Making deliveries from a truck to your front door could soon involve a robot dog. Robotics company Boston Dynamics is testing Spot, its canine-shaped robot, as a delivery worker that can ride trucks and jump to drop packages at customers’ doors. The delivery-focused version of Spot includes a conveyor belt. A video released by the
Apple has quietly released a rulebook for its new Maps ads, revealing a more curated approach than advertising giant Google. The iPhone maker has not revealed a release date for the Maps ads, which were announced earlier this year, beyond saying they would arrive “this summer” in the United States and Canada. However, the company
France’s National Assembly voted to create a right to assisted dying under strict conditions, after years of debate and changes to proposals. parliamentarians voted by 291 to 241 to support the bill, which had been rejected three times by the upper house of parliament, the Senate. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will refer parts of the
Suno has long acknowledged that its AI-powered music generator relied on mining millions of songs available on the Internet, but a new hack reveals how the company turned to streaming services and websites like YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius to push its product, all while user information remained vulnerable. A report published in 404 Media
Warren Buffett says he made a mistake with Alphabet. The Oracle of Omaha said he called on Berkshire Hathaway to invest billions in Alphabet. The conglomerate owns shares worth about $31 billion. Buffett’s only regret? That Berkshire did not invest in Google’s parent company before, he said in an interview with CNBC this week. “I
Google said it has made its largest purchase of solar power and battery storage to date. The first two phases of the project, located in Arkansas, will generate enough electricity to supply about 6% of the state’s peak demand, the company said earlier this week. Electricity from the project will flow directly to the grid,
