This “creeping robot” was, as its creators wrote, “inspired by the locomotion characteristics of the desert lizard.” Reptilia Robotica Move over, Mars rover — a new reptilian robot may one day crawl the Red Planet’s barren surface instead, all in the name of exploration. Researchers at China’s Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics have unveiled… Continue reading Scientists Prototype “Creeping” Lizard-Like Robot for Exploring Mars
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The Best Wireless Mouse of 2023
The wireless mouse—or mice, plural—was first conceived to declutter work spaces from superfluous cords and wires. Wireless mice typically transmit data via radio, whether connecting to the computer through Bluetooth or WiFi or a receiver that plugs into the computer, such as a USB port. They’re also highly portable and can be slipped right into… Continue reading The Best Wireless Mouse of 2023
Scientists Alarmed by Video of Deep Sea Mining Company Spewing Waste Into Ocean
“We’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg. We’re not getting transparency.” Sea-ing is Believing A group of scientists hired by a Canadian firm to monitor its deep sea mining operations was so alarmed by the firm’s careless discharging of sediments into the ocean, The Guardian reports, they covertly recorded the dumping and leaked it… Continue reading Scientists Alarmed by Video of Deep Sea Mining Company Spewing Waste Into Ocean
Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Reportedly Failing Miserably to Contain Horrific Child Abuse Content
After declaring that “removing child exploitation is priority #1” back in November, Twitter’s newly-minted CEO Elon Musk is reportedly yet again not doing much in terms of living up to his many promises. As The New York Times spotlights in a shocking new report, child abuse content is running rampant on the social media network. According… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Reportedly Failing Miserably to Contain Horrific Child Abuse Content
Scientist Suggests Tweaks for Genetically Altered Supersoldiers
Image by Getty / Futurism In a story about an upcoming gene editing conference, one of the summit’s organizers seemed to have a lot of thoughts about how militaries might use gene editing to create supersoldiers. A free-wheeling story in The Guardian begins with a discussion of the now-maligned Chinese geneticist He Jiankui, who revealed… Continue reading Scientist Suggests Tweaks for Genetically Altered Supersoldiers
Google Officially Announces ChatGPT Competitor Called “Bard”
A new player has entered the game. Bard College Google is officially working on a ChatGPT competitor dubbed “Bard,” according to a blog post published today by CEO Sundar Pichai, in the latest sign of a growing AI gold rush in the tech industry. The tool will be powered by the company’s Language Model for… Continue reading Google Officially Announces ChatGPT Competitor Called “Bard”
Other Chinese Balloons Apparently Flew Over America, But Nobody Noticed Them
Wait, what!? Ballooning Evidence As BalloonGate — sorry, DeflateGate was taken — continues to unfold explosively, it’s now emerging that this is far from the first time a Chinese balloon has flown over American airspace. As CNN reports, an intelligence official says that at least three other suspected “Chinese spy balloons” flew over the continental US while… Continue reading Other Chinese Balloons Apparently Flew Over America, But Nobody Noticed Them
Scientists Find “One in Ten Billion” Star System Primed to Explode in Titanic Kilonova
“Prior to our study, the estimate was that only one or two such systems should exist in a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way.” Stellar Rarity Astronomers have found the first known example of a binary star system doomed to meet its end in an explosive collision known as a kilonova, a phenomenon so rare… Continue reading Scientists Find “One in Ten Billion” Star System Primed to Explode in Titanic Kilonova
Judge Uses ChatGPT to Issue Ruling in Court Case
Is this really a good idea? Robot Judge For likely the first time ever, a judge has used ChatGPT to make a court ruling, Vice reports — a surprising choice, given the AI’s less-than-stellar ability to tell the truth. Colombian judge Juan Manuel Padilla Garcia used the text generator to come up with questions about a… Continue reading Judge Uses ChatGPT to Issue Ruling in Court Case
The Best Desks of 2023
While a TV tray or dining room table may be great in a pinch, neither is a long-term solution for a desk. Only a desk will do if you want to create an ergonomic space where everything you need is at arm’s reach in your home office. If you have minimal space and need something… Continue reading The Best Desks of 2023