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Robot dogs could soon leave packages at your doorstep — automating delivery's 'final frontier"
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (324+ words) Getting deliveries from a truck to your front door might soon involve a robot dog. Robotics company Boston Dynamics is testing Spot, its canine-shaped robot, as a delivery worker that can ride along in trucks and hop out to leave…...
The CEO of a vibe-coding startup Emergent shares what he looks for in developers in the AI era
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (471+ words) As AI reshapes software engineering, the CEO of a buzzy vibe-coding startup is betting that developers will become more valuable, not less. During a live Q&A with Business Insider, Emergent CEO and cofounder Mukund Jha said he doesn't see…...
Data center developers anxious after Hochul's construction pause
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (1525+ words) New York's moratorium on data centers could serve as an opening salvo for leaders in other states looking to rein in tech infrastructure — as well as congressional Democrats hoping to seize on the issue in the November midterms. The executive…...
The CEO of a startup helping non-techies code still sees a lot of value in engineering degrees
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (93+ words) Business Insider Startup CEO helping non-techies code still values engineering degrees AI is redefining the work of software engineers, and fueling growth in a new crop of companies. The CEO of vibe-coding startup Emergent joins Business Insider's Dan DeFrancesco for…...
I quit my job at Nvidia because I wanted work that felt more human. Financial security isn't the same as true fulfillment.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (956+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Antons Davis, the 40-year-old founder of Touch of Humane and Osmo, and a former Nvidia employee, based in the Bay Area. It has been edited for length and clarity. I'm a…...
A DeepMind researcher resigned over its AI military deal: 'I couldn't stay at Google in good conscience"
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (647+ words) A Google DeepMind researcher has resigned over the company's work with the Defense Department, adding to the internal backlash over the tech giant's military partnership. Alex Turner, a research scientist who worked for more than two years on AI safety…...
How Citi's Tech Chief Thinks About the Bank's AI Strategy
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (555+ words) Around 45 minutes into Citi's second-quarter earnings call, when talking about AI efficiencies, the bank's chief financial officer name-dropped another executive: Tim Ryan. Citi is counting on Ryan, the head of technology, to catapult it past an era of outdated technology…...
Warren Buffett says he made the call for Berkshire invest in Alphabet, but regrets not getting in earlier
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (365+ words) Warren Buffett says he made a mistake when it comes to Alphabet. The Oracle of Omaha said he made the call for Berkshire Hathaway to invest billions into Alphabet. The conglomerate owns about $31 billion worth of stock. Buffett's one regret?...
OpenAI's new $230 device is for Codex power users
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (272+ words) OpenAI is bringing your AI agent to your fingertips, literally. The AI lab's first hardware product has officially arrived. Codex Micro is a mini keyboard built for power users of OpenAI's coding product. The device is engineered by Work Louder,…...
Jensen Huang still steps in to settle internal fights over Nvidia's scarce AI chips, executive says
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (383+ words) Even Nvidia isn't immune to the AI chip shortage. The company's automotive division still has to compete internally for access to the GPUs that have made Nvidia the world's most valuable company, according to Xinzhou Wu, Nvidia's head of automotive....