Author: Vidya Saras

A four-legged robot that keeps crawling even after all four of its legs have been hacked off with a chainsaw is the stuff of nightmares for most people.For Deepak Pathak, cofounder and CEO of the startup Skild AI, the dystopian feat of adaptation is an encouraging sign of a new, more general kind of robotic intelligence.“This is something we call an omni-bodied brain,” Pathak tells me. His startup developed the generalist artificial intelligence algorithm to address a key challenge with advancing robotics: “Any robot, any task, one brain. It is absurdly general.”Many researchers believe the AI models used to control…

Culture / September 24, 2025 Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner berated the company’s capitulation before authoritarian MAGA threats, but in many ways, he set the example. Edit Ad Policy Disney CEO Bob Iger holds a 2016 press conference at Disney’s Shanghai resort.(Johannes Eisele / AFP via Getty Images) Last night, Jimmy Kimmel’s “indefinite” suspension from ABC ended with his emotional return to Jimmy Kimmel Live! According to Puck’s entertainment correspondent Kim Masters, the studio, owned by the Disney Corporation, was moved to abruptly reverse its Kimmel decision—which came in response to right-wing protests over comments about the Trump administration’s political…

Whitney Zhang ’21 believes in the importance of valuing workers regardless of where they fit into an organizational chart.Zhang is a PhD student in MIT’s Department of Economics studying labor economics. She explores how the technological and managerial decisions companies make affect workers across the pay spectrum. “I’ve been interested in economics, economic impacts, and related social issues for a long time,” says Zhang, who majored in mathematical economics as an undergraduate. “I wanted to apply my math skills to see how we could improve policies and their effects.”Zhang is interested in how to improve conditions for workers. She believes it’s important…

U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. The charges came as Jubair and an alleged co-conspirator appeared in a London court to face accusations of hacking into and extorting several large U.K. retailers, the London transit system, and healthcare providers in the United States. At a court hearing last week, U.K. prosecutors laid out a litany of charges against Jubair and 18-year-old Owen Flowers, accusing the teens of…

While filming a show in Italy could have its challenges when it comes to all the delicious food, Jesse Williams revealed he actually lost weight. “I started thinking I was going to have to be super rigorous. But I think exhaustion [from filming] helped me not put on many [pounds],” Williams, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly of his time filming Hotel Costiera. “But also the sad truth is it’s not America. So it’s real ingredients and it doesn’t bloat or inflame you so much.” Williams noticed the different way his body responded to food while on production overseas. “I lost…

PHILIPPINE STOCKS continued to decline on Wednesday due to the absence of fresh trading drivers and after Wall Street ended lower overnight. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped by 0.16% or 9.82 points to close at 6,108.72, while the broader all shares index went down by 0.3% or 11.38 points to end at 3,682.29. “The local market declined further as dismay over the Philippines’ corruption issues continued to dampen investors’ sentiment,” Philstocks Financial, Inc. Research Manager Japhet Louis O. Tantiangco said in a market report. “The negative cues from Wall Street, the weakening of the peso against the US…

Key takeaways:Aster (ASTER), the decentralized exchange (DEX) token tied to Binance founder Changpeng “CZ“ Zhao, may flip its rival Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) by market capitalization and rally 480%, multiple analyses show. ASTER price can grow 480%: analystMarket analyst Marcell says ASTER could absorb much of HYPE’s market cap, pointing to a straightforward comparative valuation.At its peak earlier this year, HYPE’s market cap climbed above $18 billion, nearly 4.8 times higher than ASTER’s current $3.74 billion.Source: Marcell/XIf ASTER were to simply match that same valuation, its token price would rise from about $2 today to roughly $9.69 in the future.Marcell notes that…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After registering a massive drop on Monday, Dogecoin (DOGE) is back in the spotlight after Swiss asset manager 21Shares listed its proposed spot Dogecoin ETF (ticker: TDOG) on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) platform. This is a key procedural milestone, though approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still pending. Despite the excitement, DOGE’s price remains under pressure near $0.24, caught between bearish technical patterns and growing institutional momentum. DOGE ETF Listing Boosts Meme Coin’s Legitimacy The DTCC listing ensures that the…

This chapter describes the game theory and economic security modelling we were doing in the Fall of 2014. It recounts how the “bribing attacker model” led our research directly to a radical solution to the long range attack problem. Chapter 2: The Bribing Attacker, Economic Security, and the Long Range Attack Problem Vitalik and I had each been reasoning about incentives as part of our research before we ever met, so the proposition that “getting the incentives right” was crucial in proof-of-stake was never a matter of debate. We were never willing to take “half of the coins are honest”…

Introduction: Mining in the Modern EraBitcoin mining is still one of the cornerstones of the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2025. Despite constant evolution, the mining industry remains highly competitive, attracting individuals, institutions, and innovative companies. Some miners still prefer building rigs at home, while others rely on cloud mining providers like Cleanspark, Quantumcloud, or Easyminer. However, among them all, ETNCrypto has emerged as the number one platform, offering legally compliant, transparent, and profitable mining services. This guide explains how to set up a Bitcoin mining rig at home step by step and why many miners eventually transition to cloud mining with…