Janelle Shane talks about the absurdity, perils, and limits of AI

Shannon's said: “OCRO HLI RGWR NMIELWIS”

This robot dog can scale ladders that a real dog would struggle with

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In 1966, the Eliza program couldn’t say much—but it was enough

Cassie may not have any arms to work with, but that doesn’t keep it from juggling a ball on its head

Argonne will use the CS-1 to help discover cancer therapies and understand colliding blackholes

The fastest, safest, and most exciting way to launch a quadrotor may be ballistically

Bosch SoundSee combines deep learning with mobile microphone arrays to identify problems on the ISS before they happen

Experts discuss technological inequality and the “reskilling” problem at an MIT conference

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The bot learned language from people on Twitter—but it also learned values

The SnotBot project uses drones, data, and deep learning to tell us about the health of whales and the oceans

A new contest aims to help first responders leverage computer vision algorithms and drone imagery during a search

An exclusive look at the world’s most dynamic robots

Over a dozen robots that we promise will make fantastic holiday gifts

OpenAI’s GPT-2 program churns out natural language that’s remarkably coherent—and that’s a problem

Flying this $999 obstacle-dodging drone is a magical experience

MIT conference considers companies that have implemented job-friendly AI

Whether for maintenance or augmentation, robots that can use tools on themselves are more independent and capable

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More than 3.9 million people have been sickened and more than 270,000 killed by the coronavirus around the world. This map is updated daily.

She’s also learning to iron.

A YouTube search unearths deleted scenes shot with a different cast.

DJ D-Nice, Miley Cyrus, Ben Gibbard, and a lot of Diplo.

Temuera Morrison is appearing on the next season of the show.

Not every actor is Linney-caliber.

What’s going to get Jen first: the discovery of what’s happening in her garage, or the guilt over what she hasn’t told her BFF?

We can’t stop him because we must know what happens next; our curiosity is his source of power.

The Platform, What Lies Beneath, The Witch, and more.

If Stephen King keeps writing ‘em, we’ll keep seeing ‘em.

“Amira” invites us to two very different Eddy celebrations, each with Farid at their center.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Given the overall strength of this top six, it’s surprising how messy these one-queen shows turn out to be.

“I didn’t ‘sell out’ by making my dreams come true.”

What feels like a victory to Jen doesn’t carry the same sense of relief for Judy.

“Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried Fischbacher said in a statement.

Hindsight is 20/20, even if you’re smizing.

After finding common ground, Jen and Judy split up to spend time with new friends who could end up being something more.

An overlooked member of The Eddy band steps into the spotlight for a bittersweet—mostly bitter—story about his troubled past and uncertain future.

Whether they feature office bumbling, demon slaying, or parcel delivering, these games couldn’t have come at a better time.

His cause of death is unknown.

Fast-growing Melbourne payments company PromisePay is ramping its growth plans in the global platform economy.

Record low bond yields are pushing superannuation funds and insurers into alternative investments.

Advertising spending contributes about $40 billion a year to the Australian economy, or 2 per cent of GDP.

Billionaire Alex Waislitz stands to make millions after two financial services companies agreed to merge.

Former engineering high flyer Ausenco has become the latest mining services company to be swallowed by private equity.

New Zealand’s competition watchdog has cited areas of overlap from a Fairfax-APN merger.

It could be a matter of time before a Chinese airline tries to buy a strategic stake in Qantas.

The auction for the Port of Melbourne has come down to a three-way race with bidders lodging indicative bids.