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For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has introduced Sprout, a compact humanoid robot designed from the ground up to operate around people. Instead of adapting an industrial robot for public spaces, Fauna built Sprout specifically for homes, schools, offices, retail spaces and entertainment venues."Sprout is a humanoid […]

Dating apps are built on trust. You share personal details, photos, preferences and conversations on the assumption that they will remain private. But recent reports suggest that even some of the biggest names in online dating aren't immune to cyberattacks, and can't keep your private data "private."Dating apps Bumble and Match appear to have been caught up in a breach allegedly linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group, raising fresh concerns […]

Losing a dog can make your stomach drop and your thoughts race. First, you check the yard. Then you walk the block. After that, you refresh local Facebook groups again and again, hoping for a sign.Now, Ring wants to turn your entire neighborhood into extra eyes with help from AI. Its Search Party feature uses nearby cameras to spot lost dogs, and it is now available nationwide to anyone who […]

Hackers have exposed personal and contact information tied to SoundCloud accounts, with data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned reporting impacts to approximately 29.8 million users. The breach hit one of the world's largest audio platforms and left many users locked out with error messages before the company confirmed the incident.Founded in 2007, SoundCloud grew into an artist-first service hosting more than 400 million tracks from over 40 million […]

A future with flying cars no longer lives just in concept videos. It now lives in Palo Alto, and if you have about $200,000 plus patience, you can reserve one today. The company behind that future vehicle is Pivotal, a California company that has quietly spent more than a decade turning a radical idea into a real aircraft. Its latest creation, called Helix, is now open for reservations, and delivery […]

When someone you love dies, the to-do list can feel endless. There are legal steps, financial paperwork and emotional weight all happening at once. What many families do not realize is that identity protection rarely makes those lists, even though it should.Scammers actively target the identities of people who have died. They rely on delays, data gaps and the assumption that someone else is handling it. Janet from Indiana recently […]

Parents are starting to ask us questions about artificial intelligence. Not about homework help or writing tools, but about emotional attachment. More specifically, about AI companions that talk, listen and sometimes feel a little too personal. That concern landed in our inbox from a mom named Linda. She wrote to us after noticing how an AI companion was interacting with her son, and she wanted to know if what she was […]

- Palantir's Shyam Sankar: Americans are 'being lied to' about AI job displacement fears- OPINION: Elon Musk says you can skip retirement savings in the age of AI. Not so fast- Chevron CEO details strategy to shield consumers from soaring AI power costsLIES EXPOSED: "The American people are being lied to about AI," Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar warns in the opening line of his new Fox News op-ed. And one […]

The cost of a Super Bowl commercial has officially entered jaw-dropping territory. For Super Bowl LX, some 30-second ad slots have reportedly sold for as much as $10 million. That figure marks a new high for the Big Game. Even the average price this year sits closer to $8 million. As a result, Super Bowl airtime has become one of the most valuable buys in advertising, especially for brands chasing massive […]