AI & RoboticsNews

The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy

When the founders of a mental health app for men called Mental saw that one feature – AI interactive audio – was resonating wildly with their users, they knew they were on to something. And so the idea for a new, and hopefully safer, kind of AI therapy app was born, which they called The Path, co-founder and CEO Anson Whitmer tells TechCrunch. Then famed author and motivational speaker Tony…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla launches FSD in second European country

Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised) driver assistance software is now rolling out in Lithuania, making it the second European country to allow the system on public roads. The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration confirmed it has recognized the Dutch RDW certification that first approved FSD in Europe last month. The expansion comes just over five weeks after the Netherlands…
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DefenseNews

Italy rethinks EU defense-financing aid as arms spending falls out of fashion

ROME — Italy is considering backing out of a second EU-supported boost to defense spending, taking to about €27 billion ($31 billion) the amount of rearmament cash it could forego as it focuses on tackling soaring energy costs. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has told EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that Italy may pass on the offer of €14.9 billion in cheap, so-called SAFE…
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DefenseNews

The US Navy is full speed ahead on building a laser fleet

Operation Epic Fury may have strengthened the case for directed energy weapons, but the U.S. Navy’s dream of putting “a laser on every ship” may take significantly longer than expected to realize. In a posture statement delivered to the House Armed Services Committee…
ComputersNews

Ryzen AI Halo is AMD’s $3,999 answer to maxing out ChatGPT

With the big AI providers cracking down on usage limits for their most powerful agentic features, it’s tempting to kiss our ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini subscriptions goodbye and go all-in with local AI–and it’s certainly doable, if you’re willing to pay for it. AMD is the latest to step up to the plate with a local AI solution, a mini PC dubbed “Ryzen AI Halo.” At first blush it looks…
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