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Pedestrians now walk faster and linger less, researchers find
City life is often described as “fast-paced. ” A new study suggests that’s more true that ever. The research, co-authored by MIT scholars, shows that the average walking speed of...
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies
In an office at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a soft robotic hand carefully curls its fingers to grasp a small object. The intriguing part isn’t the...
America’s AI watchdog is losing its bite
Most Americans encounter the Federal Trade Commission only if they’ve been scammed: It handles identity theft, fraud, and stolen data. During the Biden administration, the agency went after AI companies...
Google’s new Web Guide search experiment organizes results with AI
Google's new Search Labs experiment will organize the search results using AI smarts.
AI companions: A threat to love, or an evolution of it?
As AI companions from companies like Replika, Character AI, and Nomi AI abound, love is no longer strictly human. In this debate, we ask the question of whether it should...
This industrial AI startup is winning over customers by saying it won’t get acquired
In a red-hot acquisition market, the CVector founders answer this key question in its first conversation with prospective customers.
Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize estate processing
Acrew Capital's Kolodny led a $20 million Series A in Alix, a startup that uses AI to automate estate processing.
Google’s new AI feature lets you virtually try on clothes
The feature is launching in the United States today, letting users try on apparel items in Google's Shopping Graph across Search, Google Shopping and product results on Google Images.
SoftBank-backed LegalOn lands $50M to streamline legal workflows with AI
LegalOn, which provides AI-powered contract review software for legal teams, has raised $50 million in a Series C round.
SEO Gets a Makeover: Welcome to AIO in the Generative AI Era
Just a few years ago, building an online store meant obsessing over keywords, title tags, and metadata. If you nailed your SEO game, your product might just pop up on...