šŸ“‹ Log for 2026-06-05

šŸ˜„ Joke of the Day

I used to work for a soft drink can crusher. It was soda pressing.

Category: dad


YouTube Summaries

[DeepMind’s New AI Found A Strange New Way To Think](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkqzqw8rxXI)

Channel: Two Minute Papers

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Published: 2026-06-05T15:50:26+00:00


Latest OpenRouter Models

Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor (meta/muse-spark-1.2-contributor)

Muse Spark 1.2 contributor tier is a reasoning model from Meta designed for developers who want to start building at an even lower cost. It’s meaningfully cheaper than Muse Spark...

Published: 21/08/2026

https://openrouter.ai/meta/muse-spark-1.2-contributor


DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp)

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of <a href="https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731">DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731</a> from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...

Published: 21/08/2026

https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp


Ox Alpha (stealth/ox-alpha)

Ox Alpha is a reasoning model designed for coding, sustained agentic work, and production workloads. It is suited for long-horizon software engineering, complex reasoning, and workflows that combine text with...

Published: 20/08/2026

https://openrouter.ai/stealth/ox-alpha


Free Models Catalog

Model Capabilities Publication Date
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) N/A 11/03/2026

Robot Technology

šŸ¤– Robot Talk Episode 159 – Robot sensing and manipulation, with Maria Koskinopoulou

Claire chatted to Maria Koskinopoulou from Heriot-Watt University about autonomous robotic manipulators for surgery, industry, and beyond. Maria Koskinopoulou is an Assistant Professor in Robotics and Computer Vision at Heriot-Watt University. She co-leads the ARM²Lab – Autonomous Robotic Manipulation &amp;#38; Multi-Agent Systems Lab at Heriot-Watt and the National Robotarium, alongside Ignacio Carlucho. Her research interests [&amp;#8230;]

Source: robohub.org • Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:57:36 +0000

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šŸ¤– Video Friday: Watch This Running Robot Not Fall Down Stairs

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RSS 2026 : 13–17 July 2026, SYDNEY Summer School on Multi-Robot Systems : 29 July–4 August 2026, PRAGUE Actuate 2026 : 18–19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCO Enjoy today’s videos! It’s been a while since a humanoid robot video actually impressed me, but the beg...

Source: spectrum.ieee.org • Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:30:01 +0000

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Good News

Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real ā€˜Pirates of the Caribbean’ Found–and Filmed–for the First Time

In the real Caribbean, there were once real pirates, and now a team of archaeologists and filmmakers has discovered the first shipwrecks that can help tell the story of the Golden Age of Piracy. Between the 1690s and 1720s, a cast of pirates including illustrious names as Blackbeard, Benjamin Hornigold, Calico Jack Rackham and Anne [&amp;#8230;] The post Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real &amp;#8216;Pirates of the Caribbean&amp;#8217; Found–and Filmed–for the First Time appeared first on Good News Network ...

Published: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:30:39 +0000

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3 Mule Deer Just Inaugurated California’s Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge

A California wildlife overpass is already proving popular with the local deer—and it&amp;#8217;s not even finished yet. In what is certainly a ringing endorsement of the $20 million bridge, 3 mule deer were caught on camera traps using the bridge to safely cross I-97 in Siskiyou County. This wildlife overpass was designed to provide animals [&amp;#8230;] The post 3 Mule Deer Just Inaugurated California’s Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge appeared first on Good News Network .

Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:32 +0000

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Good News in History, June 5

1,363 years ago today, the Daming Palace Complex in the Tang Dynasty capital of Chang&amp;#8217;an, modern day Xi&amp;#8217;an, was completed. This colossal power center covered more than 4,800 Chinese acres, making it 3.5 times more expansive than the Forbidden City in Beijing, 3 times more than Versailles, and 13 times more than the Louvre. Today, [&amp;#8230;] The post Good News in History, June 5 appeared first on Good News Network .

Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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Morning vs. night shower: which is better according to experts

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Chances are you’ve probably already had this conversation with someone. Maybe more than once. Morning shower people and night shower people tend to hold their positions, and nobody really changes anyone else’s mind. But when you actually ask the experts, the answer is less about winning the debate and [&amp;#8230;] The post Morning vs. night shower: which is better according to experts first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News .

Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:36 +0000

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How parents’ phone habits shape their children’s, according to new research

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For years, the conversation about children and screens has been aimed squarely at children. How much time, what content, and at what age? Sweden&amp;#8217;s public health agency has now turned the question around. This past Monday, the agency issued new guidelines urging parents to put their phones away when [&amp;#8230;] The post How parents’ phone habits shape their children’s, according to new research first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the New...

Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:32 +0000

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