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Tesla's Terafab chip fab ambitions ignore its total lack of semiconductor experience

Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Tesla’s “Terafab Project”, a plan to build what he envisions as the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication plant, will launch within seven days. The problem is that Tesla has absolutely zero experience manufacturing semiconductors, and its track record in the closest comparable venture, building its own battery cells, should give anyone pause. From…
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DefenseNews

US Navy taps Gecko Robotics to help remedy maintenance headaches

The U.S. Navy is taking steps toward remedying ongoing maintenance delays by enlisting the help of artificial intelligence and robotic systems, the service announced. The sea service reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics, the company confirmed Tuesday, to deploy tech capable of streamlining repairs and reducing maintenance delays for a surface fleet that continues to be…
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ComputersNews

Noctua’s first PC case is big, brown, and pricey

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports on Noctua’s first PC case collaboration with Antec, the Flux Pro Noctua Edition featuring signature brown accents and premium cooling components. This large E-ATX case costs $400, more than double the standard version’s $180 price, but includes six high-performance Noctua fans and specialized fan controller hub. The collaboration…
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ComputersNews

Corsair’s new low-profile keyboard makes me angry

Corsair, you’re killing me here. After a good showing at CES, your Stream Deck smashed into a mechanical keyboard proved me wrong: a little screen on a keyboard can make sense. And then you decided to do it again… but worse. In fact, the small LCD on the new Vanguard Air…
GamingNews

Niantic Spatial Says Pokémon Go Data Now Being Used to Train Delivery Robots, as 'Getting Pikachu to Realistically Run Around' Is 'Actually the Same Problem'

Pokémon Go creator Niantic is using players’ augmented reality data to help train delivery robots. Now rebranded as Niantic Spatial, the company has joined forces with robotic startup Coco to help its fleet of 1000 suitcase-sized delivery vehicles trundle safely through busy city streets — just as Pikachu might, if he were real. While Pokémon Go (plus Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now)…
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