Author: Geek Planet

LimX Dynamics is doing some fascinating work in the robotics arena. Four months after impressing us with its talented Oli humanoid robot, the three-year-old tech startup has just unveiled Tron 2, which, as its name cleverly suggests, is the follow-up to Tron 1. Going by the video (top) released by LimX on Thursday, Tron 2 is an advanced, AI-powered modular humanoid robot featuring remarkable strength and movement. Grabbing your attention from the very start, the video begins with the odd sight of a pair of robotic legs — and nothing else — walking along. With a few turns of a…

Evernote used to be among the best note-taking apps, but a messy update released back in 2020 and a steep price hike at the end of 2023 drove many users to alternatives like Google Keep and Apple Notes. Today, with the launch of Evernote v11, developer Bending Spoons is aiming for a comeback and, as expected, is banking heavily on new AI features to win users back. The most notable addition in the latest release is an AI Assistant that, much like ChatGPT and Gemini, lets users search and retrieve content from a chat window, modify or generate new content,…

The discussion between neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and historian of science Michael Shermer at COSM 2025 last Wednesday evening was the latest in their series of friendly debates about whether we are biological machines (Shermer) or creatures with immortal souls (Egnor). Shortly after the publication of The Immortal Mind: (2025), Shermer, author of many mainstream books and founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine invited Egnor to appear on the Michael Shermer Show alongside leading neuroscientist Christof Koch Then, he and Egnor appeared together on Piers Morgan’s widely watched show. So by the time they met up after dinner last week at COSM…

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Samsung is officially stepping in to shut down the panic. The company has firmly denied reports that it plans to kill off its consumer SATA SSD production. In a direct statement, a spokesperson made it clear: the rumors are false, and Samsung isn’t going anywhere. The rumors didn’t come out of nowhere. The global supply chain for memory is currently under massive pressure. With AI companies and cloud giants buying up insane amounts of hardware, manufacturers are struggling to keep up. The tension hit a breaking point recently when Micron unexpectedly pulled its Crucial brand out of the consumer SSD…

At Glossy, Modern Retail and Digiday’s AI Marketing Strategies virtual event on Wednesday, Beekman 1802’s chief digital officer, David Baker, made one thing clear: AI isn’t here to replace marketers, it’s here to make them sharper. “The playbook is still being written,” Baker said. “There really are no best practices other than to keep trying.” Baker, who oversees digital and CRM strategy at the skin-care brand known for its goat-milk formulas, shared how his team is using AI to understand customers on a deeper level, personalize marketing and move faster, all without losing the brand’s human touch. Beekman 1802 has…

As the line between politics and culture becomes more blurred, creators and influencers more often find themselves caught in the crosshairs.  Those crosshairs are something Kalen Allen, actor and digital creator, knows first hand — from the backlash from a Starbucks brand deal last year amidst political boycotts and to navigating the creator economy in an increasingly polarized cultural stratosphere. Starbucks was under fire because of a dispute brought by a unionized branch, an issue that got lumped into other politically-charged boycotts online, Time reported. But fans took notice when Allen, who largely misattributes the conflict to misinformation, partnered with the brand.…

How much faster was the governor’s plane goingthan the senator’s?/ChatGPT. Today’s Micro Softy tests whether you are clever enough with math to code computers or be an engineer. Here’s the story: Senator Kornn did not like Governor Friar. Both were from Texas. When Kornn learned that Governor Friar was visiting Washington, DC, Kornn said “This town’s not big enough for the both of us.”  So Kornn decided to leave DC for that period. Kornn and Friar get on planes at the same time. One was at Reagan International Airport in DC and the other was at the Dallas Fort Worth…

I spend more hours slouching over my laptop, or staring at an unusually large monitor than I have the guts to admit. Between work, play, and passion projects, my daily screen time is abysmally unhealthy. And to top it off, my near-permanent workation situation means ergonomics is not a luxury for me.  All that has taken a visible toll. I wear prescription lenses to compensate for vision issues and blue light protection. I often resort to hot water bags or vests to make me sit straight due to the forward-neck situation. And regular water intake, or work breaks, is something…

Ad tech has always lived in a world where money moves slower than the ads it sells. Everyone’s floating — fronting payments to publishers while waiting weeks, sometimes months, for agencies and advertisers to settle up. The cost of doing so is only rising. Nearly six in 10 invoices (58%) in the sector were paid late in the first half of the year, according to payment data form OAREX. Almost one in five arrived more than two weeks past due — after the original 60, 90 or even 120 days. Granted, this long tail of payments isn’t new. It’s how the…