Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to a new research, the continuous distraction of social networks could prevent our minds from settling into a more profound, more complete feeling of boredom. Which is a shame, given complete boredom can be fertile ground for technology. This 'profound' level of boredom is different to the first, superficial level of...
A composite image from the 8 November 2022 total lunar eclipse showing the moon in various stages throughout the night. (Andrew McCarthy) We have seen some great pictures from the total lunar eclipse recently. But this one might top them all. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy produced this incredible composite photo, showing the Moon in different eclipse phases throughout...
Utah Bionic Leg. Credit: University of Utah Scientists from the University of Utah have created the most sophisticated AI-powered prosthetics "ever created," prompting Ottobock, the world's largest prosthetic manufacturer, to team up, launching the project internationally. https://twitter.com/UUtah/status/1578482268091211776?s=20&t=To8VYjrAITT-HDAaByZdxw The university's Tommaso Lenzi, associate professor at the university's Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Bionic Engineering Lab,...
A few weeks back, while reading the news about SIGGRAPH, I saw NVIDIA teasing the launch of the Omniverse connector for Unity. Also, as a Unity creator, I found it intriguing. I asked for the chance to have more info about it, and I had the pleasure of having a talk with Dane Johnston,...
Credit: Rockstar Rockstar has confirmed that the Grand Theft Auto VI images leaked online over the weekend were a result of a Hack to their servers. The user that uploaded the gameplay, "teapotuberhacker," claims they additionally are responsible for the strike on Uber last week. However, it's still uncertain whether they're connected. "We recently suffered a...
A Squirrel holding a gun in the new game "Squirrel with a gun". Credit: Steam Squirrel With a Gun is a future Steam video game developed in Unreal Engine 5 that has gone viral because of its main protagonist, a squirrel... whit a gun. Dan DeEntremont is developing the video game. Footage of the game highlights the...
Aerial view of a burnt area in the Amazon rainforest, near the Lago do Cunia Extractive Reserve, on the border of the states of Rondonia and Amazonas, northern Brazil, on August 31, 2022. According to official data launched Thursday, the Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an...
TikTok is revising the regulations for how we develop, share and find visual content. The TikTok algorism, specifically the "For You Page" (FYP) feed, has altered the game for social media networks propelling entertainment and discovery to the forefront. In this article, I am diving into the rise and fall of social media, what led...
Mark Zuckerberg. Credit: Meta Meta's new prototype chatbot (BlenderBot 3) has told the BBC that Mark Zuckerberg is exploiting users for money. Meta claims the chatbot makes use of artificial intelligence and can converse about "nearly any topic". While asking about the chatbot's thoughts on the firm's CEO and founder, it responded to the BBC reporter: "our...
The complex cells of organisms known as eukaryotes, such as the animal cell pictured here, arose more than 1.5 billion years ago. Biologists have long known that back then, one simple, bacteria-like cell engulfed another, and the new arrival settled into its host cell to eventually become what we know as the energy-generating mitochondrion. But...
