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Politics Home Article | MPs Vote Down Assisted Dying Bill

Politics Home Article | MPs Vote Down Assisted Dying Bill

Lauren Edwards MP sponsored the bill that was voted down on Friday (Alamy) 3 min read2 hr MPs have voted against a bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults in

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JD.com expands physical AI in logistics with 3 million robots

JD.com expands physical AI in logistics with 3 million robots

JD.com is expanding AI and robotics across its logistics network under a new Physical AI Acceleration Plan, while reiterating a five-year target to procure 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles, and 100,000 delivery drones.The

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Sequoia Leads $30M Round for Cymphony to Secure Enterprise AI Agents

Sequoia Leads $30M Round for Cymphony to Secure Enterprise AI Agents

Cymphony, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based startup, has raised $30 million to help enterprises manage security risks posed by AI agents operating alongside human employees. The funding includes a $25 million Series A co-led

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Richard Kelly on Donnie Darko at 25: ‘It’s a Miracle That Any Movie Gets Made’

Richard Kelly on Donnie Darko at 25: ‘It’s a Miracle That Any Movie Gets Made’

For a diehard fan of Donnie Darko, meeting director and screenwriter Richard Kelly is a thrill in itself. But to first encounter him as a silhouette in a darkened movie theater is to feel almost

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From MIT to IBM, expediting AI and quantum deployment | MIT News

From MIT to IBM, expediting AI and quantum deployment | MIT News

The experience of transitioning from research based in theory to focusing on real-world application can vary significantly for different researchers. However, for two former MIT graduate students and a former postdoc, all now at IBM,

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The House | Malcolm Offord: Scotland Can’t Afford Free University For Half Of School Leavers

The House | Malcolm Offord: Scotland Can’t Afford Free University For Half Of School Leavers

(PA Images/Alamy) 11 min read06 September Reform’s Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord, talks to Noah Vickers about his political journey, how to tackle climate change, and why his nation may have to

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M&T Bank expands enterprise AI after years of technology overhaul

M&T Bank expands enterprise AI after years of technology overhaul

M&T Bank has deployed AI copilots to more than 15,000 employees as the US regional bank applies AI to internal operations, customer service, software development, and risk management.The bank uses AI to analyse call-centre conversations,

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World Labs Unveils Atlas World Model

World Labs Unveils Atlas World Model

Insider Brief World Labs introduced Atlas, a new world model designed to generate, reconstruct and simulate 3D environments, including Real-to-Sim workflows for robot navigation and manipulation. The company said Atlas can reconstruct physical spaces from

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Nvidia RTX Spark ‘Superchip’: The First AI PCs Are Here

Nvidia RTX Spark ‘Superchip’: The First AI PCs Are Here

Three months ago, Nvidia took the wraps off its RTX Spark “superchip” and a handful of future laptops that would use it. It felt like a consequential moment in the history of the PC, despite all the

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System helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes | MIT News

System helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes | MIT News

Self-driving cars are often controlled by deep learning models that sometimes fail in unexpected situations. For instance, the car might inexplicably brake and block the path of an oncoming emergency vehicle. A human driver or