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Oh Good. Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Spot Can Now Get Past Closed Doors All By Itself
Available for purchase since 2020, Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dog, Spot, has been mostly deployed as an autonomous inspection and exploration tool. Today the company revealed several updates to Spot that will further improve its ability to carry out those types of tasks, including finally being able to use handles to open doors all by…
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HP Is Selling a 40-Year-Old Calculator Again — For $US120 ($167)
You’d assume that calculators would have been one of the many technological casualties of the smartphone, joining MP3 players and point-and-shoot cameras as standalone devices no one really uses any more. But there are apparently still enough calculator devotees for HP to resurrect a model that’s been kicking around for over 40 years as a…
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Claimed Twitter Targeted Women in Layoffs
A federal judge slapped down a discrimination lawsuit against Twitter filed by former employees who said owner Elon Musk specifically targeted women for his mass layoffs.
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Google’s Cloud Business Finally Turned a Profit for the First Time in Three Years
Google’s cloud business has turned a profit for the first time in more than three years, the company announced in a Q1 earnings report Tuesday. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Inc., reported the cloud division saw a $US706 million loss in its first quarter in 2022, according to CNBC, but a year later its earnings report…