Month: March 2025

Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech

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The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no plans to create a real-life Jurassic Park — lest there was any doubt. “Modern conservation isn’t working […] and we’re gonna need a ‘de-extinction’ … Read more

Everyone in AI Loves Synthetic Data—But No One Can Agree on What It Is

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Talk to anyone in AI, analytics, or data science, and they’ll tell you synthetic data is the future. But ask them what they mean by “synthetic data,” and you’ll get wildly different answers. That’s because synthetic data isn’t just one thing—it’s a broad category with multiple use cases and definitions. And that ambiguity makes conversations … Read more

Building Embodied Conversational AI: How We Taught a Robot to Understand, Navigate, and Interact

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Imagine asking a robot: “Hey, pick up the red cup from the kitchen and bring it here.” Sounds simple right? But for AI this involves understanding language, navigating a space, recognizing objects, and providing feedback all in real time. This is exactly what I tackled in the Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge where we built an … Read more

Coldware (COLD): Transformative PayFi Ecosystem Poised for Growth

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The cryptocurrency landscape continues to evolve rapidly, offering opportunities for both seasoned investors and newcomers alike. Among the most promising blockchain protocols in 2025 are Pi Network (PI) and Coldware (COLD), each pioneering revolutionary models capable of creating crypto millionaires. While Pi Network (PI) leverages its mobile-mining model, Coldware (COLD) stands out with an innovative … Read more

How WebSockets Power Real-Time Apps

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Introduction: When HTTP Isn’t Enough Together, Bert and Ernie, two friends are working on the side project of their dreams: a chat app that enables real-time conversations for teams who work remotely. The front-end coder Bert can hardly contain himself as he shares shiny new features with his backend specialist friend. “Look! I can type … Read more