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From human experience to robot action: LiberAI launches Liber-0 world-action model

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LiberAI, a physical AI startup developing foundation systems for general-purpose robots, is launching Liber-0, a World Action Model pretrained on more than 2.2 million hours of human experience to help robots learn how to interact with the physical world. (See video below.)

Liber-0 combines large-scale human video with directly recorded hand motions, visual and embodiment alignment, and embodiment-conditioned learning, with the aim of turning human experience into generalizable robot manipulation capabilities.

Founded in December 2025, LiberAI has designed its World Action Model to transfer human experience into generalizable robot manipulation capabilities. [Read more…] about From human experience to robot action: LiberAI launches Liber-0 world-action model

Why Your Sweepstakes Casino App Goes Quiet at the Nevada Line

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Drive north from California on Interstate 15 and the first thing you see after the state line is casinos. Primm exists because of that border. For decades, Californians have made the trip to play what they could not play at home.

There is a modern twist on the old story. Plenty of road-trippers now carry casino-style games on their phones in the form of sweepstakes casino apps.

Many of them find that once they reach Nevada, the prize side of those apps stops working. In a town built on gambling, that surprises people. [Read more…] about Why Your Sweepstakes Casino App Goes Quiet at the Nevada Line

Intramotev to launch autonomous freight rail service in Missouri

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Intramotev, the technology company building autonomous freight railcars, will deploy its TugVolt technology on Missouri’s Columbia Terminal Railroad (COLT) as the technology partner on a $16.2 million federal grant.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced this week that it has selected the City of Columbia for a grant under its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program.

Tim Luchini, Intramotev’s CEO, says: “Short lines keep America’s small cities and rural communities connected to the freight network. Autonomous railcars can help them serve more customers, more often, at lower cost, and this program will show what that looks like on a working mainline. [Read more…] about Intramotev to launch autonomous freight rail service in Missouri

Creating Your First CAD Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide

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Opening a CAD program for the first time can be intimidating. The screen may be filled with toolbars, panels, coordinates, unfamiliar icons, and a large empty workspace.

Even simple actions seem to require commands, exact measurements, and settings that do not exist in ordinary drawing applications.

The good news is that beginners do not need to understand the entire program before creating something useful. [Read more…] about Creating Your First CAD Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide

Skylark Labs researchers develop AI system that enables robots to keep learning after deployment

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Most AI-powered robots effectively stop learning once they are deployed. Researchers at Skylark Labs, working with academics from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new approach designed to enable robots to continue learning from successful experiences in the real world – without retraining their underlying AI models or forgetting what they already know.

The researchers call the new architecture Continual Field-Adaptive Models, or CFAMs, and describe the technology in a newly published research paper, Continual Field-Adaptive Models (CFAMs) for Post-Deployment Physical AI.

The central problem addressed by the research is becoming increasingly important as robots move from controlled laboratories and factories into less predictable environments. [Read more…] about Skylark Labs researchers develop AI system that enables robots to keep learning after deployment

Links Bridge Agency Casino Guest Posts and Backlinks

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The online casino industry is one of the most competitive digital markets in the world. Casino operators, sportsbook platforms, poker websites, slot game providers, affiliate marketers, and gambling businesses compete daily for top positions on search engines.

Because of intense competition, having an attractive website alone is not enough. Businesses need a strong SEO strategy supported by high-quality backlinks, premium content, and authoritative guest posting to improve search rankings and attract targeted traffic. [Read more…] about Links Bridge Agency Casino Guest Posts and Backlinks

Why mortgage rates remain stubbornly high despite Federal Reserve rate cuts

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Many Americans hoping for relief in the housing market are still waiting.

Despite a series of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in 2024 and 2025, mortgage rates remain elevated, frustrating homebuyers, homeowners looking to refinance, and anyone hoping for a more affordable path into the housing market.

According to data released by Freddie Mac on June 4, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage stood at 6.48 percent. While that is slightly below some recent peaks, it remains well above the levels many buyers became accustomed to during the pandemic years. [Read more…] about Why mortgage rates remain stubbornly high despite Federal Reserve rate cuts

Missouri kratom seller agrees to halt sales after legal battle with state attorney general

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Missouri’s largest distributor of kratom products has agreed to stop selling the controversial substances in the state, marking a significant victory for Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and potentially signaling a tougher approach to regulating psychoactive products in Missouri.

The Missouri Independent reported that Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman has agreed to immediately suspend all Missouri sales of kratom and 7-OH products as part of a settlement that ends litigation brought by Hanaway earlier this year.

The agreement follows a closely watched legal dispute that South County Mail previously reported on, when a Jackson County judge declined to immediately halt sales while the case proceeded through the courts. [Read more…] about Missouri kratom seller agrees to halt sales after legal battle with state attorney general

AI is starting to answer surveys instead of humans – and researchers are worried

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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to generate fake survey responses that imitate human opinions – raising concerns among researchers about whether public opinion polling can still be trusted. 

The practice, known as “synthetic surveys” or “silicon sampling,” involves using AI systems such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT to simulate thousands of human responses to political, social and commercial surveys.

According to analysis published by The Conversation, the approach is spreading partly because traditional polling has become increasingly expensive and difficult. [Read more…] about AI is starting to answer surveys instead of humans – and researchers are worried

More older Americans are staying in work – and facing criticism for it

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Americans are working later into life than previous generations, driven by a mix of financial pressures, longer life expectancy and changing ideas about retirement.

But new research suggests older workers increasingly face a contradictory cultural message: stay active and productive as you age – but also know when to “step aside.”

An analysis published by The Conversation argues that modern retirement has become far more emotionally and economically complicated than it once was. [Read more…] about More older Americans are staying in work – and facing criticism for it