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Quote of the day by tech pioneer Claude Shannon: ‘I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans’ — a warning about superintelligent AI

Although AI is advancing at a rapid pace, the idea that it might one day replace humanity has thus far been consigned to the realm of fiction. Rather than signalling the end of mankind, however, others have speculated that an advanced AI may one day simply supplant our position at the top of the food […]

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The HiLight Studio app reveals what Google hides about the Pixel 11 Pro’s RGB light, but it’s not for everyone

Apart from the new chipset, the camera upgrades, and Gemini Intelligence, the Pixel 11 Pro shipped with something that turned a lot of heads, in enthusiasm no less: the RGB light module on the back called HiLight.  Before Google announced the feature, I was actually excited about it, thinking about all the potential use cases; […]

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Major sodium-ion battery milestone passed by California startup — Unigrid aces Hyundai’s safety tests down to -20C as experts call tech a ‘compelling alternative’ to lithium-ion

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most successful technologies ever invented, and now span everything from smartphones to power stations — but the technology is not without its flaws and limitations, and scientists are now busy trying to figure out which type of next-gen battery will take over next. One of the big safety risks […]