Google DeepMind’s new RT-2 system enables robots to perform novel tasks
Are we getting closer to living out the plot of the Terminator movie?
Day: July 29, 2023
Non-union layoffs edge Yellow closer to collapse
Word of layoffs among non-union staff at Yellow spread Friday, and shippers report less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing is already moving higher in anticipation of a shutdown of the third-largest US LTL carrier.
Lee Meng-chu: Taiwan businessman accused of spying in China is freed
A Taiwanese businessman’s ordeal in China has underscored escalating tensions.
Back-up driver in first fully autonomous car death pleads guilty to endangerment
Rafaela Vasquez was sentenced to three years of supervised probation over the crash in Phoenix.
Seeking stronger economic ties, Vladimir Putin wraps up a summit with African leaders
As Russia wraps up its high level summit with African countries Friday, just how much real influence does Russia have in the continent?
Friday Squid Blogging: Zaqistan Flag
The fictional nation of Zaqistan (in Utah) has a squid on its flag.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
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A look at smart guns, which can only be fired by an authorized user, as Colorado-based Biofire prepares to ship a $1,499 handgun in December, after raising $30M (Zusha Elinson/Wall Street Journal)
Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal:
A look at smart guns, which can only be fired by an authorized user, as Colorado-based Biofire prepares to ship a $1,499 handgun in December, after raising $30M — Gun makers have been working for…