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A Universal Rhythm Guides How We Speak: Global Analysis Reveals 1.6-second Units

“The truly universal properties of languages are not independent of our physiology and cognition,” argues the co-author of a new study. Instead he says their research “strengthens the idea that intonation units are a universal feature of language.” Phys.org explains: Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance — pauses, emphases,

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A Universal Rhythm Guides How We Speak: Global Analysis Reveals 1.6-second Units

“The truly universal properties of languages are not independent of our physiology and cognition,” argues the co-author of a new study. Instead he says their research “strengthens the idea that intonation units are a universal feature of language.” Phys.org explains: Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance — pauses, emphases,

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America’s Secretive X-37B Space Plane Will Test a Quantum Alternative to GPS for the US Space Force

The mysterious X-37B space-plane — the U.S. military’s orbital test vehicle — “serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments,” writes Space.com And “one of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science as a tool for navigation: a quantum inertial sensor.” This technology could revolutionize how spacecraft, airplanes,

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America’s Secretive X-37B Space Plane Will Test a Quantum Alternative to GPS for the US Space Force

The mysterious X-37B space-plane — the U.S. military’s orbital test vehicle — “serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments,” writes Space.com And “one of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science as a tool for navigation: a quantum inertial sensor.” This technology could revolutionize how spacecraft, airplanes,

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A Future Air Taxi? Archer’s Electric eVTOL Flies 55 Miles in 31 Minutes

Archer Aviation is “the official air taxi partner” of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Electrek reported in May. In June it entered “a key development phase ahead of full-fledged flight certification and commercial operations” by completing a piloted flight in its flagship Midnight aircraft, “demonstrating a conventional takeoff and landing instead of vertical

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Firefox 142’s Link Previews Have a New Option: AI-Generated Summaries

“Good news, everyone! The new version of Mozilla’s browser now makes even more extensive use of AI,” writes the Register, “providing summaries of linked content and offering developers the ability to add LLM support to extensions.” Firefox 142 brings some visible shininess, but due to the combination of regional restrictions and Mozilla’s progressive rollout system,

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Firefox 142’s Link Previews Have a New Option: AI-Generated Summaries

“Good news, everyone! The new version of Mozilla’s browser now makes even more extensive use of AI,” writes the Register, “providing summaries of linked content and offering developers the ability to add LLM support to extensions.” Firefox 142 brings some visible shininess, but due to the combination of regional restrictions and Mozilla’s progressive rollout system,

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LeRobot Brings Autonomy to Hobby Robots

Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions to move to, and actions to perform. Autonomous behavior isn’t the norm, especially not for hobby-level robotics. That’s changing rapidly with LeRobot, an open-source machine learning framework from the Hugging Face community.

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LeRobot Brings Autonomy to Hobby Robots

Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions to move to, and actions to perform. Autonomous behavior isn’t the norm, especially not for hobby-level robotics. That’s changing rapidly with LeRobot, an open-source machine learning framework from the Hugging Face community.

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