In Today’s Edition

• Intuitive Machines says it is ready to fly to the Moon

• Window-washing robots are working on Manhattan skyscrapers

• Disney accused of withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from ‘Avatar’ sequel financier

• Google Chrome will summarize entire articles for you with built-in generative AI

• Meta’s AI Agents Learn to Move by Copying Toddlers

• Employees in Asia are spending the most time looking busy at work, says Slack report

🚀Startups Nuts

Intuitive Machines says it is ready to fly to the Moon

Intuitive Machines is ready to launch its Nova-C lander to the Moon. The company is competing with other US companies for NASA-funded missions to deliver science experiments and other payloads to the surface of the Moon. Intuitive Machines has booked a flight on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and is expected to launch in November. It has a backup window in December in case of any issues.

Window-washing robots are working on Manhattan skyscrapers

Skyline Robotics’ window-washing robot, Ozmo, has worked on major Manhattan buildings in partnership with the city’s largest commercial window cleaner Platinum and real estate giant The Durst Organization. The machine is part of a new wave of technology that can replicate human work. Skyline Robotics has been working on the robot since 2017.

🏭Business Nuts

Google's next big swing at AI rumored to launch this fall

Google's new product, Gemini, combines AI text capabilities with image generation. It will likely be used for Google's suite of products and requires payment to access through the Google Cloud server. The team behind Gemini includes Sergey Brin and analyzes text and images to provide answers to specific questions. YouTube video transcripts were used to train Gemini.

Disney accused of withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from ‘Avatar’ sequel financier

Disney has been accused of withholding profits from TSG Entertainment, a long-time financing partner of its 20th Century Fox studio. The suit alleges the company withheld profits and cut deals to boost its streaming platforms and stock price. TSG said this act deprived it of cash to invest in individual films and its efforts to sell its stakes in other movies, according to the suit.

📱Tech Nuts

Google Chrome will summarize entire articles for you with built-in generative AI

Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience will soon be able to summarize articles on the web. The new feature is being rolled out as an early experiment in Google's opt-in Search Labs program. It will first be available in the Google app on Android and iOS, with a desktop launch for the Chrome browser planned for later. The feature will only work on articles that are freely available to the public.

Meta’s AI Agents Learn to Move by Copying Toddlers

Meta has released the MyoSuite 2.0 collection, a project that applies machine learning to biomechanical control problems. The MyoSuite platform includes a collection of baseline musculoskeletal models and tasks for researchers to attempt. Emulating the human body is extremely complicated. The research could help develop more capable robots and realistic avatars for the metaverse.

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🎁Miscellaneous

Employees in Asia are spending the most time looking busy at work, says Slack report

Workers in Asia spend the most time on performative work according to a survey of more than 18,000 desk workers. Performative work involves spending time appearing busy rather than doing work. South Korea and the US are tied in first place as countries where workers spent the least amount of time doing performative work. Worker focus on appearing busy is likely influenced by the way productivity is measured.

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😎Fun Fact

A day on Mars is 24.6 hours long, just a bit longer than a day on Earth

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