Artificial Intelligence
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Robot lawnmower with 1m arm wows at IFA 2025, fetch-ready
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Robot lawnmower debuts at IFA 2025 with a 1‑meter arm (77 cm vertical, 44.5 cm folded). Concept only—no price or date—yet fetches, trims, and picks fruit.
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Breakthrough speech-to-speech pipeline hits 170 ms with 10-min voice
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Speech-to-speech pipeline delivers 170 ms RVC latency, 10-minute voice training, and 480p/16 kHz Wav2Lip syncing via open-source tools across Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu.
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Beaver engineering fuels biodiversity surge over 54 years
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Beaver engineering reshapes Finland’s boreal: a 54-year study finds habitat suitability rose nearly tenfold and connectivity strengthened across beaver ponds.
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Goldman warns AI slowdown could slam S&P 500 by 20%, $1T at risk
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AI slowdown risk: Goldman warns a 15–20% S&P 500 hit if hyperscaler capex reverts, slicing 30% of a $1T sales-growth case and flagging late‑2025 deceleration.
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Misleading Fox video sparks Portland troops threat; 96,000 activations
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Portland troops threat follows a misleading Fox 2020 video; Trump weighs deployments as 316 Guard sent to D.C. and 96,000 past activations loom large.
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Parental modeling power: 112-study meta finds r=0.20 boost
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Parental modeling drives kids’ activity: a 112-study meta finds r=0.202, 359-study consensus supports co-activity, and CDC urges 60 minutes MVPA daily.
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Boot camp slashes reward processing (b=−0.67) in 123 recruits
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Reward processing declined after 10-week Army training: EEG in 123 recruits shows RewP drop (b=−0.67; p
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ADHD boredom surges: d=2.09 effect tied to weak attention, memory
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ADHD boredom is markedly higher in young adults with ADHD traits (d=2.09), partly mediated by attention control (5.8%) and working memory (6.4%).
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Tech CEOs’ $1.45T Pledges at White House Ignite Backlash
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Tech CEOs pledged at least $1.45T in U.S. investments at a White House dinner; $600B each from Meta and Apple, $250B from Google, $80B/year Microsoft.
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Geoffrey Hinton’s stark warning: 10–20% AI risk, rising inequality
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Geoffrey Hinton warns 10–20% AI existential risk and widening inequality; urges UBI, regulation, and safety research in 2024–2025 interviews across major outlets.
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Gates vaccines: child deaths halved, $200B bold push counters backlash
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Gates vaccines spotlight: child deaths fell from ~10M to
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TestFlight confidentiality: 10,000 testers, 90-day builds, proven tips
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TestFlight confidentiality: manage 10,000 external testers, 90‑day builds, and six reviews/24h. Recruit 5–10× to counter 20–30% activity and keep betas private.
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Feedback Friday: Proven 97% Uptake, 4x Higher Engagement
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Feedback Friday drives results: 97% participation; weekly feedback links to 4x engagement and 3.6x motivation. Schedule midweek mornings; avoid Friday afternoons.
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Dragon reboost lifts ISS ~1 mile with 5:03 burn — milestone test
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Dragon reboost boosts ISS perigee ~1 mile in a 5:03 trunk-Draco burn, setting a 260.9 x 256.3 mi orbit; more tests to sustain altitude through 2025.
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Energia bankruptcy risk: 70m claims amid 180bn sector crisis
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Energia bankruptcy risk intensifies as legal claims reach 70m rubles and sector cancellations hit 180bn rubles, with delays and asset sales clouding recovery.