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SoftBank, Which Signed $63 Billion Saudi Tech Investment Deal, Still ‘Monitoring’ Jamal Khashoggi Scandal
On October 2, Saudi citizen, US resident, and journalist in self-imposed exile Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, reportedly wary of the potential consequences of entering a facility controlled by a dictatorial government he frequently criticised. He is now presumed dead at the hands of Saudi personnel, who Turkish officials speaking under the…
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Boston Dynamics’ Unsettling Robodog Can Now Escape Through (Unlocked) Doors
Video: The first time we saw Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini robo-dog in action, it used its gripping arm to help load a dishwasher. But after getting a fancy new yellow coat a few months ago, SpotMini has apparently since learned how to open doors, enabling the robot, and its comrades, to escape a life of servitude.
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Uber Board To Vote On Stripping Travis Kalanick’s Power
When Dara Khosrowshahi took over the role of Uber CEO from company founder Travis Kalanick, no one thought it was going to be an easy transition. In just over a month, the new CEO has had to deal with numerous major crises left in the wake of Kalanick’s tenure. Now even more trouble is rocking…
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IBM’s Watson Will Morph Polite Pepper Into An Ultra-Intelligent Evil Genius
Pepper is super cute and remarkably well-mannered… for now. Now that IBM has announced that the talking, emotion-reading robot will interface with Watson, lil Pep could turn into a smiling, evil robotic mastermind; adorable leader of the human-enslaving resistance.