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China's Marathon Robot Isn't About the Running
Robotics

China's Marathon Robot Isn't About the Running

A humanoid robot just ran a full marathon. That's not the story. The story is the liquid cooling that kept it from melting down — a direct shot at the endurance problem plaguing the entire field.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 8, 20265 min
Fraud's New Front Line Isn't the Bank
Finance

Fraud's New Front Line Isn't the Bank

Banks got good at stopping credit card fraud. Now the fight has moved to social media, and the enemy has generative AI. The old playbook is worthless.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 8, 20266 min
The ESA Thinks Your Kid's Minecraft Server Is Piracy
Legal

The ESA Thinks Your Kid's Minecraft Server Is Piracy

Game publishers want to kill your games when they're done with them. A California bill tried to stop them. The industry's lobby just told a lie so big it might backfire.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 8, 20266 min

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The White House Wants Your Generic Drugs Made in America. Again.
Medical

The White House Wants Your Generic Drugs Made in America. Again.

Washington just told Big Pharma to bring its factories home. This isn't about jobs. It's about whether your antibiotics are a strategic national asset or a geopolitical liability.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 8, 20266 min
One-Click Uncensor: The War for AI's Soul Is a Python Script
Generative

One-Click Uncensor: The War for AI's Soul Is a Python Script

Companies spend billions on AI alignment. The open-source world can undo it in an afternoon using a technique called 'abliteration.' This is no longer a debate about hypotheticals.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20265 min
Your Next Sequencer Is a Pocket Geiger Counter
Music

Your Next Sequencer Is a Pocket Geiger Counter

A new piece of free software turns background radiation into music. The app is a curiosity; the idea of using the universe's raw data as a creative input is the real story.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20266 min
Tesla Asks Startups To Fix Its Berlin Battery Line
Automotive

Tesla Asks Startups To Fix Its Berlin Battery Line

The 4680 cell has been Tesla’s hardest manufacturing problem. Now it’s opening the factory doors and asking outsiders for help, a move that is either brilliant or desperate.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20266 min
Your Phone Belongs to Space Now
Personal

Your Phone Belongs to Space Now

The fight over unlocking your phone is no longer about switching from Verizon to AT&T. It’s about a new war between terrestrial carriers and satellite networks like SpaceX's Starlink.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20266 min
Amazon's Astro And The Engineering of a Mechanical Soul
Robotics

Amazon's Astro And The Engineering of a Mechanical Soul

The Astro robot isn't about utility. It's about acoustics. Amazon is using film-school sound design to make a surveillance device feel like a pet, and it's a trick you'll be seeing everywhere.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 6, 20266 min