Tag: sensors

  • Slashdot: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/1748206/ces-worst-in-show-devices-mocked-in-ifixit-video—while-youtube-inserts-ads-for-them?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The excerpt discusses the potential threats posed by certain technology products unveiled at CES, particularly in terms of their repairability, privacy, and security vulnerabilities. Notable…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Agents

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/11/agents/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Agents Feedly Summary: Agents Chip Huyen’s 8,000 word practical guide to building useful LLM-driven workflows that take advantage of tools. Chip starts by providing a definition of “agents" to be used in the piece – in this case it’s LLM systems that plan an approach and then…

  • The Register: John Deere boasts driverless fleet at CES – who needs operators anyway?

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/john_deere_new_autonomous_tractors/ Source: The Register Title: John Deere boasts driverless fleet at CES – who needs operators anyway? Feedly Summary: Lots of new ways to cut labor costs, no mention of repairability CES John Deere’s vision of the future of farming, quarrying, and landscaping has emerged at CES 2025, and it’s one that includes…

  • Slashdot: ‘Why the World Needs Lazier Robots’

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/04/0747205/why-the-world-needs-lazier-robots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Why the World Needs Lazier Robots’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses emerging concepts in AI and robotics, particularly focusing on the idea of “lazy robotics” which aims to reduce unnecessary energy consumption by enabling machines to perform only essential tasks. This approach not…

  • Cloud Blog: How Ford Pro uses Bigtable to harness connected vehicle telemetry data

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/ford-pro-intelligence-built-on-bigtable-nosql-database/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Ford Pro uses Bigtable to harness connected vehicle telemetry data Feedly Summary: Ford Pro Intelligence is a cloud-based platform that is used for managing and supporting fleet operations of its commercial customers. Ford commercial customers range from small businesses, large enterprises like United Postal Service and Pepsi…

  • Cloud Blog: How Ford Pro uses Bigtable to harness connected vehicle telemetry data

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/ford-pro-intelligence-built-on-bigtable-nosql-database/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Ford Pro uses Bigtable to harness connected vehicle telemetry data Feedly Summary: Ford Pro Intelligence is a cloud-based platform that is used for managing and supporting fleet operations of its commercial customers. Ford commercial customers range from small businesses, large enterprises like United Postal Service and Pepsi…

  • Cloud Blog: How Ford Pro uses Bigtable to harness connected vehicle telemetry data

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/ford-pro-intelligence-built-on-bigtable-nosql-database/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Ford Pro uses Bigtable to harness connected vehicle telemetry data Feedly Summary: Ford Pro Intelligence is a cloud-based platform that is used for managing and supporting fleet operations of its commercial customers. Ford commercial customers range from small businesses, large enterprises like United Postal Service and Pepsi…

  • The Register: Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/boeing_employee_surveillance/ Source: The Register Title: Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course Feedly Summary: Crashing stock, plummeting reputation, but yeah, of course, let’s focus on office usage Boeing has paused its efforts to install and use employee-monitoring sensors, including at its office in Everett, Washington, after media inquiries…

  • The Register: The workplace has become a surveillance state

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/workplace_surveillance/ Source: The Register Title: The workplace has become a surveillance state Feedly Summary: Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices Office buildings have become like web browsers – they’re full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by…

  • Wired: The Man Behind Amazon’s Robot Army Wants Everyone to Have an AI-Powered Helper

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/robot-army-proxie-humanoid/ Source: Wired Title: The Man Behind Amazon’s Robot Army Wants Everyone to Have an AI-Powered Helper Feedly Summary: Brad Porter helped Amazon deploy an army of warehouse robots. His new creation—Proxie—could help other companies embrace more automation. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses advancements in artificial intelligence-driven robotics within…