Google’s DeepMind team highlights new system for teaching robots novel tasks

[ad_1] One of the first things you discover in the world of robotics is the complexity of simple tasks. Things that appear simple to humans have potentially infinite variables that we take for granted. Robots don’t have such luxuries. That’s precisely why much of the industry is focused on repeatable tasks in structured environments. Thankfully, … Read more

If it hadn’t been for them meddlin’ kids

[ad_1] Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Not to get all GrumpyManYellsAtCloud.gif, but I’m getting pretty tired of the myth of the dropped-out-of-college founders. Investors — and the broader ecosystem — have known for a long time that while there are some high-profile outliers, it’s much … Read more

Sample Series B pitch deck: Unito’s $20M deck

[ad_1] Unito is a platform that takes a different approach to managing SaaS apps. Today we’ll take a look at how the company’s pitch deck helped it raise $20 million in Series B funding last year. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s … Read more

NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year

[ad_1] NASA is getting in on the “+” streaming action. The government agency announced that it’s going to launch a new streaming service later this year called NASA+. The ad-free, no-cost streaming service will include live coverage of future launches, documentaries and new original series that will be exclusively available on the platform. “We’re putting … Read more

Worldcoin’s official launch triggers swift privacy scrutiny in Europe

[ad_1] Worldcoin, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s bid to sew up the market for verifying humanness by convincing enough mobile meatsacks to have their eyeballs scanned in exchanged for crypto tokens (yes, really), only started its official global rollout this week but it’s already landed on the radar of European data protection authorities. Why should anyone … Read more

Fan fiction writers rally fandoms against KOSA, the bill purporting to protect kids online

[ad_1] Fan fiction writers aren’t just penning alternate universe reimaginings of the Barbie movie, or steamy scenes featuring Marvel superheroes. This week, they’re writing letters to their senators, expressing their concerns that the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) could change the internet forever. Despite its appealing name, KOSA has been met with a flood of … Read more