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Sphero’s cute car-shaped robot is driven to teach kids about programming

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Sphero, a long-time maker of robotic toys , has announced a robotic toy car that’s designed to teach young children about the fundamentals of programming ( via Gizmodo ). However, I also know that watching a character move on screen isn’t as exciting to kids as watching a real-life toy move through the house. Image: Sphero.

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SMU Continues To Innovate In Cyber Security Innovation: Launches new institute and innovation gym

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Formerly research director at the National Security Agency (NSA), Chang joined SMU in fall 2013 as the inaugural Bobby B. SMU’s Bobby B. Deason’s gift provides a $5 million endowment, as well as $1.25 million in operational funding, for the new institute, headed by renowned cyber security expert Frederick R.

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Bungie vets raise $9M for VR game studio Polyarc to pursue augmented reality development

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Seattle startup Polyarc raised a $9 million Series B round led by Hiro Capital, with participation from Vulcan Capital and Galaxy Interactive. “We are a step closer to seeing games that make real the dreams we had playing with toys as kids,” Armstrong said.

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Meet Seattle’s newest VC: This former car saleswoman and immigrant entrepreneur is on a mission to shake up the industry

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Kin Ventures plans to invest in 18 to 20 deals out of the new fund, writing series A and B checks in the $2 million to $7 million range. It plans to invest in sectors such as digital health, marketplaces, enterprise software, supply chain, e-commerce and is toying a bit in the much-hyped Web3 space.

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A WSU epidemiologist on COVID’s surprises, the social distance ‘dial’ and sanity-saving pups

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“I’d say B+.” I paint toy soldiers and then play overly complicated games with them. “Saturnine” by Dan Abnett, a book about the aforementioned toy soldier game. While the U.S. How would he grade the state’s performance? “I’m an easy grader,” he said. Best stress reliever?

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Fly a drone? The FAA’s new TRUST test is easy — and mandatory

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And while pricey drones with ADS-B sensors can provide early warnings about manned aircraft, automatic sense-and-avoid is rare. pounds (249g), like a lot of toy-grade drones and lightweight prosumer craft like the Hubsan Zino Mini Pro and DJI’s Mini 2 , which we recently called our favorite drone under $500.

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GeekWire Awards 2024 revealed: Winners bask in momentum of AI and potential of region

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I will say, this is the first award that my kids have wanted to keep for themselves as a toy, so that’s a huge bonus. The company in December announced a $32 million Series B round led by FUSE. The speech: “This is a huge honor to receive this award.