Geoffrey Hinton, soft-spoken godfather of AI
For a brief moment in spring last year, the bird-like features of bespectacled British-born researcher Geoffrey Hinton were poking out from TV screens across the world......»»
India aims to join exclusive club with Friday’s moon mission
India is just days away from its latest lunar mission in which it hopes to become only the fourth country to achieve a controlled, soft landing on the moon......»»
Team develops shape-transforming colloidal assembly for targeted cargo delivery at microscale
In nature, it is common to find structures that combine both soft and hard material. These structures are responsible for diverse mechanical properties and functions of biological systems. As a typical example, the human spine possesses alternating s.....»»
Meta"s Instagram soft-launches Threads to take on Twitter
Originally set to launch on July 6, Meta-owned Instagram has gone ahead and activated its Twitter competitor, Threads, ahead of schedule.Instagram's ThreadsTwitter has seen a lot of changes over the last several months, which has led many people to l.....»»
Apex predator of the Cambrian likely sought soft over crunchy prey
Biomechanical studies on the arachnid-like front "legs" of an extinct apex predator show that the 2-foot (60 centimeter) marine animal Anomalocaris canadensis was likely much weaker than once assumed. One of the largest animals to live during the Cam.....»»
Everything coming to Paramount+ in July 2023
The debut of new shows Special Ops: Lioness, Goliath, and Zoey 102 and blockbuster movies like The Godfather trilogy highlight Paramount+'s July 2023 slate......»»
Squid-inspired soft material is a switchable shield for light, heat, microwaves
With a flick of a switch, current technologies allow you to quickly change materials from being dark to light, or cold to hot, just by blocking or transmitting specific wavelengths. But now, inspired by squid skin, researchers in ACS Nano report a so.....»»
Apple wants to improve Messages dictation -- with an emoji twist
Apple research is focusing on how to further crack the surprisingly tricky business of turning the spoken word into emojis — and then adjusting that emoji to suit what a user's message means.Apparently there are times when words won't do, yet a lit.....»»
X-ray 3D imaging-based microunderstanding of granular mixtures: When soft spheres make porous media stiffer
Porous media such as concrete represent a spherical packing of different components. The mechanical properties of such mixtures are difficult to calculate due to their discretized nature. A team led by Prof. Holger Steeb (University of Stuttgart) and.....»»
Engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode
Do an image search for "electronic implants," and you'll draw up a wide assortment of devices, from traditional pacemakers and cochlear implants to more futuristic brain and retinal microchips aimed at augmenting vision, treating depression, and rest.....»»
AI ‘godfather’ says fears of existential threat are overblown
AI pioneer Yann LeCun has described talk of artificial intelligence posing an existential threat to humanity as ridiculous......»»
AI "godfather" Yann LeCun says it won"t destroy jobs forever
Prof Yann LeCun says fears that AI will pose a threat to humanity are "preposterously ridiculous"......»»
AI "godfather" Prof Yan LeCun says it won"t take over the world
Prof Yann LeCun says fears that AI will pose a threat to humanity are "preposterously ridiculous"......»»
First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old "Lucy" could stand as erect as we do
A Cambridge University researcher has digitally reconstructed the missing soft tissue of an early human ancestor—or hominin—for the first time, revealing a capability to stand as erect as we do today......»»
CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive could suppress agricultural pests
Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies—so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Euro.....»»
Samsung Galaxy A53 Gets the June 2023 Update
The new update brings some fixes for security and stability issues for the Galaxy A53. While Samsung’s Galaxy A53 has now been succeeded by the 2023 Galaxy A54, the company has pretty much remained consistent in providing updated soft.....»»
A conductive self-healing hydrogel to create flexible sensors
Recent advancements in the field of electronics have enabled the creation of smaller and increasingly sophisticated devices, including wearable technologies, biosensors, medical implants, and soft robots. Most of these technologies are based on stret.....»»
AI "godfather" Yoshua Bengio feels "lost" over life"s work
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio tells the BBC he did not realise AI would develop so fast......»»
AI could lead humanity to extinction if not controlled, claims experts
Experts including the "godfather of AI" claim artificial intelligence will be as dangerous as pandemics and nuclear war, and that it must be strictly controlled."I'm sorry, Dave, I won't do that." (HAL 9000 image from Warner Bros)The Future of Life I.....»»
Samsung might Revisit a “Classic” Design for its Next Smartwatch
We might once again be treated to a rotating bezel design on the Galaxy Watch 6. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch device series has undoubtedly been one of the more popular Wear OS options on the market, thanks to a combination of seamless soft.....»»
Soft "Electronic Skin" Mimics Our Sense of Touch
A flexible, conductive membrane that can pass sensory information to the brain and muscles is a step towards artificial skin.....»»