robots The MLB is testing out Robot Umpires to optimize baseball. Thom Dunn

Science Bird-like drone hops into the air Gail Sherman

Science AI-powered robot rats fit right in with real rats Gail Sherman

social media Bluesky's bot invasion: AI accounts argue with everything you post Mark Frauenfelder

The MAGA agenda Michigan state rep returns from spiritual trip with message: "Make gay marriage illegal again" Carla Sinclair

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

auctions One of Magritte's "Empire of Light" paintings sells for $121m Rob Beschizza

robots Factory robot convinces 12 other robots to go on strike Thom Dunn

politics MAGA Indiana commissioner sexually assaulted daughter in Vegas, wins from jail anyway Ellsworth Toohey

video games Secret Level is like Love, Death and Robots for gaming nerds Grant St. Clair

mobility Korean scientists have reinvented the wheel Thom Dunn

Science Scientific American editor-in-chief out after posting anti-MAGA rant Rob Beschizza

robots Watch a faceless humanoid robot flex its weird, hydraulic muscles Rob Beschizza

Robot with green thumb can identify plants and check health just by touching their leaves Allan Rose Hill

art Painting by "AI" robot sells for more than $1 million Gail Sherman

code How to set your iPhone to auto-reply STOP to spam robotexts Allan Rose Hill

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donald trump Bernie Sanders excoriates the Dems Jennifer Sandlin

tech New sonar images of Amelia Earhart's lost plane reveal an unfortunate truth Allan Rose Hill

Science Codeless, AI-generated video game is a terrible Minecraft clone Grant St. Clair