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The Rise of Humanoid Robots: Beyond Science Fiction

January 21, 2025
Humanoid robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Imagine a world where robots not only collaborate with us in factories but also greet us in stores, aid in surgeries and care for our loved ones. With Tesla planning to deploy thousands of Optimus robots by 2026, the age of humanoid robots is closer than we think. This vision is becoming increasingly tangible as more companies showcase…
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Microsoft just built an AI that designs materials for the future: Here’s how it works

January 17, 2025
Microsoft Research has introduced a powerful new AI system today that generates novel materials with specific desired properties, potentially accelerating the development of better batteries, more efficient solar cells and other critical technologies. The system, called MatterGen, represents a fundamental shift in how scientists discover new materials. Rather than screening millions of existing…
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Microsoft’s AutoGen update boosts AI agents with cross-language interoperability and observability

January 16, 2025
Microsoft has updated its AutoGen orchestration framework so the agents it helps build can become more flexible and give organizations more control. AutoGen v0.4 brings robustness to AI agents and solves issues customers identified around architectural constraints. “The initial release of AutoGen generated widespread interest in agentic technologies,” Microsoft researchers said in a blog…
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Story uses Web3 to enable creators to capture the value they contribute to the AI ecosystem

January 13, 2025
Story, an intellectual property blockchain, believes that creators, developers and artists should be able to be rewarded for what they contribute to AI. But it’s not easy to trace their contributions, and Story, which has raised $140 million to date (formerly Story Protocol), is doing something about that. Story, the world’s intellectual property blockchain has announced its use…
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