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Microsoft is working to scale up its quantum hardware.https://buff.ly/3rHA3GG 

A humanoid robots takes on the damp Oregon wilderness, and more of the best robot videos of the week #videofriday #robotshttps://buff.ly/3b3StKW 

There'll be no where to run and hide from authorities once smart tracking is applied to the feeds from ubiquitous cameras in cities and towns.https://buff.ly/3aeTS2n 

The new owners of @BostonDynamics demonstrate some interesting robot designs.https://buff.ly/3jJvUPL 

Animals and children learn by playing. At @allen_ai, researchers wondered if #AI could learn that way too.https://buff.ly/3tQ1Dna 

#CubeSats, once launched, still need propulsion to maneuver and prevent their orbit from decaying. A new 3D-printed electric CubeSat thruster from @MIT promises engines that require 1% of the cost & time compared to traditional, clean-room manufacturing.https://buff.ly/2Ndu918 

A better understanding of the pros and cons of working remotely can help IT companies succeed during the COVID-19 pandemic.https://buff.ly/3tRjpGK 

#TBT: Speaking of Apollo mission software, let's take a moment to reflect on the wondrous rope memory at the heart of the Apollo Guidance Computer.https://buff.ly/3aIVOzc 

#TBT: In this 2018 interview, Don Eyles recounts the hack that saved Apollo 14. Fifty years ago this month, the mission returned safely to Earth.https://buff.ly/2zrOVTt 

Seventy years ago, scientists and engineers were already thinking about—and designing—the progenitors of today's neural networks.https://buff.ly/3q8qU9N 

#Bionic muscles were once hydraulic monstrosities with actuators and some fancy electronics. Today, coiled nanotube fibers appear poised to take the steampunk devices' place: Early tests indicate 10x strength compared to human muscles.https://buff.ly/36SoHaZ 

#AI hardware problem: Too much data to live in CPU/GPU, so it's constantly shuttled back and forth to DRAM, wasting lots of time. Solution? A new type of (capacitor-less) DRAM that can live in 3D layers above the CPU.https://buff.ly/3q2a5gD 

Are hypersonic missiles really just an old technology with a massive price tag and few meaningful advantages over existing ballistic missiles?https://buff.ly/3azpqPn 

Those who love a simple, old-school #videogame should know about the BASIC 10-liner contest. Submit your best moments of 8-bit brilliance and revisit a time when gaming platforms carried names like Commodore 64, Apple ][+, and Amiga 800.https://buff.ly/2LmC23F 

BREAKING: Lenses? That bulky optics module on the back of your smartphone may soon be outmoded, says new company Metalenz, out of stealth mode today. Etching nano waveguides into silicon, they say, could change cameras for good.https://buff.ly/36HGhhO 

Two weapons experts say that many claims touting the advantages of hypersonic weapons are false.https://buff.ly/3azpqPn