Like octopuses squeezing through a tiny sea cave, metatruss robots can adapt to demanding environments by changing their shape. These mighty morphing robots are made of trusses composed of hundreds of beams and joints that rotate and twist, enabling astonishing volumetric transformations.Like octopuses squeezing through a tiny sea cave, metatruss robots can adapt to demanding environments by changing their shape. These mighty morphing robots are made of trusses composed of hundreds of beams and joints that rotate and twist, enabling astonishing volumetric transformations.[#item_full_content]
Concerns over the prevalence of online misinformation, including “fake news,” and its implications for politics, business, and society at large have gained momentum in the last decade. The rise of social media, with its almost complete lack of barriers to disseminating content, has contributed to markedly diminished trust in the news, as have new developments in artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI). All of these changes have implications for political polarization as well as the economic viability of the news industry.Concerns over the prevalence of online misinformation, including “fake news,” and its implications for politics, business, and society at large have gained momentum in the last decade. The rise of social media, with its almost complete lack of barriers to disseminating content, has contributed to markedly diminished trust in the news, as have new developments in artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI). All of these changes have implications for political polarization as well as the economic viability of the news industry.Business[#item_full_content]
Creative machines and where AI meets imagination at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Discover how AI is co-creating the future of storytelling, video, and animation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, with Prateek Dixit, Nikola Todorovic, and Soyoung Lee. Join with a group and save up to 20%, or register yourself to save up to $444.Discover how AI is co-creating the future of storytelling, video, and animation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, with Prateek Dixit, Nikola Todorovic, and Soyoung Lee. Join with a group and save up to 20%, or register yourself to save up to $444.[#item_full_content]
Kevin Hart’s VC firm leads $35M Series B for weight-loss app Simple
Simple is an AI-powered health coaching app that helps people lose weight.Simple is an AI-powered health coaching app that helps people lose weight.[#item_full_content]
From the earliest year of school, children begin learning how to express ideas in different ways. Lines across a page, a wobbly letter, or a simple drawing form the foundation for how we share meaning beyond spoken language.From the earliest year of school, children begin learning how to express ideas in different ways. Lines across a page, a wobbly letter, or a simple drawing form the foundation for how we share meaning beyond spoken language.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
OpenAI and South Korean tech conglomerates Samsung and SK on Wednesday announced partnerships to provide chips and other solutions for Stargate, a $500 billion project aimed at building infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence.OpenAI and South Korean tech conglomerates Samsung and SK on Wednesday announced partnerships to provide chips and other solutions for Stargate, a $500 billion project aimed at building infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence.Hi Tech & Innovation[#item_full_content]
Final 3 days to score extra discounts on community passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Only 3 days left to lock in even bigger savings on group passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Exclusive to founders and investors, save up to 20% on groups of 4–9 until Friday, October 3 at 11:59 p.m. PT.Only 3 days left to lock in even bigger savings on group passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Exclusive to founders and investors, save up to 20% on groups of 4–9 until Friday, October 3 at 11:59 p.m. PT.[#item_full_content]
ChatGPT has not decreased activity on the world’s largest online encyclopedia, but AI data scrapers and the influence of large language models still cast a shadow over its future, research suggests.ChatGPT has not decreased activity on the world’s largest online encyclopedia, but AI data scrapers and the influence of large language models still cast a shadow over its future, research suggests.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of connected products, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities designed to make interactions with AI more frequent and natural.Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of connected products, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities designed to make interactions with AI more frequent and natural.Business[#item_full_content]
If the future of the internet looks like a constant stream of amusing videos generated by artificial intelligence, then OpenAI just placed its stake in an emerging market.If the future of the internet looks like a constant stream of amusing videos generated by artificial intelligence, then OpenAI just placed its stake in an emerging market.Business[#item_full_content]
