Yes, your cat knows you’re talking to it — it just doesn’t care. Meow Mix Every cat person has suspected that their cats are ignoring them — and now, new research seems to support that hunch. As a new study published in the journal Animal Cognition details, feline researchers have demonstrated that cats do appear… Continue reading Scientists Discover That Cats Simply Do Not Give a Crap
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Developers are Transforming the Fyre Fest Island Into an Exclusive Colony for Crypto Millionaires, Because of Course They Are
“We bought this property because we see its future, not its past.” Scammer’s Paradise The Fyre Fest island — yup, the Bahamas locale where convicted felon Billy McFarland “hosted” the wretched music festival that never was in 2017 — has reached its natural next form: a luxury real estate colony for the crypto elite, where… Continue reading Developers are Transforming the Fyre Fest Island Into an Exclusive Colony for Crypto Millionaires, Because of Course They Are
There’s a Fascinating Reason These Astronauts’ Eyes Look So Strange
Not your average piece of eyewear. Do Not Avert Now that’s an unnerving gaze. Astronauts gearing up for SpaceX’s private Polaris Dawn mission have recently puzzled netizens with their strange, almost creepy eyes that look straight out of “Minority Report.” “What’s with the weird Photoshop in each Polaris Dawn crew member’s eye?” asked one confused… Continue reading There’s a Fascinating Reason These Astronauts’ Eyes Look So Strange
Sheriff Annoyed That People Are 3D Printing Guns to Sell to State Buyback Programs
“You can’t guarantee that those guns will never be used to harm someone.” Buy It Back An upstate New York sheriff is irked that people around the US are 3D printing firearms to turn into gun buyback programs for cold, hard cash. “I know in Utica, New York, Houston, Texas, and Spartanburg, South Carolina that… Continue reading Sheriff Annoyed That People Are 3D Printing Guns to Sell to State Buyback Programs
Tentacle Robot Can Use Its Gangly Grippers To Pick Up Fragile Cargo
Gross… but practical? Knotty Knotty Robotic hand and claw-like grippers haven’t been able to achieve anything close to a human-like dexterity, making them a clumsy choice to pick up delicate or oddly shaped objects. Now, researchers at Harvard’s engineering school are working on an ingenious alternative: why not throw a bunch of grippy tentacles at an… Continue reading Tentacle Robot Can Use Its Gangly Grippers To Pick Up Fragile Cargo
Elon Musk Has Lost $100 Billion in Under a Year
Last year, as his net worth soared past $300 billion dollars, Elon Musk was crowned the world’s richest person in history. Fast forward about 11 months — involving a “bad feeling” about the economy, a sudden, complicated, and likely soiled bid to buy Twitter, and a self-imposed foray into social media foreign policy — and according… Continue reading Elon Musk Has Lost $100 Billion in Under a Year
Mad Genius Hides Computer Playing Doom Inside Candy Bar
Parents beware. Do Not Eat Halloween is almost upon us — and with it, anxiety-ridden parents terrified their kids will get candy riddled with razor blades, needles, or broken glass — from strangers. In a fun twist on those common urban myths, hackers at open-source hardware company Adafruit have created the ultimate Milky Way (Mars if… Continue reading Mad Genius Hides Computer Playing Doom Inside Candy Bar
Scientists Grow Hair Follicles in Laboratory for the First Time
Image by Yokohama National University In what could presage a groundbreaking treatment for hair loss, Japanese scientists have for the first time ever grown hair follicles in a lab. Researchers at Japan’s Yokohama National University said in a press release that they’ve pioneered in vitro hair follicle growth — a resounding success following decades of research… Continue reading Scientists Grow Hair Follicles in Laboratory for the First Time
We’re Cry-Laughing at These “Spectacular Failures” of AI Generated Art
We’re dying. AI Fails AI image generators like DALL-E2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney have come a long way, blazing a new path towards the ultimate freedom of artistic expression. In a shockingly short period of time, they’ve allowing practically anybody with an internet connection and a keyboard to generate some incredible, photorealistic art from simple… Continue reading We’re Cry-Laughing at These “Spectacular Failures” of AI Generated Art
Record Labels Terrified by Rise of AI Music Generators
Is AI music infringing on the rights of artists? AI Music Artificial intelligence-powered generator tools that can create brand new music tracks at the click of a button are starting to come for musicians’ livelihoods — and that has lobbyist groups deeply concerned. Case in point, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is worried… Continue reading Record Labels Terrified by Rise of AI Music Generators