How Tupac and Thanos led to Douglas, the most impressively humanlike A.I. yet
First it was holographic Tupac and Marvel's Thanos. Now, VFX studio Digital Domain brings us Douglas, an autonomous human who loves sci-fi and Stephen King......»»
Robotics class lets 8th graders earn high school credit and aims to accelerate pandemic learning recovery
A new, dual-credit robotics class for eighth graders at Douglas MacArthur Middle School is allowing students to dive deep into engineering and other STEM fields while addressing the issue of pandemic learning loss......»»
Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, CES wrap-up, HomeKit buttons, Hunter Douglas shades
Now that CES has wrapped, the Homekit Insider podcast covers a bit more news before reviewing the Yale Smart Safe, and rounding up our favorite HomeKit buttons.HomeKit InsiderWhen we recorded during CES, more news was still trickling out. We had more.....»»
As climate warms, drier air likely to be more stressful than less rainfall for Douglas-fir trees
Douglas-fir trees will likely experience more stress from drier air as the climate changes than they will from less rain, computer modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows......»»
Is Apple successfully convincing users to pay for its Services? Here’s the latest data
From the outside, it might seem like Apple Services has been going crazy with growing paid customers quarter after quarter. And it has been increasing revenue impressively with Services now being the second biggest category behind iPhone. However, a.....»»
Review: ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 is impressively fast, with the right settings
Equal parts mobile workstation and grown-up gaming laptop. Enlarge / Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Specs at a glance: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 (As reviewed) Display 16-inch.....»»
10 most powerful Avengers villains
Thanos is intimidating, but is he the Avengers' most powerful bad guy? Find out in DT's ranked list of the 10 most powerful Avengers villains ever......»»
The best MCU quotes, ranked
The best MCU quotes from Iron Man, Thanos, and others are great not just because of their brilliance, but because of the role they play in the MCU's story......»»
Virginia youth from areas with high rates of crime and economic disadvantage are at the highest risk of recidivism
A new study by researchers at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University provides insight for policymakers on ways to reduce recidivism among youth in Virginia......»»
You think your customers want a humanlike AI; you may be wrong
Why brands should consider striving for an AI virtual assistant that's more than human rather than humanlike. Why brands should consider striving for an AI virtual assistant that's more than human rather than humanlike.Read More.....»»
2022 iPad Pro review: Impressively, awkwardly fast and capable
This year's iPad Pro has even more power. It's nice, but a true upgrade beckons. [credit: Kevin Purdy ].....»»
The scariest MCU characters ranked
The MCU is famous for its lighthearted and kid-friendly tone, but it also features several characters like Thanos who are quite scary and intimidating......»»
Three US-based economists given Nobel Prize for work on banks
This year's Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, and two U.S.-based economists, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig, "for research on banks and financial crises.".....»»
Fat Bear Week is back and it"s the best one yet
Large, living legends dwell in the remote Alaskan wilderness. They're the internet-famous bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve, and they grow impressively fat over the summer on the livestreamed explore.org wildlife webcams. Many of these bears.....»»
10 most powerful Marvel Cinematic Universe characters, ranked
The most powerful Marvel characters include heroes like Thor, villains like Thanos, and celestial beings like Eternity who defy classification......»»
Walking back in time to learn about the future of permafrost
There's a freezer door in the mountainside outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. Tom Douglas opens it and we step inside, breathing in cold air and musky dust as we start to walk back through time......»»
7 must-have iPhone apps I can’t live without
Impressively, the App Store today boasts nearly two million apps. It’s a large but daunting figure. And with so many apps, there is certainly no shortage of quality apps that get lost in the shuffle. In light of that, I thought I’d go thr.....»»
When COVID finally came for me, meditating made a huge difference
When I finally contracted COVID-19 for the first time, earlier this summer, I deluded myself into thinking I could work through the first few days of illness. After all, I perceived my symptoms to be impressively mild. I'd experienced worse colds and.....»»
That Dirty Black Bag’s Douglas Booth on playing a killer and his love for spaghetti Westerns
In an interview with Digital Trends, Douglas Booth talks about his latest project, the AMC+ series That Dirty Black Bag, and his love for spaghetti Westerns......»»
How the Thanos VFX team brought The Quarry’s characters to life (and then killed them)
Supermassive's interactive horror game The Quarry used groundbreaking tech from an Oscar-winning visual effects studio to bring its scary story to life......»»
World-first experiment using drones for wildlife health checks
A University of South Australia Ph.D. student can now add "world first" to her CV after collaborating with global cinematographer Douglas Thron to accurately measure heart and breathing rates of African wildlife filmed with a drone......»»