In technology news, Meta has offered to reduce the price of its ad-free subscription service to appease European privacy regulators. Fisker, the carmaker, has paused production of electric vehicles due to financial difficulties. Meanwhile, a synthetic blood-clotting drug has been created by scientists, potentially replacing the common version made from pig intestines. Lastly, the city of South Bend, Indiana, is planning to use sensors to solve its sewage problem.
Key takeaways:
- The EU's new AI Act has been approved and will come into force in May, with changes expected to be seen by the end of the year.
- A new method of teaching robots to move could help them deal with new scenarios, as demonstrated by a two-legged robot nicknamed Cassie that was taught to run and jump using reinforcement learning.
- Nvidia has unveiled a range of new AI chips that are faster, larger, and more powerful, with plans to make itself integral to the future of autonomous cars.
- The city of South Bend, Indiana, is planning to make its aging sewers smarter to prevent toxic sludge from heavy rains or melted snow from filling rivers and lakes.