“Investing in virtual realities can leave investors virtually broke.” Not Like Other Girls A word of advice? Maybe avoid giving any of your hard-earned cash to Slotie, a “metaverse casino” that was just issued an emergency cease-and-desist order by four different US states. According to CNBC, officials in Texas, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Alabama have… Continue reading Shockingly, This NFT Metaverse Casino Is Already in Big Trouble
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Brutal Robot Kills Cockroaches Using a Powerful Laser
“If you can kill them, you can kill any pests.” Laser Time Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have constructed an AI-powered robot trained to kill pesky cockroaches with a deadly laser. And we can’t help but wonder: why couldn’t they have thought of such a machine sooner? If the idea of targeting pests with… Continue reading Brutal Robot Kills Cockroaches Using a Powerful Laser
Former Tesla Exec Says Elon Musk Can Be Like a “Toddler” Having a “Tantrum”
“I wasn’t seeing Elon — I was seeing this person that was taken by anger.” Regression Session An ex-Tesla executive has unloaded on her former boss, CEO Elon Musk, who, according to her, used to transform into an entirely different person when he got mad. In the BBC‘s “The Elon Musk Show,” a docuseries all about… Continue reading Former Tesla Exec Says Elon Musk Can Be Like a “Toddler” Having a “Tantrum”
Biden Administration Reportedly Considering National Security Review of Elon Musk
It kind of makes sense. Security Risk Following Elon Musk’s ill-advised foray into Twitter-mediated foreign policy, Bloomberg reports that the Biden administration might perform a national security review of the mercurial billionaire as well as some of his business ventures. Sources told Bloomberg that the involved officials, which includes members of the intelligence community, are particularly… Continue reading Biden Administration Reportedly Considering National Security Review of Elon Musk
Scientists Fed the Fibonacci Sequence Into a Quantum Computer and Something Strange Happened
“You can have the system behave as if there are two distinct directions of time.” Future of Computing Physicists shot a laser pulse sequence mimicking the Fibonacci sequence at a quantum computer and ended up creating a new phase of matter in the process, according to a study published in Nature earlier this year. They suggest… Continue reading Scientists Fed the Fibonacci Sequence Into a Quantum Computer and Something Strange Happened
Saudi Arabia Begins Construction of 100 Mile Skyscraper
This is insane. Line Up New drone footage shows that Saudi Arabia has begun excavating for its giant, 100-mile-long skyscraper development — an outlandish and highly controversial megacity in the middle of the desert. As architecture magazine Dezeen reports, engineers broke ground on the development dubbed NEOM, which is slated to be built in a… Continue reading Saudi Arabia Begins Construction of 100 Mile Skyscraper
Scientists Say New “Transparent Wood” Could Replace Plastic
It’s far more sustainable. Transparent Wood A team of researchers claim to have created a biodegradable and renewable alternative to both glass and plastic in the form of “transparent wood,” a futuristic new material that could greatly reduce the ecological impact of more environmentally-unfriendly building materials. As detailed in a new study to be published… Continue reading Scientists Say New “Transparent Wood” Could Replace Plastic
China Successfully Tests Hyperloop-Like Train Inside a Vacuum Tube
Suck it, Elon Musk. Vactrain China claims to have become the first country in the world to successfully carry out tests on a Hyperloop-style, magnetically levitated train inside a vacuum tube — or “vactrain” for short — according to a report from state-run newspaper China Daily. Researchers tested the train along a roughly 1.25-mile track… Continue reading China Successfully Tests Hyperloop-Like Train Inside a Vacuum Tube
AI That Generates Music from Prompts Should Probably Scare Musicians
It’s seriously impressive tech. Royalty-Free Musicians, we have some bad news. AI-powered music generators are here — and it looks like they’re gunning for a strong position in the content-creation industry. “From streamers to filmmakers to app builders,” claims music generating app Mubert AI, which can transform limited text inputs into a believable-sounding composition, “we’ve… Continue reading AI That Generates Music from Prompts Should Probably Scare Musicians
Elon Musk: Tesla Working on Next-Gen Car That Costs Half as Much as a Model 3
We’ll believe it when we see it. Compact EV A much more affordable vehicle may eventually be joining Tesla’s lineup of EVs at roughly half the cost of the Model 3 and Model Y. At least, that’s what CEO Elon Musk promised during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday — and there are plenty of… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla Working on Next-Gen Car That Costs Half as Much as a Model 3