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Your daily to-do list is likely pretty straightforward: wash the dishes, buy groceries, and other minutiae. It’s unlikely you wrote out “pick up the first dirty dish,” or “wash that plate with a sponge,” because each of these miniature steps within the chore feels intuitive. While we can routinely complete each step without much thought, a robot requires a complex plan that involves more detailed outlines. MIT’s Improbable AI Lab, a group within the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), has offered these machines a helping hand with a new multimodal framework: Compositional Foundation Models for Hierarchical Planning (HiP),…

Whether it’s on our social media feeds, or on the high street, the huge number of marketing campaigns that consumers are constantly being exposed to can be overwhelming. It can be even more anxiety-inducing for new businesses trying to find creative ways to stand out from the crowd and reach their target audience. Those that manage to do it well establish strong customer relationships that are conducive to growth. Others risk falling behind.This year, we’re launching the very first Startups 100 Marketing award, to celebrate the startups that demonstrate the most creative and effective method for building early-stage brand awareness. Intelligent marketing…

CommerceBlock is releasing Mercury Layer today, an improved version of their variation of a statechain. You can read a longer form explanation of how their Mercury statechains work here. The upgrade to Mercury Layer represents a massive improvement against the initial statechain implementation, however unlike the initial Mercury Wallet release, this is not packaged as a fully consumer ready wallet. It is being released as a library and CLI tool other wallets can integrate. Here’s a quick summary of how they work:Statechains are essentially analogous to payment channels in many ways, i.e. they are a collaboratively shared UTXO with a…

Climate researchers from NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2023 during a media briefing at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 12. NASA will stream audio of the briefing on the agency’s YouTube. Participants will include: Kate Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor, NASA Headquarters Gavin Schmidt, director, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Sarah Kapnick, chief scientist, NOAA  Russ Vose, chief, analysis and synthesis branch, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information Members of the media can access the briefing using the online…

Embrace the True Spirit of Christmas: A Call to Move Beyond Materialism – Gabriella AkanbiIn a culture dominated by commercialization, the intrinsic meaning of Christmas can occasionally be buried by an abundance of worldly pursuits. The holiday season, which was once marked by happiness, giving, and family get-togethers, is now connected to an obsession with material possessions. However, an increasing number of individuals and groups are advocating for restoring the core ideas that distinguish Christmas.One compelling argument against the materialistic trend is the impact on mental health. The pressure to create amazing parties, buy the perfect gifts, and decorate lavishly…

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Image Credit: David Fisher/Shutterstock If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Learn more about our policies and reviews. Dark circles under your eyes are a struggle we all go through after not getting enough sleep and it’s important to find the right concealer to cover up those tired eyes. Florence Pugh‘s makeup artist Naoko Scintu shared the concealer she uses on her celebrity clients, which is the IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Concealer. It’s full-coverage, affordable, and will erase any type of discoloration on…

CES 2024 is here! The TechCrunch team is in Las Vegas this week to take in all of the action and decipher what it means to you. You already know what we’re expecting, so sit back, relax and stay tuned throughout the week as we bring you the products, announcements and startup news that you need to know. Kicking off the first day are some bigger announcements from companies, including Nvidia, LG and Samsung. Here are all the ways you can watch live. And here’s how you can follow along with our team’s coverage. Real-time translator Image Credits: Timekettle Timekettle…

These finders, designed to work exclusively with the Apple Find My network, aim to challenge the societal pressures for perfection. Each ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ Chipolo features slight cosmetic imperfections but offers complete functionality. This initiative emphasises that perceived flaws are often insignificant to others and magnified in our own perception. Chipolo’s campaign seeks to shift the narrative on imperfections, illustrating that what may seem less than ideal superficially can be quite fitting. Primož Zelenšek, Co-founder and CEO at Chipolo, shared his thoughts on the campaign: “Chipolo is excited to introduce the ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ limited series of CARD Spot trackers, as it’s…