“In this paper, we present the design and prototyping of a lamp-like robot that explores the interplay between functional and expressive objectives in movement design.” There’s a 5 minute video. ~ learn more
“Every shot of this film was done via text-to video with [Google Deep Mind’s] Veo 2.” ~ learn more
“A pair of hands skillfully slicing a perfectly cooked steak on a wooden cutting board, faint steam rising from it.” ~ learn more
So says ZDNet Senior Contributing Editor Ed Bott. “At the start of the New Year, with no warning, Microsoft gives its flagship productivity app a name change and a huge price increase. Why would the company make this mess? I […]
Jeffrey Emanuel argues that Nvidia’s moats are all under attack in this lengthy post. ~ learn more or read a good summary
“R1 just came out a few days ago out of nowhere, and then there’s o1 and o3, but no o2. Gosh! It’s hard to know what’s going on. This post aims to be a guide for recent AI develoments. It’s […]
These self-driving cars have taken over my part of Austin and it’s surreal. In this post Harry Campbell, aka “The Rideshare Guy” since 2014, unpacks the company’s strategic options for scaling the service outside of its current few markets. ~ […]
Here’s the report I commissioned: “Comprehensive Analysis of the Sport Fishing Industry: Structure, Brands, and Value Chain” ~ learn more
“Ryan Brandt and I scraped over 1,000 latest job postings and used the latest AI models (o1, Claude, Gemini) and agents/tools (Windsurf, Axiom, etc.) to apply for jobs and attempt to complete tasks. The results? AI could solve ~15% of […]
“Yesterday, OpenAI gave us an agent that can control a browser to do your bidding. I stayed up until 4 AM to put this demo together for you, going through several use cases: 1) Hotel recommendation 2) Data gathering 3) […]