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Muscle-inspired sheet-like robot navigates the tightest spaces

A POSTECH research team has developed a thin, flexible robotic actuator inspired by human muscle proteins. As thin as paper, yet capable of generating strong forces, this robot can maneuver through tight spaces and manipulate objects, making it suitable for a wide range of applications—from surgical robots to industrial equipment. The study has been published in Nature Communications.

Most conventional robots are built with rigid metal components, giving them strength but limiting their ability to perform delicate motions or operate in confined environments.

In the medical field, there is a growing need for robots that can assist with surgeries inside the . In industrial settings, flexible robots are needed for tasks like inspecting complex machinery or cleaning narrow pipelines. However, technologies that combine both flexibility and strength have been lacking—until now.

Zuckerberg Says Meta Is Now Seeing Signs of Advanced AI Improving Itself

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making some very grandiose statements amid his ludicrously expensive quest to gain a lead in the AI industry.

It’s easy to get caught up in the human drama of his talent hunt. But in the very first lines of a new public letter about his so-called Superintelligence Lab, the tech founder made a claim that’s either a staight-up fib, a very generous reading of a situation, or a clue that he’s closer to enacting profound change in the world than almost anyone realizes.

New Wi-Fi fingerprint system re-identifies people without devices

Surveillance in the digital age is no longer limited to cameras and smartphones. From facial recognition to GPS logs, the tools used to monitor people have grown increasingly sophisticated.

Now, researchers in Italy have shown that even ordinary Wi-Fi signals can be used to track people, without needing them to carry any device at all.

A team from La Sapienza University of Rome has developed a system called ‘WhoFi,’ which can generate a unique biometric identifier based on how a person’s body interacts with surrounding Wi-Fi signals.

Italian researchers turn Wi-Fi signals into biometric tools, enabling passive tracking of individuals without phones using AI.

Personal Superintelligence: A lousy video illustrating Zuckerberg’s lousy AI memo

So I took @meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg blog post on’superintelligence’ aka #artificialgeneralintelligence from https://www.meta.com/superintelligence/ and generated an audio track using @Descript (no edits were made) and then created a ‘data’-like avatar (which is often compared to what Zuck used to look like::). Then I asked Descript to add some stock footage and generate captions… (again, no edits) and here we are.

You can judge it for yourself, but here’s what I think:
1) Zuck’s memo is… crap (sorry)
2) The voiceover is decent but yes… crappily generic… and of course, it didn’t allow me to use Z’s voice or image.
3) The stock footage used (I did not make ANY edits) is… crap (to call it generic would be generous)
4) The cuts, layovers and transitions are…crap.

The result is crap. I hope you don’t like it.

Note: This is NOT by any means a comment on the power of @Descript’s AI editing platform which I really like and constantly use, and definitely recommend. But it’s not a miracle machine:)
To see what Descript can do if you put real effort into it, go here: https://youtu.be/AEKtY7F5Z0Q?si=pIYoqoms7PfMukoo.

Rather, it shows that mindlessness, lazyness, and effortlessness creates SLOP. As creators, we must resist using these tools without serious editing, questioning and curating. #thehumanresistance.

The summary below was also written by AI:

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My advice to security leaders is that cybersecurity is a team sport and everyone needs to be involved

🎥Podcast Teaser: AI in the Wild Wild West: S4:E44🎙️ LIVE with Chuck Brooks Chuck Brooks.

From Presidential appointee to global cyber thought leader, Chuck Brooks shares insights on AI, quantum, and servant leadership. A blueprint for resilient leaders.

🎥 Watch the full episode of the Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ and read the podcast highlights:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bobfabienzinga_cybersecurity-…ce=share&u

Chuck Brooks Cybersecurity is national security. In my latest Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ Podcast (S4:E44), I sat down with Chuck Brooks — Thinkers360 Cybersecurity Ambassador, Georgetown University faculty, and one of LinkedIn’s Top 5 Tech People to Follow. We explored his remarkable journey from Presidential appointee to global cyber thought leader, highlighting the leadership principles that fueled his success.

Chuck shared powerful insights on the rise of ransomware, the looming threat of quantum computing, and how AI and agentic systems are transforming the cyber battlefield. He emphasized humility, continuous learning, and servant leadership — values equally vital in military command posts and Silicon Valley boardrooms. His call to action for leaders?

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New algorithms enable efficient machine learning with symmetric data

MIT researchers designed a computationally efficient algorithm for machine learning with symmetric data that also requires fewer data for training than conventional approaches. Their work could inform the design of faster, more accurate machine-learning models for tasks like discovering new drugs or identifying astronomical phenomena.

U of I lab to receive $15M for AI tool development, molecular innovation

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a University of Illinois lab $15 million. The money will support the development of AI tools, to help scientists quickly and efficiently synthesize molecules for medicine, energy, industry and more.

The money will be going to the Molecule Maker Lab Institute (MMLI) — which is based on the U of I’s campus, in partnership between Pennsylvania State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. U of I chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao directs the lab.

Zhao said functional molecules like drugs chemicals are important in today’s society, but the process of discovering new molecules is slow and expensive. He believes AI can change that.

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