AI was supposed to kill engineering jobs, but new data suggests they’re the most resilient

AI was supposed to kill engineering jobs, but new data suggests they’re the most resilient

Whether AI is already replacing jobs is the subject of fierce debate. Tech layoffs hit their highest single month total in years in May, and AI was the most-cited reason, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Software engineering, in theory, is the professional field most vulnerable to automation, given the rapid adoption of AI-powered coding…

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This Interstellar-Inspired Robot Actually Walks and Rolls

This Interstellar-Inspired Robot Actually Walks and Rolls

Remember that sarcastic rectangular robot from Interstellar that somehow managed to walk, roll, and save humanity while delivering deadpan one-liners? Yeah, turns out someone actually built a working version of TARS, and it’s just as mesmerizing as you’d hope. Meet TARS3D, the brainchild of roboticist Aditya Sripada and his longtime collaborator Abhishek Warrier. What started…

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#NASA develops ‘Moon Duster’ to zap away lunar dust

#NASA develops ‘Moon Duster’ to zap away lunar dust

“NASA develops ‘Moon Duster’ to zap away lunar dust” BOULDER, Colo. – The ambitions to return to the moon and beyond over the next several decades means astronauts will be dealing with problematic dust, but NASA hopes new technology will zap away any issues previously faced by space explorers. Scientists in Colorado have developed what they…

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