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421. Robo-dogs are mapping the forest
At Oxford Robotics Institute, quadruped “robot dogs” are mapping forests tree-by-tree — using lasers, cameras and AI to track disease, monitor ecosystems, and help manage woodland sustainably. They’re fast, precise, and weirdly good at dodging real dogs.
422. I Just Returned from China. We Are Not Winning
423. Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?
GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity have shown promise for addictions to tobacco, alcohol, opioids, and even gambling. Dhruv Khullar writes about how these drugs affect dopamine, pleasure, and cravings in the brain’s reward pathway.
424. Show HN: MCP App to play backgammon with your LLM
Play backgammon with your favorite LLM. Contribute to sam-mfb/backgammon-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
425. Oregon raised spending by 80%, math scores dropped
426. The Contagious Taste of Cancer
427. Top AI models fail at >96% of tasks
Researchers tested AI on remote freelance projects across fields like game development, data analysis, and video animation. It didn't go well.