From TLDR 2025-02-13

APPLE IS REPORTEDLY EXPLORING HUMANOID ROBOTS (3 MINUTE READ) [6]

Apple is reportedly exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robotic
form factors. The company is still in an early proof-of-concept stage.
2028 would be an optimistic timeline for mass production. The robot
would be part of a future smart home ecosystem.

WATCH THESE GOOGLE DEEPMIND ROBOTS PLAY A GAME OF SOCCER (1 MINUTE READ) [7]

Google DeepMind has published a video demonstration of miniature
humanoid robots playing a one-on-one game of soccer. The robots are
able to understand the rules of the game and can anticipate where the
ball is going or when to block shots from an opponent. The 15-second
video is available in the article.

ANDURIL TO TAKE OVER MICROSOFT'S $22 BILLION U.S. ARMY HEADSET
PROGRAM (2 MINUTE READ) [15]

Anduril Industries will take over Microsoft's augmented reality
headset program with the US Army, pending approval from the Department
of Defense.

IT'S TIME TO RETHINK 6G (10 MINUTE READ) [19]

It is possible that data speeds are approaching 'fast enough' for
most people for most purposes.

Links:
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[6] https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/12/apple-is-reportedly-exploring-humanoid-ro bots/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[7] https://techcrunch.com/video/watch-these-google-deepmind-robots-play-a-game -of-soccer/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[15] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/anduril-to-take-over-microsofts-22-billion -us-army-headset-program.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[19] https://spectrum.ieee.org/5g-bandwidth?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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Apple is reportedly exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robotic
form factors. The company is still in an early proof-of-concept stage. 2028 would be an optimistic timeline for mass production. The robot
would be part of a future smart home ecosystem.

They look primitive compared to Tesla's killing machines:

https://youtu.be/cpraXaw7dyc

These soccer players have got to be a joke.

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Apple is reportedly exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robotic form factors. The company is still in an early proof-of-concept stage. 2028 would be an optimistic timeline for mass production. The robot would be part of a future smart home ecosystem.

They look primitive compared to Tesla's killing machines:

https://youtu.be/cpraXaw7dyc

These soccer players have got to be a joke.

And yet we are supposed to *trust* Elon, the fellow with the army of killer robots?


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They look primitive compared to Tesla's killing machines:

https://youtu.be/cpraXaw7dyc

These soccer players have got to be a joke.

And yet we are supposed to *trust* Elon, the fellow with the army of killer robots?

He's already proven himself trustworthy to cut government waste, but no, I don't recommend trusting his humanoid robots. Not until he does more to sever his ties with the rest of the world elite.

Because who knows? Maybe all the money he's saving us is precisely how much it costs to murder 80% of the world's population. I wouldn't put it past him, until he tells Google, Apple, and the rest of the WEF to f off. As "great" as he is, do you think he would do that for us?

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He's already proven himself trustworthy to cut government waste, but no, I don't recommend trusting his humanoid robots. Not until he does more to sever his ties with the rest of the world elite.

Because who knows? Maybe all the money he's saving us is precisely how much

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costs to murder 80% of the world's population. I wouldn't put it past him, until he tells Google, Apple, and the rest of the WEF to f off. As "great" as he is, do you think he would do that for us?

No, which means he is not very great. He will go wherever the money and popular opinion go.


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Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

He's already proven himself trustworthy to cut government waste, but
no, I don't recommend trusting his humanoid robots. Not until he does
more to sever his ties with the rest of the world elite.

Musk isn't an altruist by any means - his past record reflects that.
The areas he's cutting all seem to reflect personal benefit by
hamstringing investigations into his companies rather than any overall
cost-cutting benefit.

You'd think Musk would have volunteered cost-cutting in some of his
contracts and subsidies as an example - if he had, he would have
radically throttled any scrutiny of his actions and appeared less
driven by personal benefit.

Because who knows? Maybe all the money he's saving us is precisely how much it costs to murder 80% of the world's population. I wouldn't put
it past him, until he tells Google, Apple, and the rest of the WEF to f off. As "great" as he is, do you think he would do that for us?

He's not saving "us" any money.




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no, I don't recommend trusting his humanoid robots. Not until he does more to sever his ties with the rest of the world elite.

Musk isn't an altruist by any means - his past record reflects that.
The areas he's cutting all seem to reflect personal benefit by
hamstringing investigations into his companies rather than any overall
cost-cutting benefit.

What investigation is he evading?

You'd think Musk would have volunteered cost-cutting in some of his
contracts and subsidies as an example - if he had, he would have
radically throttled any scrutiny of his actions and appeared less
driven by personal benefit.

Is one (or more) of his projects being subsidized by the gov? If so, then who's fault is that?

He's not saving "us" any money.

The media says that his target is to save us $2 trillion by next year. At that rate, we can pay down the national debt by an extra $8 trillion by the end of Trump's term, assuming that we don't borrow any more in the interim.

Were you hoping to borrow more?

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

Musk isn't an altruist by any means - his past record reflects that.
The areas he's cutting all seem to reflect personal benefit by
hamstringing investigations into his companies rather than any overall
cost-cutting benefit.

What investigation is he evading?

SEC - ongoing investigationas into X security violations.

DOJ - multiple problems involving hiring practices

FAA - scrutiny regarding launch licenses and environmental compliance.

NHTSA - Tesla auti-pilot crashes

EPA - fined for pollutant discharges

NLRB - anti-union activities

DOT - violations around the transport of hazardous materials with
Neuralink

FTC - well documented

The media says that his target is to save us $2 trillion by next year.
At that rate, we can pay down the national debt by an extra $8 trillion
by the end of Trump's term, assuming that we don't borrow any more in
the interim.

You think he's going to find $8 trillion? Yeah, like that's going to
happen. It'll go to fund the tax cuts for the rich and cuts to social
services will be "needed" to pay down the debt.



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What investigation is he evading?

SEC - ongoing investigationas into X security violations.

Thanks for that list. These investigations make me like Musk even more that I did before I knew about all this.

But none of those departments you mentioned have had any funding cuts. He doesn't seem to be targeting them.

You think he's going to find $8 trillion? Yeah, like that's going to happen. It'll go to fund the tax cuts for the rich and cuts to social services will be "needed" to pay down the debt.

If you're worried about your foodstamps, you shouldn't be. There will be lots of money available for domestic handouts once we get all these parasites off our nipple.

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