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The Download: Parkour for robot dogs, and Africa’s AI ambitions
Teaching robots to navigate new environments is tough. You can train them on physical, real-world data taken…
Africa’s AI researchers are ready for takeoff
Tech companies have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that…
Generative AI taught a robot dog to scramble around a new environment
Researchers used the system, called LucidSim, to train a robot dog in parkour, getting it to scramble over a…
The Download: AI in Africa, and reporting in the age of Trump
It is easy to convince ourselves that we now live in a dematerialized ethereal world, ruled by digital startups,…
Science and technology stories in the age of Trump
Some of these changes will be well outside our lane as a publication. But very many of President-elect Trump’s…
A bold AI movement is underway in Africa—but it’s being held up
It’s unclear what’s behind the second strategy, but Seydina Ndiaye, a program director at the Cheikh Hamidou…
The Download: AI vs quantum, and the future of reproductive rights in the…
Tech companies have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that…
What’s next for reproductive rights in the US
Two years ago, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a legal decision that protected the right to…
Why AI could eat quantum computing’s lunch
There is a caveat: Because the ground states are effectively found through trial and error rather than explicit…
The Download: What Trump’s victory means for the climate
—James Temple Donald Trump’s decisive victory is a stunning setback for the fight against climate change.…