True agentic AI is years away - here's why and how we get there

Today's AI agents are a primitive approximation of what agents are meant to be. True agentic AI requires serious advances in reinforcement learning and complex memory.
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Sonoma County couple turns home into one of the most sustainable in the nation

When Jason and Kristin Nichols first met at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in 2017, they made group dinners together from ...

California couple creates one of the most sustainable homes in the nation

The Sebastopol couple have made their 1980s home ultra-energy- and water-efficient and outfitted it with nontoxic fixtures.
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Building a backyard bike track from scratch

Little Harry builds a bike track with big jumps and a kid flipping over handlebars. US officials warn snowbirds of 'violent crime' in winter destination hot spot Pam Bondi issued impeachment ultimatum ...
Road to VR

New Quest Update Brings Big Upgrades to Hand-tracking

The v83 update, which is rolling out now to Horizon OS, is said to increase reliability of hand-tracking in a number of cases, including during fast movements, when used for locomotion, and throwing ...
The New York Times

We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.

Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico. Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys ...
New Scientist

Teenager builds advanced robot hand entirely from Lego pieces

A robot hand built from Lego pieces by a 16-year-old and his father can grab and move objects, displaying similar qualities to a leading robotic hand. Jared Lepora, a student at Bristol Grammar School ...
Rolling Stone

Jeremy Allen White Covers Springsteen Classics on ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Soundtrack

Jeremy Allen White’s renditions of nine Bruce Springsteen classics will appear on the official soundtrack for the upcoming biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which will be released in full ...
CNN

First known hand fossils of extinct human relative reveal ‘surprising’ features

The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...
The New York Times

Jen Tullock Multitasks in ‘Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God’

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Theater Review The “Severance” actor portrays all the roles in a play she wrote with Frank Winters, inspired by her evangelical upbringing. By Laura ...
Wired

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store. He should know. Mark’s app, a platform built to serve ...