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Meta wants to play a major role in the development of humanoid robots and the AI ​​associated with them. However, it is not yet certain whether it wants to market such a robot itself. According to Bloomberg sources, Meta has set up a new division within Reality Labs, the branch where AI and VR headsets are developed, among other things. At the same time, the company is in talks with robot companies such as Unitree Robotics and FIGure AI Inc. Meta aims to use its existing software, sensors and computing components from existing products for robot development. However, it would not yet be about building humanoid robots itself. However, that is not entirely out of the question. Meta has hired Marc Whitten to lead the new robotics department. He spent the last nine months as CEO ...

A new feature in the Chrome browser is supposed to warn users when a site is trying to scam them. The feature, which appears to use AI, is currently being tested.  If you enable the feature, Chrome will automatically scan various web pages for possible scams. It uses a large language model (LLM) for this on your device itself. We say it is because the feature is not usable for the general public yet. A researcher on X/Twitter discovered them in Chrome Canary, a browser's beta version. According to the description, the LLM looks for the brand behind the web page and tries to determine its intentions. That way, it could also identify possible scams.  Interestingly, the LLM appears to be on the user's device, and from there, it analyses your browser traffic. This way, your surf...