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Boston Dynamics latest Atlas humanoid robot is big, strong, and increasingly smart, thanks to Google. The company has plans to ship up to 30,000 per year.
For several decades, Boston Dynamics has pioneered the development of advanced robots, including humanoids and four-legged systems tested by the military as a way to carry supplies over rough terrain. The company was sold to Google in 2013 and bought by SoftBank in 2017. In 2021, Hyundai acquired a controlling stake.
Money is pouring into artificial intelligence startups even when little more than a pitch deck exists. The surge is raising questions about how companies without revenue are reaching multibillion-dollar valuations,
Mark Zuckerberg gave props to DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis for using Meta to get a better deal from Google, which bought the AI lab for $500M+.
WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research project that changed biology and chemistry forever.
Could your remote job be at risk of AI? Google DeepMInd co-founder believes that many remote workers will be impacted. Here's how to find out.
CNBC's Deirdre Bosa reports on Google and Boston Dynamics' partnership as well as the autonomous vehicle race.