When Rodney Brooks talks about robotics and artificial intelligence, you should listen. Currently the Panasonic Professor of Robotics Emeritus at MIT, he also co-founded three key companies, including […]
Massive authentication vulnerability risks compromising much of the internet
A new exploit found in the enterprise software MOVEit Transfer can have serious consequences for large swaths of the web.
Sonia’s AI chatbot steps in for therapists
Can chatbots replace human therapists? Some startups — and patients — claim that they can. But it’s not exactly settled science. One study found that 80% of people […]
Persona’s founders are certain the world can use another humanoid robot
Jerry Pratt and Figure quietly parted ways last month. The MIT research scientist spent just under two years with the Bay Area-based robotics firm. In 2022, he left […]
This Week in AI: The fate of generative AI is in the courts’ hands
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, music labels accused two startups developing AI-powered song generators, Udio and Suno, of copyright infringement. […]
Another world in our solar system has lapping seas, scientists say
Scientists using computer models believe the liquid methane oceans on Saturn’s moon Titan are lapping waves onto its shorelines, eroding coasts, just as water does on Earth.
In spite of hype, many companies are moving cautiously when it comes to generative AI
Vendors would have you believe that we are in the midst of an AI revolution, one that is changing the very nature of how we work. But the […]
Generative AI takes robots a step closer to general purpose
Most coverage of humanoid robotics has understandably focused on hardware design. Given the frequency with which their developers toss around the phrase “general purpose humanoids,” more attention ought […]
Linq raises $6.6M to use AI to make research easier for financial analysts
When generative AI tools started making waves in late 2022 after the launch of ChatGPT, the finance industry was one of the first to recognize these tools’ potential […]