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AgiBot, a pioneering Chinese artificial intelligence and robotics company, has introduced a transformative open-source dataset called AgiBot World Alpha. This comprehensive collection represents a significant milestone in humanoid robot training, capturing intricate data from over 100 robots across diverse real-world scenarios. By providing an unprecedented window into robotic movement and interaction, AgiBot has created a multidimensional resource that promises to reshape our understanding of robotic learning and adaptation.I’M GIVING AWAY THE LATEST & GREATEST AIRPODS PRO 2The AgiBot World Alpha dataset is more than a simple data collection. Researchers and developers can now access an extensive repository containing over 1 million robotic movement

Over the past 18 months, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda has suffered setbacks in corporate DEI programs, declining investment dollars, and the collapse of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. In just the last month, major banks withdrew from net-zero alliances and Meta dismantled many of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. ESG seems to be coming unglued. But don’t be fooled.A closer look at what the banks have said reveals that they are still full of unrepentant ESG financiers. Many of the touted changes are superficial or cosmetic rather than indicative of an underlying philosophical shift. Dozens of Fortune 500 companies (including McDonald's and Walmart) representing trillions of

A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the middle of surgery when she was notified of a phone call from the patient’s insurance provider.Dr. Elisabeth Potter is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstruction for women who have had breast cancer. Last year alone, she did about 520 surgeries for cancer patients.She recently shared a video of herself talking about the experience.HEALTH CARE COSTS UP TO 300% HIGHER FOR PRIVATELY INSURED PATIENTS THAN THOSE WITH MEDICARE, REPORT REVEALS"I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander surgeries," she said in the now-viral video. (In DIEP flap

Florida authorities have charged a second person with attempted murder this week in connection with the December shooting of an off-duty federal agent that left him paralyzed.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Tia Heyward, 23, on Wednesday after investigators determined she allegedly aided Christopher Smith, 18, in the Dec. 27, 2024, shooting of an off-duty Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent.Heyward is charged with first-degree attempted murder with great bodily harm (accessory after the fact), aggravated battery with great bodily harm (accessory after the fact) and two counts of simple battery.Smith, who was arrested hours later on

The NYPD has charged a woman in the fatal stabbing of an on-duty USPS worker on Thursday afternoon.The woman identified as Jaia Cruz, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder for the stabbing and slashing of the on-duty postal worker inside a Harlem deli.The victim, now identified as Ray Hodges, 36, was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem where he was pronounced dead, according to police.TEXAS MURDER SUSPECT RELEASED ON BOND 4 DAYS AFTER ARREST FOR 2021 FATAL STABBINGThe attack allegedly started after there was a dispute between two customers, according to police.The weapon was recovered. However, it has not

A tragic accident on New Year's Eve claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy during a ski trip at Cranmore Mountain in New Hampshire.According to officials, the boy was skiing on a trail for intermediate skiers when the accident occurred.North Conway Fire and rescue team arrived on the scene and the boy had already been transported to the mountain base where he was unconscious.TIPS FOR ADULT SNOWBOARDERS, SKIERS JUST GETTING STARTEDCPR was performed by the Cranmore Ski Patrol team but was unsuccessful, and he was transported via ambulance to MaineHealth Memorial Hospital where he was unable to recover. He was

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday fended off an arrest attempt Friday after a hourslong standoff between investigators with the country’s anti-corruption agency and presidential security. Investigators left the president's official residence after the presidential security service blocked them from entering for nearly six hours due to concerns about their safety. The agency expressed "serious regret about the attitude of the suspect, who did not respond to a process by law."Yoon, who was impeached last month over his short-lived martial law declaration, has defied investigators' attempts to question him for weeks. He has not left the residence since Dec.

"Shazam!" star Zachary Levi feels a biblical disaster looming, thanks to artificial intelligence.On the "The George Janko Show" podcast, Levi compared AI to the great flood from the book of Genesis, saying, "I don’t think the flood is water. Honestly, I think the flood is AI."He continued, "We can talk all day long and wax philosophical about how do we save the industry from itself in the way that it treats people, or it doesn’t make great content or whatever. Guys, honestly like, t-minus two years from now, good luck finding any job, because the studios will have a technology