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The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) humanoid robots in factories and stores is sparking debate among experts about the future of work and commerce. Companies are looking to deploy humanoid robots in tasks from assembly to customer service, but opinions are divided on the rate of adoption and impact. Experts agree that gradual integration is preferable to rapid transformation, and key challenges of technology development, workforce adaptation and customer acceptance have yet to be overcome. “Henry Ford said, 'Why do we always get a human when all we want is one hand?' That sentiment applies here,” Ding Zhao, an associate…
AT Perry's arrows are trending upward at just the right time for the New Orleans Saints. The second-year player turned heads in Saturday night's preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals. Perry returned and showed strong form in training camp practice on Sunday. It's a string of strong performances for a player who struggled at the start of training camp. Perry wasn't even in the discussion for the No. 3 receiver spot, which is why he needed to perform well in the first preseason game of the year. And he did. Dennis Allen's willingness to recognize Perry as a blocker may…
Balderton Capital, one of Europe's oldest and largest venture capital firms known for its investments in Revolt and Wayve, has raised a total of $1.3 billion in new funding across two funds: $615 million for its Early Stage Fund IX and $685 million for its Growth Fund II. VCs who spoke to TechCrunch reacted to the news with cautious optimism.It's a further sign that European VC is recovering after several years of weakness following the zero interest rate policy and the COVID-19 bull market of 2021 and 2022.Indeed, London-based Balderton pointed to research, based on data from Invest Europe and…
The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants will begin a pivotal four-game series on Monday night at Oracle Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 9:45pm ET and broadcast on Bally Sports South and NBC Sports Bay Area.The stage is set for an exciting pitching matchup between the Braves' Chris Sale and the Giants' Blake Snell. Snell, of course, won the National League Cy Young Award last season as a member of the Padres, while Sale is the top betting favorite this season, currently listed at +100 odds on DraftKings.After Sunday's shocking collapse, the Braves now lead the Giants by…
ANNA JONESBORO, Ill. (KFVS) – The 2024 Paris Olympics may be over, but a woman from the Heartland is gearing up for a different kind of competition in Greece.Heather Coffman competes in the World Karate-Kickboxing Union (WKU) World Championships.”In my category, I was one of four people selected from the United States,” Coffman said.She received the email just days after trying out for the U.S. team in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.An email confirming that she was about to embark on the experience of a lifetime.”I looked at my fiancé and I said, 'I'm going to Greece!'” she said.Coffman said he began studying…
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 20: UFC President Dana White reacts to Dana White's…(+) Contender Series Season 6 Week 9 bout at UFC APEX on September 20, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC The eighth season of Dana White's Contender Series kicks off on Tuesday, August 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This season's eighth season of Tuesday night fight cards will span 10 weeks, with fighters competing for a UFC contract. Five bouts across five weight classes are scheduled for this week's event. Since the DWCS began in 2017, White has awarded…
A new report says more than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to extreme heat. The figure comes from modelling by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, released on Monday. The researchers found that in 2023, the hottest year on record, southern Europe had the highest mortality rate on the continent. Greece had an estimated 393 heatstroke deaths per million inhabitants, followed by Bulgaria with 229, Italy with 209 and Spain with 175. By comparison, Germany is expected to see 76 deaths per million people. In most countries analysed, heat-related deaths are significantly higher for women than for…
SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — As students, teachers and parents across Utah prepare for a new school year, officials are also rethinking procedures for things many would have never considered a generation or two ago.Next up, literacy, math and…school safety.Summit County School District officials say they now have a new, less intrusive tool to keep schools safe.”This is just another layer of our security platform,” district CEO Mike Tanner said.The district looked at several security options before settling on one called “Zero Eyes.””The Zero Eyes system uses artificial intelligence to monitor existing camera systems, so there was no need to install…
On August 13, 2024, East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) filed a data breach notification with the Maine Attorney General after discovering that an unauthorized third party had gained access to its computer network. In the notice, EVIT explained that the incident allowed unauthorized third parties to access sensitive consumer information, including names, Social Security numbers, medical information, and financial account information. After completing its investigation, EVIT began sending data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident. If you have received a data breach notice from East Valley Technical College, it…
Updated on August 12th with more details on the three leaked features and their potential rollout across Android, as well as details on the competing iPhone 16 AI software. Hands-on with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones at the launch event in New York. (Photo by ED … (+) JONES/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Next week, Google will unveil the Pixel 9 series of smartphones at its annual Made By Google event, where the company shows off what it wants in a smartphone. Last year's Pixel 8 series got new displays, improved cameras, updated software, and…