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After defeating Hernando de Soto, the Chickasaw took his stuff and remade it

The site offers rare evidence of interactions between de Soto and Indigenous people. Enlarge / Florida Museum archaeologist Charles Cobb holds an axe head known as a celt, one of more than 80 metal objects likely from the de Soto expedition. To.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 14th, 2021

“Boston Dynamics Will Continue to Be Boston Dynamics,” Company Says

While shifting to become a commercial operation, Boston Dynamics wants to keep "doing cool stuff with robots" Last week’s announcement that Hyundai acquired Boston Dynamics from SoftBank left us with a lot of questions. We attempted to a.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2020

"Boston Dynamics Will Continue to Be Boston Dynamics," Company Says

While shifting to become a commercial operation, Boston Dynamics wants to keep "doing cool stuff with robots" Last week’s announcement that Hyundai acquired Boston Dynamics from SoftBank left us with a lot of questions. We attempted to a.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 18th, 2020

All the Stuff Humans Make Now Outweighs Earth’s Organisms

Anthropogenic mass—concrete, metal, and other human creations—has grown to be heavier than plants, animals, and microbes combined. Planet Earth is not happy......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsDec 15th, 2020

UK Online Harms Bill, coming next year, will propose fines of up to 10% of annual turnover for breaching duty of care rules

The UK is moving ahead with a populist but controversial plan to regulate a wide range of illegal and/or harmful content almost anywhere online such stuff might pose a risk to children. The government has set out its final response to the consultatio.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsDec 15th, 2020

Human-Made Stuff Now Outweighs All Life on Earth

The sheer scale of buildings, infrastructure and other anthropogenic objects underscores our impact on the planet -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsDec 14th, 2020