A team of engineers at Duke University is working on a breakthrough that could reshape the way we interact with robotics. Their new system, called Text2Robot, allows users to create fully functional robot prototypes simply by describing them in everyday language—no programming or engineering expertise required. Imagine typing: “I want a six-leg...
Czech fintech startup Flowpay has scored a significant success. The London-based investment company Fasanara Capital will provide it with an injection of EUR 30 million (approximately CZK 755 million). The startup specialises in lending to smaller companies that often would not have a chance of getting funding from traditional banks. A new ap...
At this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, visitors were impressed by one of the most daring technological achievements - the first biological computer CL1 from Australian company Cortical Labs. At first glance, it looked more like a laboratory device, but at its core are living human neurons created from stem cells. And this is no fu...
Apple is about to fix a bug in its iOS operating system that caused iPhones to automatically replace the word "racist" with "Trump" when dictating text. The problem quickly spread on social media, particularly on TikTok, where users shared videos showing their phones unexpectedly editing dictated text. According to Apple, the confusion was ca...
Figure’s founder and CEO, Brett Adcock, has unveiled a new machine learning model designed to revolutionize humanoid robotics. The announcement comes just two weeks after the company decided to end its collaboration with OpenAI. The model, named Helix, is a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) system that enhances robotic capabilities by allowing them t...
The United States is planning a major investment in data and energy infrastructure focused on artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump, along with representatives of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, announced the launch of the $500 billion Stargate project. At the press conference, Trump stressed that the field of AI is experiencing rapid ...
Two companies that could see significant growth potential in 2025 are Sirius XM and Symbotic. While they may have escaped more investor attention so far, both offer interesting opportunities in different market segments. Equity indices such as the Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have recently reached record high...
Quantum computers have long been touted by the scientific community as a technology that could fundamentally change current computing. These computers, whose performance far exceeds the capabilities of today's devices, have seen a breakthrough with Google's new Willow quantum chip. In a test, this chip was able to solve an extremely complex calc...
The Friend virtual pendant, due to be launched in 2025, was designed to offer users a new level of interaction with artificial intelligence, according to its creators. The device, which is intended to act as an "AI friend", promises pleasant conversations, emotional support and even helpful advice. However, Friend has launched Friend.com ahea...
