Tesla is taking steps to develop its humanoid robots, known as Optimus, designed to automate tasks in company factories. To gather data and provide equipment feedback on the robots, the electric-vehicle company is hiring “data collection operators” who will wear motion-capture suits and virtual reality headsets. According to job listings, applicants must be able to … Read more
Microsoft has backed an open-source project aimed at helping address PostgreSQL’s weaknesses as an analytics database. The project, which is under the permissive MIT License, brings popular in-process OLAP system DuckDB to PostgreSQL. This will enable developers to build analytical systems based on PostgreSQL more effectively. PostgreSQL has been the most popular database among developers … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is poised to begin the next leg of its Red Planet journey, with a final destination that promises to be the most spectacular yet. Next week, the rover will start ascending the western rim of Jezero Crater, where it began its Martian adventure three and a half years ago. The team … Read more
A recent study has discovered a microscopic eukaryote that appears to have eliminated its mitochondria, joining an exclusive club of organisms that can thrive without these essential energy-producing structures. Skoliomonas litria is the first free-living eukaryote found to have lost its mitochondria. Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, generating energy … Read more