AI & Robotics

AI agents are all the rage, but they’re not quite as capable as their purveyors would have you believe. Efforts to benchmark agents doing complex tasks show that they aren’t typically reliable enough to function without close supervision. LiveBench 2.0 shows Claude Fable 5.2 and ChatGPT-6 Astra succeeding on 82.9 and 75.6 out of 100 tasks, respectively, and an effort by the AI…

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, is launching its own robotics division, with an eye toward automating security at both the home and the office. The company announced Ring Robotics on Tuesday, debuting two new devices that are sure to stir more than a little bit of controversy. The first new device is a home security drone that users will be able to deploy to patrol their domiciles…

WordPress has been a crucial technology and content management system for websites like TechCrunch. Now, WordPress.com owner Automattic is responding to the changing state of the web by debuting a new service called Spacefast, which will allow users to deploy vibe-coded websites and apps. Spacefast is designed to provide infrastructure for the vibe-coded apps, including databases, authentication…

Meta recently launched its Muse agents – a new generation of cuddly agentic helpers. Now, the company has launched Spaces, a new way to communicate and collaborate with them. As far as I can tell, Spaces are basically breakout conversations that revolve around a particular topic – although Meta refers to them as “custom experiences.” They live in the sidebar of the…