Meta Plans Investment Into Ai-Driven Humanoid Robots
Meta is making a bold move into AI-driven humanoid robots, aiming to ease everyday household tasks as part of its continued investment in augmented reality and artificial intelligence. A new team in Meta’s Reality Labs, led by Marc Whitten under CTO Andrew Bosworth, is set to develop these advanced robots Although competitors like Tesla with…
All that ‘human cockfighting’ stuff really started at UFC 8 on this date in MMA history
It’s a given that the early version of the UFC looked nearly nothing like it looks today…
Human spaceflight quiz: How well do you know our journey into space?
Test your knowledge of humanity’s major space-faring milestones and the incredible astronauts who accomplished them…
Older AI models show signs of cognitive decline, study shows
Older chatbots, just like people, show signs of cognitive impairment, failing on several important metrics in a test normally used on human patients…
Nothing Is Safe From The Live-Service Grind, Not Even Sex Toys
Sometimes I think back on the arrival of Achievements, when suddenly every minuscule or major accomplishment in an Xbox 360 game earned you a little congratulatory chime and persistent points to fuel your bragging rights. We didn’t know it then, but it now seems that was a harbinger for the modern era…
Images that capture our timeless obsession with the moon
Lunar: A history of the moon in myths, maps and matter tells the story of the coexistence between humanity and the celestial body through striking images and detailed maps…
Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety
— OPINION — The cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services today make a mockery of the “Make America Healthy Again” slogan by arbitrarily decimating new staff in key public health agencies who might actually implement the slogan. The firings impact staff across HHS and affect thousands of people on…
Salmonella Dublin project receives funding
A project has been awarded funding to investigate a strain of Salmonella often found in cattle. The grant will fund research to explore the genetic and phenotypic variations within Salmonella Dublin. The aim is to understand more about how the bacteria moves from cattle to humans and what that means…
The killer use case everyone loves to hate is a blueprint for retail adoption
The following article is an op-ed by Debra Nita, Associate Director, Head of Growth at YAP Global. The next crypto breakthrough won’t come from a whitepaper or promises to “revolutionize finance.” It will emerge from something simpler, more human. Like NFTs, gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) took off in retail popularity in 2021-22…