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Today at Tesla's "AI Day" press event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled an early prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot, which emerged from behind a curtain, walked around, waved, and "raised the roof" with its hands to the beat of techno music. It was a risky reveal for the prototype, which seemed somewhat unsteady on its feet. "Literally the first time the robot has operated without a tether was on stage tonight," said Musk. Shortly afterward, Tesla employees rolled a sleeker-looking Optimus model supported by a stand onto the stage that could not yet stand on its own. It waved and lifted its legs. Later, it slumped over while Musk spoke. The entire live robot demonstration lasted roughly seven minutes, and the firm also played a demonstration video of the walking Optimus prototype picking up a box and putting it down, watering a plant, and moving metal parts in a factory-like setting—all while tethered to an overhead cable. The video also showed a 3D-rendered view of the world that … [Read more...] about Tesla shows off underwhelming human robot prototype at AI Day 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company's Tesla Bot on Friday, a robot codenamed Optimus that shuffled across a stage, waved, pumped its arms in a slow sort of dance move and could go on sale by 2027. "Our goal is to make a useful humanoid robot as quickly as possible," Musk said, predicting sales would begin "probably within three years and not more than five years." The robot wasn't as flashy as some others, like Boston Dynamics' Atlas, but it's what Tesla put together in less than 8 months. "The robot can do a lot more than what we showed you. We just didn't want it to fall on its face," Musk quipped at Tesla AI Day 2022 , an event designed to showcase the robot and the company's autonomous vehicle technology, called Full Self-Driving, or FSD . Ultimately, Musk wants to build Tesla Bots by the millions and sell them for $20,000 apiece. Take those projections with a shakerful of salt, though. Tesla has succeeded as an automaker, leading the rest of the industry toward … [Read more...] about Tesla Unveils Optimus, a Walking Robot That Could Arrive in 2027

Every few months Apple adds a product or two to its list of vintage and obsolete products. This time it's the turn of its hugely popular iPhone 6 . According to a report by 9to5Mac, the iPhone 6 is now considered a vintage Apple product. iPhone 6 was a ‘landmark’ phone for Apple as it was the first big-gish device made by the company. However, now it is considered a vintage product. Here we also tell you what are vintage and obsolete Apple products. What are Vintage Apple products? A Vintage Apple product is one that doesn’t get regular software products. A standout feature about the iPhone, iPad or Mac is that it continues to get software updates for a minimum of five years. But a Vintage product doesn’t stand to get any updates and Apple also doesn’t promise repairs or service to these products. On its support page, Apple explains, “Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago.” This … [Read more...] about Apple has added this iPhone to its list of ‘vintage’ products

A French feminist group attending a protest in favour of abortion was allegedly attacked in Paris this week, claiming that transgender activists labelling them transphobic were behind the violence. Members and supporters of the feminist group L’Amazone took part in a pro-abortion demonstration in Paris earlier this week — part of a number of demonstrations across the country in several cities that saw several thousand people participate and demand abortion as a fundamental right in Europe for women. L’Amazone posted a video of the alleged attack to their Twitter account on Thursday, blaming “transidentitarians” for the violence, saying : “Today, in France, women who are going to demonstrate during the International Day of Struggle for Abortion are being attacked by transidentitarians with complete impunity and with the complicity of the organizers of the march.” Aujourd'hui, en France, des femmes qui vont manifester lors de la journée internationale de lutte pour l'IVG se … [Read more...] about Feminists Attacked at Pro-Abortion Rally over ‘Transphobia’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (October 1) launched the 5G telephony services that promise to provide ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones, saying it marks the beginning of a new era and presents a sea of opportunities. The Prime Minister launched 5G services in select cities at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 conference. The services will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years. 5G marks the dawn of a new era While the nation was dependent on foreign countries for technology for 2G, 3G and 4G telecom services, India has created history with 5G, he said. Huge boost to Made in India The Prime Minister said his government's vision for ' Digital India ' was founded on four pillars -- the cost of devices, digital connectivity, data cost and digital-first approach. This approach has led to mobile manufacturing units in India increasing from just two in 2014 to over 200 now, bringing down the cost of … [Read more...] about airtel: PM Modi launches 5G services: Key highlights from the address and what Airtel, Jio and Vi showcased to PM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday said the state was hit with a “500-year flood event” one day after Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida. “We’ve never seen a flood event like this,” he said at a news briefing in the state’s capital, Tallahassee. “We’ve never seen a storm surge of this magnitude.” Although Hurricane Ian hit southwest Florida the hardest, DeSantis said that counties in central Florida are “looking at potential major flooding.” “The amount of water that’s been rising and will likely continue to rise today even as the storm is passing is basically a 500-year flood event,” DeSantis said . Gov. Ron DeSantis gives an update on Hurricane Ian: “The amount of water that’s been rising … is basically a 500-year flood event.” pic.twitter.com/SFkSgpoEPV — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 29, 2022 He also highlighted the influx of resources the state has received in the past day and praised Floridians for their resiliency. … [Read more...] about Gov. Ron DeSantis: Hurricane Ian is a ‘500-Year Flood Event’

Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan has the advantage over her Democrat opponent, Tina Kotek, in the deep blue state of Oregon, according to two new polls. According to an independent survey of 600 likely voters commissioned by The Oregonian released on Thursday, Drazan has 32 percent support compared to Kotek’s 31 percent. Drazan is the former state House Republican leader, while Kotek served as the state Speaker of the House. The Democrat vote is likely being split by Betsy Johnson, a former Democrat who is running as an independent. Johnson earned 18 percent support in The Oregonian ’s poll. Lewis & Clark College political science professor Ben Gaskins said Drazan has the advantage by focusing on “bread-and-butter economic issues like gas prices, inflation, crime.” Drazan would be the first Republican governor Oregon has had in over 35 years if elected to office. In a separate poll by Clout Research also released Thursday, Drazan similarly … [Read more...] about Oregon Poll: GOP Nom Christine Drazan Maintains Lead over Democrat

Officials from Florida’s Lee County announced a curfew on Wednesday following reports of looting and other criminal activity in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Lee County on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, resulting in as much as $40 billion in property damage . With local officials dedicating all their time and resources to the hurricane’s response, criminals took advantage and began looting and committing other crimes, Lee County officials announced. For example, one gas station in Florida was reportedly looted . “Earlier today, when law enforcement was unable to respond because of weather conditions, it was unsafe, there was a break-in on Cleveland Avenue and there was looting,” Lee County Manager Roger DesJarlais announced during a press conference. DesJarlais noted that “a group of people” looted “one of the Speedway gas stations,” which prompted Fort Meyers city officials to talk to Lee County … [Read more...] about Florida Officials Institute Curfew amid Looting in Aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Lassé de l'état actuel du service, un groupe de développeurs a pris sur lui de créer une version d'Instagram qui supprime toutes les publicités et permet aux gens de créer des nouveaux flux personnalisés. Cette variante s'appelle The OG App (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet) et ramène Instagram à l'essentiel. Il ne s'agit pas d'une plateforme concurrente et vous disposez toujours des mêmes fonctionnalités phares, comme les Stories et la page Explorer. Seulement désormais, vous avez le contrôle sur le contenu qui apparaît sur votre flux d’activités, grâce à une large série d'outils et de filtres. Les développeurs impliqués dans le projet ont déclaré qu'ils voulaient " mettre les utilisateurs, et non les annonceurs, au premier plan via cette application. " Au moment où nous écrivons ces lignes, The OG App n'est officiellement disponible que sur le Google Play Store (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet) . Si vous vous rendez sur l'App Store d'Apple, tout ce que vous obtenez est une … [Read more...] about Cette application vous débarrasse des publicités chronophages sur Instagram

Welcome to Edition 5.12 of the Rocket Report! As a bit of late breaking news, Firefly attempted to make its second orbital launch attempt with the Alpha rocket early Friday, at 3 am EST (07:00 UTC) from California. However in the final moments before liftoff the vehicle went into "auto abort" after engine ignition. Firefly is reviewing data from the scrub to determine its next attempt. As always, we welcome reader submissions , and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets, as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. Virgin Orbit faces "difficult" licensing in Britain . The next launch of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, which fires its engines after being dropped from a carrier aircraft, is due to occur no earlier than October 29 from Spaceport Cornwall in southwestern … [Read more...] about Rocket Report: BE-4 engine breathes fire; Delta IV Heavy puts on a show