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🪖 Meta and Anduril partner on AI military headsets
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- Meta and Anduril are partnering to build extended reality (XR) devices for the U.S. military, designed to provide soldiers with real-time battlefield intelligence.
- These XR systems will combine Meta's Reality Labs technology and Llama AI model with Anduril's Lattice command and control software for battlefield tasks.
- This partnership operates within the Soldier Borne Mission Command Next program, and Anduril has named the forthcoming device family EagleEye.
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🤫 Amazon's secretive new hardware group
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- Former Xbox leader J Allard now heads Amazon's new secretive group named "ZeroOne," operating within the Devices and Services team under Panos Panay.
- Job postings indicate this ZeroOne group is focused on developing entirely new hardware and software products, distinct from Amazon's existing device lineup.
- One ZeroOne scientist role is tasked with creating "computer vision techniques for a new smart-home product," signaling a fresh direction for Amazon's home devices.
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🤖 Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots
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- AI company Hugging Face announced two new open-source humanoids: the full-size HopeJR and Reachy Mini, a desktop model that talks and listens for AI app testing.
- The HopeJR has 66 actuated degrees of freedom for walking and arm movement, priced around $3,000, while Reachy Mini is estimated at $250-$300.
- Their designs allow anyone to build them, aiming for broader robotics access; the company plans to begin shipping some initial machines by year-end.
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📊 Perplexity can now help you make web apps, dashboards, spreadsheets and more
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- Perplexity Labs, a new Pro feature, empowers users to transform ideas into concrete outputs like reports, spreadsheets, interactive dashboards, and simple web applications.
- Its "Mini Apps" feature enables Labs to develop and deploy simple interactive web applications, like dashboards or basic websites, within a project’s “App” tab.
- Its "Code Generation" feature autonomously writes and executes code for structuring data, applying formulas, and creating outputs including text documents and spreadsheets.
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🚕 Tesla tests driverless robotaxis for June 12 Austin launch
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- Tesla is now testing self-driving Model Y cars on Austin streets with no one in the driver's seat, targeting an internal June 12 robotaxi launch.
- This Austin robotaxi service, despite being driverless, is expected to use "heavy teleoperation," allowing humans to control the cars remotely when necessary.
- With Texas having "relatively relaxed rules around autonomous driving," Tesla faces no regulatory body likely to stop its Austin robotaxi launch despite a brief testing phase.
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