How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?
English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a result…
How B.C. lawyers helped an Indigenous community in Peru get a river declared a person with legal rights
Earlier this year, a Peruvian court granted a river legal personhood. B.C. lawyers helped the Kukama Indigenous Women’s Federation in its legal battle for guardianship over the Marañón River…
Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong direction
The bird flu outbreak has taken concerning turns, with more than 60 human cases confirmed. Experts outlined four signs that the virus is going in the wrong direction.
AutoWallis could secure important stake in Romania’s car import market
Listed car seller AutoWallis on Monday announced that it is to obtain distribution rights for Nissan in Romania together with the Portuguese Salvador Caetano Group, as the new national importer for the brand. AutoWallis said, under the deal it concluded, AutoWallis Caetano – a joint venture in which it and Salvador Caetano each hold a…
Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometownThe Download: trustworthy humanoid robots, and Anduril’s latest project
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Will we ever trust robots? The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable…
Will we ever trust robots?
The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only in science fiction—robots that can do things like assemble cars, care for patients, or tidy our homes, all without being given specialized instructions. …