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AI can push your Stream Deck buttons for you

If you're tired of controlling Stream Deck devices by manually pushing buttons, then good news: Elgato will now let you delegate that task to a chatbot instead. The Stream Deck 7.4 software update released today introduces Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, allowing AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Nvidia G-Assist to find and activate Stream Deck actions on your behalf. "You still set up actions in Stream Deck app the same way you always have. MCP adds a new way to trigger them," El...

The Verge AI Apr 1
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The Subprime AI Crisis

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The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

When Zeus, a medical student living in a hilltop city in central Nigeria, returns to his studio apartment from a long day at the hospital, he turns on his ring light, straps his iPhone to his forehead, and starts recording himself. He raises his hands in front of him like a sleepwalker and puts a…

MIT Technology Review AI Apr 1
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Baidu’s robotaxis froze in traffic, creating chaos

A Baidu Apollo robotaxi in Wuhan, China. | Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images Numerous robotaxis operated by Chinese tech giant Baidu froze in a major city on Tuesday, reportedly trapping passengers inside, stranding them on highways, and causing at least one accident in snarled traffic. Police in Wuhan confirmed receiving multiple reports of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis stopping in the middle of streets and being unable to move. Police said no injuries have been reported and that preliminar...

The Verge AI Apr 1
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When AI Fails

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