May 13, 2024
Robotics

Potential power and pitfalls of harnessing artificial intelligence for sleep medicine

In a new research commentary, the Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine highlights how artificial intelligence stands on the threshold of making monumental contributions to the field of sleep medicine. Through a strategic analysis, the committee examined advancements in AI within sleep medicine and spotlighted its potential in revolutionizing care in three critical areas: clinical applications, lifestyle management, and population health. The committee also reviewed barriers and challenges

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Editor May 13, 2024
Hardware

Google Pixel 8a Review: Possibly The Best Midrange Phone Yet

Google Pixel 8a – Starting At $499 The Google Pixel 8a is sleek, speedy, and shoots better photos than virtually any other budget phone. Solid build quality Gorgeous OLED display Excellent camera performance Same processor as flagship Pixels Lots and lots of AI features Seven years of guaranteed updates Sharp, bright display with 120Hz refresh ×Fast 80W charging and included plug ×Excellent performance with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 ×Alert slider is back Middling gaming performance

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Ryan Whitwam May 13, 2024
AR/VR

Pudgy Penguins Debuts Toys at Target

Pudgy Penguins, known for its innovative approach to blending digital and physical collectible markets, has announced that its Pudgy Toys and newly licensed Lil Pudgys are now available in Target stores nationwide. This move marks the brand’s latest expansion into major U.S. retail spaces, following a successful introduction in Walmart earlier this year. Bridging Digital and Physical Worlds Pudgy Toys, a diverse collection of plushies, figurines, and other collectibles inspired by the Pudgy Penguins NFT

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David Andrews May 13, 2024
AR/VR

Create AI-Infused Sneakers with Reebok Impact and Futureverse

Reebok, the iconic sportswear brand, has unveiled “Reebok Impact,” an AI-driven fashion initiative on Instagram. This new platform hopes to transform sneaker culture by enabling everyday users to create custom digital sneakers using AI technology. Transforming Sneaker Culture with AI “Reebok Impact” allows sneaker enthusiasts worldwide to convert photo memories into unique digital sneakers. By simply sending a photo via Instagram DM to @reebokimpact, users engage in a real-time chat with Futureverse‘s AI, which crafts

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Gabrielle Rodriguez May 13, 2024

Aplazo is using buy now, pay later as a stepping stone to financial ubiquity in Mexico | TechCrunch

Buy now, pay later services have become so ubiquitous that BNPL may as well just be another way to say “debt.” But in Mexico, where BNPL platform Aplazo operates, a large underbanked population makes BNPL more like an alternative to cash. The four-year-old Mexican fintech startup facilitates fractionated payments to offline and online merchants even when the buyer doesn’t have a credit card. To the end users, Aplazo offers a virtual card that lets them

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Anna Heim May 13, 2024
Hardware

Aurora Supercomputer With 21K Intel CPUs Breaks Exascale Barrier For AI Dominance

The Aurora supercomputer at the Argonne National Laboratory, powered by Intel’s Xeon Max series of processors, is the new AI king with the ability to reach 10.6 AI exaflops of compute. On top of taking the AI crown, it also managed to break the exascale barrier, hitting 1.012 exaflops for scientific applications. The Aurora Supercomputer helps with researcher in using AI, many life sciences initiatives, including mapping the human brain, particle physics, and novel drug

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Alan Velasco May 13, 2024
Robotics

RDS installs AMP automated recycling sorter in North Carolina facility – The Robot Report

Listen to this article AMP’s recycling system in the RDS Pitt County Recycling Center will begin processing material in late June. | Source: AMP AMP Robotics Corp., which recently rebranded to simply “AMP,” has installed one of its advanced recycling systems at the Pitt County Recycling Center in Greenville, N.C. The system will process approximately 10,000 tons of single-stream and commercial recycling annually at the facility.  Recycling and Disposal Solutions of Virginia (RDS) owns and

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The Robot Report Staff May 13, 2024

Healthy growth helps B2B food e-commerce startup Pepper nab $30 million led by ICONIQ Growth | TechCrunch

Pepper, the e-commerce platform for food distributors, continues to edge into Sysco and US Foods territory by giving smaller, independent distributors a technology leg up.  The company developed an ordering system specifically for independent food distributors that supports catalogs of over 100,000 items, and enables these companies to launch mobile apps and websites so they can accept orders and payments online. Co-founder and CEO Bowie Cheung, who previously worked at Uber Eats, said the company

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Christine Hall May 13, 2024
Hardware

Super Mario 64’s Secret Door Is Finally Opened After 28 Years Without Any Mods

Super Mario 64 is one of the most beloved video games of all time, and it’s also one of the most thoroughly dissected video games of all time. There’s a complete recompilation for PC including dozens of mods that allows players to add new areas, entities, and mechanics, play the game with ray-traced graphics, or even play entirely new games in the same engine. The 28-year-old game’s mechanics were well understood long before that existed,

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Zak Killian May 13, 2024

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