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NHTSA’s headlight review could bring adaptive beams to more U.S. roads
NHTSA is reviewing U.S. lighting rules to address glare. The effort could expand access to adaptive headlights, but a final rule has no set date.
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NHTSA’s headlight review could bring adaptive beams to more U.S. roads
NHTSA is reviewing U.S. lighting rules to address glare. The effort could expand access to adaptive headlights, but a final rule has no set date.
Technology
SpaceX wins approval for 15,000 phone satellites
SpaceX has permission for 15,000 phone satellites and pending spectrum deals that could turn a carrier partner into a rival for mobile customers.
Technology
Amazon replaces Fire with Alexa Tablets starting at $230
Amazon is replacing Fire with Alexa Tablets starting at $230. Google Play expands app access, while Alexa+ has to prove its value at higher prices.
Robotics
MIT’s SANDO plans drone routes around moving obstacles
MIT’s SANDO plans drone routes around moving obstacles, with a safety guarantee that still needs to hold up on real sensors and flight controls.
Robotics
Agilink teaches a robot hand the basics of embroidery
Agilink trains a robot hand to separate silk and stitch. Its embroidery demo shows the challenge of turning fine finger control into reliable work.
Robotics
Minerva unveils Roger, a humanoid built for remote bomb disposal
Minerva’s Roger humanoid aims to keep bomb technicians at a safe distance, with VR control for delicate tasks and AI handling movement and balance.
Artificial intelligence
Nadella urges AI safeguards that assume a model is compromised
Satya Nadella calls for AI permissions, logs and an emergency brake outside a model’s control, as OpenAI disclosures show the limits of monitoring.
Artificial intelligence
Atomic Machines aims to bring vibe coding to hardware
Atomic Machines has unveiled an AI factory and its first power switch, with a larger goal of letting people turn device ideas into working hardware.
Artificial intelligence
Fired OpenAI researchers dispute misconduct claims and seek clearer rules
Three fired OpenAI researchers dispute misconduct claims and seek clearer collaboration rules, continued outside auditing and protection for safety work.
Artificial intelligence
Anthropic will ban sustained, needless abuse of Claude
Anthropic will prohibit extreme, repeated cruelty toward Claude from Nov. 12, acting on uncertainty about AI welfare and models’ capacity to suffer.
Artificial intelligence
Biohub expands AI cell research into a $1.8 billion effort
Biohub’s $1.8 billion effort brings federal data, labs and AI companies together to model cells, with potential benefits for disease research.
Artificial intelligence
Brett Adcock’s Hark launches an AI assistant with devices planned for 2027
Brett Adcock’s Hark Pro brings memory and suggested tasks to web and mobile. Its planned 2027 devices could help it stand out in a crowded AI field.
Artificial intelligence
Mistral’s Large 4 ‘Le Chonk’ joins the West’s open model push
Mistral’s Large 4, nicknamed Le Chonk, joins Reflection’s Beam in the West’s open AI push. Both plan to publish downloadable weights later in October.
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI releases 722 math papers from an internal AI model
OpenAI says an internal model produced 722 math papers with modest compute, raising the prospect that more chips could speed mathematical discovery.
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI plans textGrain watermarks for ChatGPT and Codex in the EU
OpenAI plans EU text watermarks for ChatGPT and Codex, keeps API marking optional, and warns that detection cannot settle authorship or truth.
Artificial intelligence
a16z ranks AI app spending as companies push into personal agents
a16z’s latest AI app rankings add U.S. spending data, showing where people pay as Meta, OpenAI and xAI pursue personal agents for a broader audience.
Artificial intelligence
Reflection introduces Beam as a U.S. challenger to Chinese open models
Reflection’s Beam targets coding and agents, with open weights due in October. Its own tests show a gap to newer Chinese models despite efficiency claims.
Robotics
MIT builds a thin swimming robot powered by living muscle
MIT’s thin robot swims with living muscle cells and steers with light. It could lead to smaller, cheaper robots, though it still tires in the lab.
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