New ‘Barbie Of Tomorrow’ Looks Like A Humanoid Robot

Priced at $100, this “Barbie of tomorrow” aims to keep the iconic doll ready for the robot age. It will be available starting Friday.

Today’s NYT Connections Answers Explained For Thursday, September 3

Not sure what today’s NYT Connections answers are all about? Find out just what the different words in today’s grid mean and how they fit together.

What Happens When You Build VR For Kids Who Actually Need It

Arche XR, led by Nicholas Thomson, is tackling this by using immersive VR technology to deliver engaging, evidence-based mental health interventions.

Workers Face Open Enrollment Shock As Cost Increase Hits 24-Year High

Employee health benefit costs are expected to rise 8.2% on average in 2027 — the highest increase since 2003 – benefits consultancy Marsh says.

Workers Face Open-Enrollment Shock As Cost Hits 24-Year High

Employee health benefit costs are expected to rise 8.2% on average in 2027 — the highest increase since 2003 — according to estimates.

Google Tapping A $350 Million Solar Plant Powered With Zinc Batteries

Its data centers will be the main customers for a grid-connected solar and battery plant that blends lithium packs for short-term use with 10-hour zinc modules.

Here’s A $32 Million Bet That Robots Don’t Need A Billion Dollars Of Real-World Data

How much real-world data do you need to train robots? A billion dollars worth? Antioch’s latest funding is an argument that you don’t, in fact, need that much.

MMA Fighter Dresses As Tooth Fairy To Help Animal Shelter

Edgar Nolasco pledged to dress as the Tooth Fairy if his community raised $12,500 for a dental X-ray machine for the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center. It did.

A Robot That Can Draw Your Blood Is Coming To The U.S.

This week’s edition of InnovationRx looks at Vitestro’s newly authorized robot, Italy’s $10 billion pharma family, this year’s Covid-19 vaccines and more.

Why Mythos Has A Vulnerability Assessment Problem

Claude Mythos launched with a lot of hype but there’s reason to suggest its defensive capabilities might be more limited than its offensive potential.