Using a technique called reinforcement learning, a researcher at Google Brain has shown that virtual robots can redesign their body parts to help them navigate challenging obstacle courses—even if the solutions they come up with are completely bizarre.
Unlike smartphones or even PCs, gaming consoles are something you buy once every 5 or so years and almost never upgrade. Their value comes primarily from the new games that arrive annually and the updates that extend the device’s functionality way beyond the original release. Often without having to buy a new part or peripheral. One such update lands for … Continue reading
PayPal is used by many all over the world, where it has facilitated secure payments for both sellers and buyers. Now the good news is that if you do use PayPal extensively, you’ll have more places in which you will be able to withdraw money from your PayPal account, as well as make deposits if any.
This is because PayPal has recently announced a partnership with Walmart in which PayPal users will be able to withdraw and deposit money into their PayPal accounts at Walmart outlets. It won’t be a free service as it will be charged at $3 per transaction, but like we said, there is the added convenience in case you need the money now.
According to PayPal, “This is the first time PayPal mobile app users will be able to take cash out of their PayPal account in a brick-and-mortar environment, in addition to being able to load cash into their PayPal balance at Walmart stores. Additionally, like PayPal mobile app users, PayPal Cash Mastercard customers can now access their cash balance using Walmart Service Desks, ATMs and cash registers for the same low, transparent fee.”
For those who wish to take advantage of these services or want to learn more, you can head on over to PayPal’s website for the details.
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Powell had been on a shortlist to replace Nikki Haley, who said Tuesday she would resign at the end of the year.
How about a game of chutes and ladders? Uh, I mean snakes and ladders. Look, snakes are nature’s creepiest creation and robots are man’s creepiest creation. So naturally, scientists had to combine them both for maximum terror. While we’re at it, let’s make these robotic creepy crawlies climb ladders, cause you know, we wouldn’t want humans getting away.
Seriously though, a snake is a great design for robotics. They can slither in and out of small spaces to look for damage in structures or rescue someone trapped under rubble, plus they can handle all kinds of terrain. But just because we can do it, doesn’t mean we should. Because now researchers have taught robot snakes to climb ladders. There goes your second story escape plan.
Researchers from the Kyoto University and University of Electro-Communications have developed a robot snake that can bend and twist its segmented body, allowing it to slowly wrap itself around each rung as it climbs a ladder.
Good job researchers. Now, where are we going to go to escape robot snakes? I built a treehouse specifically to escape them and I just know that when I go up there next, now I’m going to find a bunch of robot snakes up there reading dirty mags, which is my job.
Using a technique called reinforcement learning, a researcher at Google Brain has shown that virtual robots can redesign their body parts to help them navigate challenging obstacle courses—even if the solutions they come up with are completely bizarre.
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Unlike smartphones or even PCs, gaming consoles are something you buy once every 5 or so years and almost never upgrade. Their value comes primarily from the new games that arrive annually and the updates that extend the device’s functionality way beyond the original release. Often without having to buy a new part or peripheral. One such update lands for … Continue reading
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It is largely believed that Apple will be announcing new iPads later this month. Given that we haven’t seen any refresh of the iPad Pro lineup this year, it stands to reason that a refresh could indeed be on its way before the end of the year, and October is as good a time as any, especially if Apple wants the new tablets to be ready in time for the holiday shopping season.
It looks like more evidence has surfaced of the new tablets in the works, at least according to a sighting at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology where new iPad models have apparently been registered. This is according to MySmartPrice who has reported that the model numbers are A1876, A1980, and A1993. MacRumors corroborates these model numbers with those spotted earlier this year when Apple registered them with the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Apple’s new iPads are expected to represent a huge refresh of its iPad Pro lineup. We have heard that they could be sporting edge-to-edge displays and also support Face ID. There have also been reports suggesting that Apple could switch to USB-C, and that because of this switch, the new iPads can apparently support 4K external displays.
Apple is also rumored to be refreshing the Apple Pencil along with a brand new magnetic connector that is meant to replace the Smart Connector. Take it with a grain of salt for now, but if you are considering a new iPad, maybe it won’t hurt to hold off for a few days/weeks until the new iPads have been launched.
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