Few truly autonomous systems are deployed on the battlefield, but one startup is looking to change that with robotic systems that use cooperative behavior to boost troops’ intelligence and tactical advantage. Those systems are called “swarms,” and they’re basically collections of autonomous robots that can coordinate their actions. Swarm robotics have been the stuff of […]
CodeRabbit raises $16M to bring AI to code reviews
Code reviews — peer reviews of code that help devs improve code quality — are time-consuming. According to one source, 50% of companies spend two to five hours a week on them. Without enough people, code reviews can be overwhelming and take devs away from other important work. Harjot Gill thinks that code reviews can be […]
Patient Who Died At The Clinic Of EXID Hani’s Fiancé Was Given Drugs “Strong Enough To Bring Down An Elephant”
On August 6, KST, the Korean media outlet Hankyoreh published a damning report claiming that EXID member Hani’s fiance, Yang Jae Woong, had administered excessive amounts of drugs to the patient that tragically passed away at his clinic in May. Yang Jae Woong According to their claim, Hankyoreh obtained the medical reports of the deceased patient from the W Jin Hospital […]
TikTok Lite: EU closes addictive design case after TikTok commits to not bring back rewards mechanism
The European Commission has closed a Digital Services Act (DSA) investigation of a rewards feature in TikTok Lite by accepting commitments from the social media giant to permanently withdraw the feature from the EU. The TikTok Lite “task and reward” mechanism, launched in France and Spain earlier this year, lets users earn points for doing […]
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices
Qualcomm Tuesday announced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2. The entry-level chip aims to make 5G accessible to 2.8 billion smartphone users in price-sensitive markets, including India and Latin America. Manufacturers lately have struggled to attract feature phone buyers in India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market, primarily due to a lack of 5G models in the […]