Robotics companies are hiring, Nvidia, smart cities, portable monitor and more

February 18, 2024

Robotics companies are hiring, Nvidia, smart cities, portable monitor and more

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These 32 robotics companies are hiring

There’s no such thing as a future-proof career. These jobs always run the gamut, from huge corporations like Amazon to newer startups that have yet to announce their first product. Whether you’d prefer to opt for the relative security of a big company or the nimble innovation of a small team is entirely up to you. In either case, there are plenty to chose from.

The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits

Amid a recruitment struggle, branches are using huge hits like Fortnite as marketing tools. Some veterans see the practice as unethical – especially given the age of the gaming audience.

Nvidia Is Now More Valuable Than Amazon And Google

Nvidia’s market value surpassed those of fellow technology titans Amazon and Alphabet on Monday, an almost unbelievable feat accomplished as Nvidia’s stock more than quadrupled over the last 15 months as investors bought into Nvidia’s market-leading position in artificial intelligence.

TIPS

These 3 AI-powered email tools are huge time-savers

SaneBox, InboxGPT, and Rasa.io help you get more efficient with your email by dealing with it less.

EHEALTH

Can AI catch what doctors miss?

AI could propel the biggest transformation in the history of medicine, says physician-scientist Eric Topol. He explains how sophisticated AI models can interpret medical images as well or better than human experts can — and, beyond that, even pick up things that human eyes can't see. Learn all the ways AI is poised to make a difference for both patients and doctors.

ROBOTICS

These 5 robots of the future could make our cities better

We get philosophical about robots. This shows up especially in science fiction films, with benevolent and malevolent examples respectively thrilling and terrifying our imagined lives with robots. These reactions prompt important reflections on our responsibilities in creating and interacting with machines as well as what exactly it means to be human—thus all the philosophizing. Within these musings mostly about us, though, we can lose sight of why we want robots in the first place.

CYBERSECURITY

200,000 Facebook Marketplace user records were leaked on the dark web

Names, phone numbers, email addresses, Facebook IDs, and Facebook profile information are reportedly included in the leak.

This iOS Trojan Is Harvesting Facial-Recognition Data

'GoldPickaxe' malware circulating in Southeast Asia is designed to steal facial recognition data, likely because banks and government agencies there are adopting biometric scans.

I Used ChatGPT to Woo My Valentine. It Bombed, Mostly

Roses are red, violets are blue, can AI write love letters better than you?

It has all the trappings of a beach read turned Hollywood blockbuster: Smitten but shy boy meets girl and uses ChatGPT to supplement his romantic shortcomings. But just as she thinks he's met The One, she realizes all is not as it seems and must choose between giving the man she thought she knew a second chance or fleeing his betrayal.

How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s AI rules

It’s becoming increasingly clear that courts, not politicians, will be the first to determine the limits on how AI is developed and used in the US.

Cool Technology

KYY X90A Triple Portable Monitor Review: Priced Right, but Short of Color

Dual portable displays that won’t break the bank

KYY is a brand we've covered in the past, as we reviewed the company's 15.6-inch K3-3 with a 4K (3840 x 2160) panel. If one portable display isn't enough, KYY is back in the saddle with the X90A. KYY describes this as a “Triple Portable Monitor,” where the two displays of the X90A flank your laptop's display.

School students build the world's smallest humanoid robot — 5.5 inches tall

Measuring just 141 mm (5.55 in) in height, the robot featured acrylic panels, and 3D-printed parts developed in-house at the school's robotics lab.