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Meet Alexander Du, the 17-year-old Sewickley student who built $170 AI-powered glasses to help visually impaired users navigate after his grandmother lost her sight

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Meet Alexander Du, the 17-year-old Sewickley student who built $170 AI-powered glasses to help visually impaired users navigate after his grandmother lost her sight

Alexander Du, a 17-year-old student from Sewickley, Pennsylvania, has been named a 2026 Presidential AI Challenge National Champion for inventing IRIS, an AI-powered wearable designed to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their surroundings. The teen built the $170 system after watching his grandmother struggle to navigate the world differently after losing her sight. … Read more

‘New America’, George Washington meet & Robert De Niro jibe: Trump unleashes AI-powered fantasies

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'New America', George Washington meet & Robert De Niro jibe: Trump unleashes AI-powered fantasies

From De Niro jibe to ‘New America’: Trump unleashes bizarre AI slop on Truth Social MAGA supremo Donald Trump on Sunday unleashed a fiery series of AI-driven posts flaunting the supremacy of Uncle Sam, ranging from his dreamy imagination of meeting first-ever US President George Washington to a blatant jibe at cinema legend Robert De … Read more

Meet Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings, work offline and make emergency calls

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Meet Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings, work offline and make emergency calls

Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings (Image Credit: LinedIn/ @InventEd) For Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the idea for an assistive device began with something she had experienced herself. The Florida student, who has worn glasses since she was two, began thinking about how difficult everyday activities could be for … Read more