Wednesday is a big day for education in Texas. Parents can start applying for a Texas Education Freedom Account to be used during the 2026-27 school year. Applications open for families to begin ...

Sure, we may have constant access to AI chatbots on our smartphones, sitting accessibly in our pockets, lessening the need for a dedicated portable device. But what if I told you that rather than ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

We’ve come across video after video of humanoid robots performing backflips, delivering punches — and even a clip of a robot kicking the CEO of its maker squarely in the chest. Don’t get us wrong, the ...

Start reading recent internet conversations about AI, and you'll find an anecdote that surfaces with increasing frequency: ChatGPT delivered lifesaving medical advice. "Three weeks ago I woke up from ...

Starbucks is revamping its loyalty program and one of the new twists is that you can keep your rewards stars from expiring. The revamped program will launch on March 10 with three free membership ...

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed at Columbia Engineering learned realistic lip movements by watching its own ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have trained a human-like robot named Emo to lip-sync speech and songs by studying online videos, showing how machines can now learn complex human behaviour simply ...

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The LG CLOiD robot folding towels at CES 2026. (Karissa Bell for Engadget) When LG announced that it would demo a laundry-folding, chore-doing robot at CES 2026, I was immediately intrigued. For years ...