Abstraction, but for robots – Stack Overflow

Viam is a robotics platform that brings modern software development tools into hardware applications. Connect with Simone on Linkedin. This week’s shoutout goes to Lifejacket winner Sergey Kalinichenko for their answer to How does this K&R code for reading an int work?. TRANSCRIPT Ryan Donovan: Working with voice? Try Assembly AI instead of wrestling with […]

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Links 1/13/2026 | naked capitalism

The oxygen you breathe depends on a tiny ocean ingredient Science Daily (Kevin W) #COVID-19/Pandemics The Price of Denial Anthony Leonardi (fk) Climate/Environment Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record Scientific American 🌊🌡📈Extratropcial Sea Surface Temperatures were record high in 2025 for both hemispheres again.This is the third year in a row! Note the […]

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Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness

When Justin Kim, co-founder and CEO of Hupo, first launched his company about four years ago, it wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching to banks, finance services, or insurance companies. The company originally began as Ami, a mental wellness platform focused on how people manage pressure, form habits, and change behavior over time. “I’ve always been […]

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Meta sets up ‘Meta Compute’ organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consume hundreds of gigawatts over time

Meta is setting up Meta Compute, an organization that will be responsible for an aggressive expansion of its computing infrastructure, reports Reuters. Meta Compute plans to deploy infrastructure that will consume tens of gigawatts of power already this decade and scale to hundreds of gigawatts over a longer horizon, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday. Meta […]

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Ethereum price collapse could jeopardize $800 billion in assets

An Ethereum price collapse could break the blockchain’s ability to settle transactions and freeze over $800 billion in assets, a Bank of Italy research paper warns. The paper, authored by Claudia Biancotti of the central bank’s Directorate General for Information Technology, outlined a contagion scenario where ETH’s price collapse degrades the blockchain’s security infrastructure to […]

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