driver safety: A standardized look at distraction monitors
A group of scientists in the USA has developed the first-ever standardized method of evaluating commercially available driver-monitoring systems. The…
Pioneering 3-D printed device sets new record for efficiency
A new 3-D printed thermoelectric device, which converts heat into electric power with an efficiency factor over 50% higher than the previous best for printed…