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TECHNOLOGY
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Von Neumann’s Unrealized Potential: Computing’s Greatest Genius
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If von Neumann had lived another 22 years there’d be no doubt who the greatest genius in history was.
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Von Neumann Architecture: Foundation of Modern Computing
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No, computer architecture worthy of that name started with von Neumann. The rest was hacks, and Turing machines were a purely theoretical construct.
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Von Neumann’s Achievements: Game Theory, Computing, Nuclear Weapons
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Einstein wasted the second half of his life on a fruitless quest. In the second half of his life, von Neumann invented game theory, computer architecture, implosion nuclear weapons, cellular automata and weather prediction, among other things.
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xAI Adds Object Highlighting to Grok for iOS
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BREAKING 🚨: xAI launched objects highlighting on Grok for iOS!
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 27 août 2025
Object highlighting feature can point to certain objects in Grok Vision mode.
Grok got Astra before Gemini 🤯 https://t.co/hWoO85TTdP pic.twitter.com/YjAzxd07X3BREAKING : xAI launched objects highlighting on Grok for iOS! Object highlighting feature can point to certain objects in Grok Vision mode. Grok got Astra before Gemini
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Code vs Data: The Future of Robotics Debate
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Will the future of robotics be written in code or in data? A debate at ICRA among MIT profs. & their international colleagues revealed that we'll probably need both to unlock robots' real-world potential — but which takes the lead, & when, isn't clear yet:
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Ambitious Tech Project Delayed: Five to Ten Year Timeline
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the cause of this one is different than the others. they could have 100% put out a car. it's more likely what they want to put out isn't quite possible yet. will almost definitely try again in 5-10 years.
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AI Cannot Yet Make Microwave Popcorn Technological Progress
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No, it can't make you microwave popcorn. (Yet.) Still working on that technological breakthrough… More on the blog today:
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Boston Dynamics Showcases New Capabilities of Spot Robot Dog
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Boston nous montre les nouvelles capacités de leur chien robot spot https://t.co/FAlqzMjP98 pic.twitter.com/5eSNhST79Q
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 27 août 2025Boston nous montre les nouvelles capacités de leur chien robot spot
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NVIDIA Launches Jetson Thor Robotics Computer with Blackwell AI
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NVIDIA a lancé Jetson Thor, un puissant ordinateur robotique basé sur l'architecture Blackwell, offrant un raisonnement IA en temps réel pour les robots physiques. Il offre une puissance de calcul IA 7,5 fois supérieure à celle de son prédécesseur, permettant un traitement