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The new algorithm helps robots practice skills like sweeping and placing objects, potentially improving their performance at important tasks in houses, hospitals, and factories.

MIT new algorithm makes robots smart enough to adapt, excel in new environments

Fans at the Olympics are trying out a new AI-powered talent spotting system that hopes to find the gold medallists of the future. Its developers aim to use a portable version of the technology to bring advanced sport science to remote areas around the world. As the alarm sounds, Tacto...

The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians

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One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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Vinesh Phogat of India, who was set to compete in gold-medal match, was disqualified after not making weight.

Olympic disqualification of gold medal hopeful exposes 'dark side' of women's wrestling

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze. China dominated in the absence of Russia, which...

China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia

Cindy Ngamba, a refugee from Cameroon, a talented boxer, and a lesbian woman, has just made history by winning an Olympic medal for the Refugee Olympic Team. Born in Cameroon, Cindy Ngamba fled to the UK at age 11 for fear of persecution because homosexuality is criminalized in her home country, facing significant struggles adapting to her new environment.

Lesbian Boxer Makes History For Olympic Refugee Team

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. SAINT-DENIS, France — Let’s get one thing straight: There’s so much more to artistic swimming — often called synchronized swimming — than synchronization.

Watching artistic swimming? 6 questions about the Olympic sport, answered

Russia is no stranger to unique poisonings. State agents have been known to use everything from polonium-laced tea to the deadly nerve agent "novichok" when making assassination attempts against both defectors in the UK and internal political rivals like Alexei Navalny. But a new "first" in the long history of poisonings was opened this month in the Russian republic of Dagestan, where a 40-something chess player named Amina Abakarova attempted to poison a rival by depositing liquid mercury on and around her chess board.

In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury

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The best of the best in the world have gathered in Paris for the Olympics, and as athletes rely on food for fuel in competition, there has been some disappointment regarding the eating options at the Olympic Village. That is to say, British swimmer Adam Peaty, who won a silver medal in the men's 100m breastroke final, has spoken out about what they are being fed.

British Swimmer Adam Peaty Reveals Food Situation At Olympics: 'People Are Finding Worms In The Fish'

FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange formerly helmed by fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to pay $12.7 billion to customers blindsided by Bankman-Fried's deceptions covering up FTX's flagrant misuse of customer funds. In an order yesterday, US District Judge P. Kevin Castel said that FTX must pay $8.7 billion in restitution...

FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme

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The biggest benefit when you declutter your home is you will be more organized, efficient, and productive and this will free up time for you to spend doing the things you love!

Big Benefits When You Declutter Your Home & Life

Antitrust law professors aren't impressed by Elon Musk's lawsuit alleging a supposed X advertising boycott amounts to an antitrust violation. Based on the initial complaint filed by Musk's X Corp., it looks like "a very weak case," Vanderbilt Law School Associate Dean for Research Rebecca Haw Allensworth told Ars. "Given...

Elon Musk’s lawsuit over alleged X ad boycott “a very weak case,” professor says

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Living in the area of Wood Dale, I am always on the hunt to try somewhere local and support them. I remember trying Elio Pizza several years ago and I was not really impressed with the food. However, my biggest complaint was the atmosphere created by the employees. My first interaction felt very cliquey, with preferential treatment given to people they knew instead of new customers.

This Popular Italian Restaurant in Addison has lost my business for good—no more Chances.

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Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

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The catering company hired to feed thousands of world-class athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has slammed reports of worms being found in their food.

Earlier this week, British silver medalist swimmer Adam Peaty claimed that several athletes discovered worms in their fish dishes, adding that the food standard in the Olympic Village is “just not good enough.”

Now, a committee representing Sodexo Live! — the vendor company in charge of food at this year’s Games — alleged that there is “zero proof” to Peaty’s claims. 



“There has been zero proof of the truthfulness of this statement, which obviously raises a...

Olympic Village vendor rips Olympians’ claim worms were found in their food at 2024 Paris Games

Reddit executives discussed plans on Tuesday for making more money from the platform, including showing ads in more places and possibly putting some content behind a paywall. On Tuesday, Reddit shared its Q2 2024 earnings report (PDF). The company lost $10.1 million during the period, down from Q2 2023’s $41.1 million loss. Reddit has never been profitable, and during its earnings call yesterday, company heads discussed potential and slated plans for monetization.

Reddit considers search ads, paywalled content for the future

Bill Gross made his name in the tech world in the 1990s, when he came up with a novel way for search engines to make money on advertising. Under his pricing scheme, advertisers would pay when people clicked on their ads. Now, the “pay-per-click” guy has founded a startup called ProRata, which has an audacious, possibly pie-in-the-sky business model: “AI pay-per-use.”

One startup’s plan to fix AI’s “shoplifting” problem

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., recently introduced Egypt, a remarkable 4 to 5-year-old, 50-pound dog who is filled with love and is searching for her forever family! With a glowing description, Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, explains, "Egypt is a very happy, affectionate and loving girl once she warms up to the people she loves."

Meet The Happy & Affectionate Dog Looking For Love

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Man vs. machine: DeepMind’s new robot serves up a table tennis triumph

On Wednesday, researchers at Google DeepMind revealed the first AI-powered robotic table tennis player capable of competing at an amateur human level. The system combines an...

Man vs. machine: DeepMind’s new robot serves up a table tennis triumph

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