Image by Bracklein et al. A third eye? How about a third arm? As detailed by researchers in a fascinating new piece for IEEE Spectrum, roboticists are endeavoring to perfect the technology that would control an “extra robotic hand,” ranging from a supplementary limb to a full blown exosuit — all controlled with your mind.… Continue reading Scientists Working on Third Arm You Control Using Your Brain
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Furious Marsupial So Thirsty For Sex That It’s Dying, Scientists Warn
“‘Live fast, die young’ is certainly the way of things for these species.” The Land Down Under There is absolutely no player more committed to the game than the male northern quoll. According to a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, these adorable Australian marsupials, roughly about the size of a tiny… Continue reading Furious Marsupial So Thirsty For Sex That It’s Dying, Scientists Warn
Scammers Are Already Convincing Idiots They Can Get Rich Using ChatGPT
In a gold rush, sell shovels. Not Them Extremely bad news. The Verge is reporting that the “Hustle Bros” — you know, the grown men with the very loud, dollar-sign-covered YouTube thumbnails — are very much aware of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and very much want to convince followers that they can use the tech to make… Continue reading Scammers Are Already Convincing Idiots They Can Get Rich Using ChatGPT
Global Warming Is Priming Deadly Fungi to Invade Our Warm Bodies
Image by Getty Images/Futurism While “The Last of Us” has us worrying about the zombifying ophiocordyceps, the reality of dangerous fungal infections will likely be more mundane — though potentially just as deadly. Historically, our body’s best line of defense against fungi has been our body heat. Human bodies are nice and warm, at an… Continue reading Global Warming Is Priming Deadly Fungi to Invade Our Warm Bodies
Footage Shows Chinese Balloon Being Shot Down
It’s down! Shots! Shots! Remember the mysterious Chinese balloon that raised eyebrows as it soared over the United States this past week, prompting a vast wave of speculation, political posturing, and memes? Well, it appears to have been shot down: Fox News airs live footage of the Chinese spy balloon coming down after it was shot.… Continue reading Footage Shows Chinese Balloon Being Shot Down
Amazing “Jailbreak” Bypasses ChatGPT’s Ethics Safeguards
OpenAI has been scrambling to enact new rules that prevent its wildly popular ChatGPT from generating text from being generally horrible — like by promoting things that are unethical, illegal, or just plain controversial. Back in the day, you could ask the red-hot AI system to whip up instructions on everything from shoplifting to committing… Continue reading Amazing “Jailbreak” Bypasses ChatGPT’s Ethics Safeguards
It Looks Like Elon Musk Is Actually Building a Twitter Payment Platform
And yes, there’s crypto. PayPal 2.0 It’s actually happening, y’all — Elon Musk is, per insiders, really trying to turn Twitter into something akin to Venmo, and plans on building it out to take cryptocurrency to boot. According to in-the-know sources who spoke with the Financial Times, Twitter has started applying for the regulatory licenses… Continue reading It Looks Like Elon Musk Is Actually Building a Twitter Payment Platform
Metaverse CEO Says ChatGPT Is Speeding Up Timeline for Emulating Dead People
If you’ve yet to develop healthy coping mechanisms for the heartbreaking — and deeply human — experiences of loss and grief, maybe don’t bother. According to one metaverse CEO, the introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT may well speed up the process of getting a realistic, AI-powered digital avatar of your dead loved ones to market, way ahead… Continue reading Metaverse CEO Says ChatGPT Is Speeding Up Timeline for Emulating Dead People
Scientists Say There’s an Upside to Those Rocks That Keep Bludgeoning the James Webb
Silver linings. Meteorite Flux NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been pummeled by micrometeorites ever since its debut. And while the scientists who developed the ten-billion-dollar observatory were well aware of this reality, even they weren’t able to predict the kind of damage the telescope’s 18 giant mirror segments could sustain due to larger-than-expected particles.… Continue reading Scientists Say There’s an Upside to Those Rocks That Keep Bludgeoning the James Webb
Professor Receives Insane Email Claiming “Biological” Green Comet Is Giving Off “Meat Smoke”
What in tarnation? Smoking Gun A resplendent green comet is streaking across the night sky — but not for much longer. C/2022 E3, or ZTF, as it’s called, will only be in view for a few more days before vanishing into the distant cosmos for around 50,000 years. Not everyone is convinced that ZTF is just… Continue reading Professor Receives Insane Email Claiming “Biological” Green Comet Is Giving Off “Meat Smoke”