An AI agent was given the simple task of running a vending machine. It ended in chaos, confusion, and over $1,000 in losses. Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, teamed up with a ...

Unless you want to lose a whole lot of money, don’t rush to hire an AI bot to run your vending machine. That’s the lesson from a recent experiment in AI autonomy, piloted by Joanna Stern, tech ...

Literature searches, simulations, and practical experiments have been part of the materials science toolkit for decades, but the last few years have seen an explosion of machine learning-driven ...

Duke Martin had his eye on the prize — a can of tuna buried in a sea of ramen packets. The 10-year-old, dressed in a “Scream” costume, steadily maneuvered the device. Moments earlier, another kid had ...

MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Deep in Brazil's Amazon, scientists have built a "time machine" pumping carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate atmospheric conditions predicted for ...

Here is our perspective on why Gartner (IT) stock deserves attention: It is expanding, generating cash, and is currently priced at a considerable valuation discount. Let’s examine the figures. Free ...

MP Materials is the only rare earth magnet producer with an active U.S. mining operation. China stopped shipping rare earth metals to the U.S. in April. The U.S. Department of Defense has partnered ...

Awards Circuit Podcast: In this season premiere episode, the star of Benny Safdie's MMA drama talks about his first big swing into dramatic roles “I finally had a place to put all that stuff.” Dwayne ...

Worm gear reducers play a key role in mechanical systems due to their ability to achieve high gear reduction in a simple, compact design. This unique functionality makes them suitable for a range of ...

Produced with all-steel rotating components, the Bevel Buddy Box from Sumimoto Drive Technologies is a compact right-angle-shaft gearmotor with a bevel and helical gear mechanism, designed for hollow ...