Daily News update on – Technology

The New York Times

Our sneak peek into Google’s new robotics model, RT-2, which melds artificial intelligence technology with robots. … Kevin Roose is a technology columnist, and co-hosts the Times podcast “Hard Fork.” … A one-armed robot stood in front of a table.

TechCrunch

WhatsApp announced today that users can now record and share short personal videos directly in chats. The messaging app notes that voice messages changed the way people communicate by proving a quick and secure way to share their voice, …

NPR

The biggest tech acquisition ever is set to close any day now. Microsoft’s intention to purchase video game developer Activision Blizzard was first announced in January 2022. The Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against the deal, …

KABC-TV

The late astronomer Carl Sagan kept the copy of NASA’s Voyager Golden Record. The recordings were made for NASA’s twin Voyager probes that lifted off in 1977 and continue to explore the solar system today. One …

off.road.cc

Sword is a 10-speed system with mechanical (cable-operated rather than electronic) shifting that’s available in 1x (single chainring) and 2x (double chainring versions. The levers work with mechanical (as opposed to hydraulic) disc brakes.

UC San Diego Health

This soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print, it also doesn’t need any electronics to work. The device was developed by a team of roboticists at the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with researchers at the BASF …

Business Today

The ‘Omega Sports Apple Computer Sneakers’ are described as ‘one of the most obscure in existence’. · Designed in the 1990s, these white sneakers have never been sold in public before · These men sneakers are now available on sale by Sotheby’s …

Forbes

In fact, according to research published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, hiking outdoors offers immediate health benefits—such as lowered blood pressure and enhanced immune system functioning—while also bolstering mental and emotional health …