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A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines
A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile.Japanese electronics giant Sony built the robotic arm it calls Ace and pitted it against professional athletes. Ace proved a worthy adversary, though one with some non-human attributes: nine camera eyes positioned around the court and an uncanny ability to follow the ball's logo to measure its spin.
The robot learned... Read More
The Latest: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran as a new round of peace talks was on hold.Pakistan had planned to host a second round of talks, but the White House suspended Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad as Iran rebuffed efforts to restart negotiations. Iran acknowledged the ceasefire extension but didn't say Tehran was ready to attend a new round of talks to end the war, state television reported Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Iran’s semiofficial news agencies are reporting that the paramilitary... Read More
Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelinâ Alright,' dies at 79
NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Mason — the co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic, songwriter behind classic rock hits “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe," and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer — died Sunday at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada. He was 79.His death was confirmed by Mason's publicist Melissa Dragich. A cause was not immediately revealed. He had canceled his remaining tour dates last summer and announced his retirement months later, citing health issues stemming from an infection for “closing the curtain on 60 remarkable years of rock n’ roll.”
SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this year
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SpaceX says it has the rights to buy artificial intelligence coding tool Cursor for $60 billion later this year as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company looks for ways to compete with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI ahead of a planned Wall Street debut.SpaceX said that, alternatively, it could pay $10 billion to “work together” with Cursor.
SpaceX announced the deal Tuesday on the social platform X, which along with the AI chatbot Grok is part of a constellation of properties that Musk has merged into his rocket company.
Cursor,... Read More
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases
LONDON (AP) — Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations.“The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain — it’s inevitable,” Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, said after a decades-long campaign in favor of legislation approved Tuesday.
Children born after Dec. 31, 2008 will be banned from ever buying cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The legislation that needs approval by King... Read More
Top Stories
- A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines
- Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelinâ Alright,' dies at 79
- Wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed nearly 50 homes and are forcing evacuations
- Supreme Court revives wounded veteranâs lawsuit against a contractor over suicide bombing
- US stocks rally toward a record while Brent oil tops $100 on uncertainty about the Iran war
- RFK Jr. goes before the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties will be on display
- Pope calls for justice and closing income gap in Equatorial Guinea Mass with presidential family
- Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
- Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn't done
- The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons
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- Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelinâ Alright,' dies at 79
- An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and 'Heated Rivalry'
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