Scorn will make your stomach churn and your brain hurt
We played 45 minutes of Scorn, a grotesque horror game that's not for those with weak stomachs......»»
Animals without a brain still form associative memories
Cnidarians like anemones and corals have a nerve net, but that seems to be enough. Enlarge (credit: Paul Starosta) Our brains are filled with lots of specialized structures that do things like process visual information,.....»»
The Quest for Injectable Brain Implants Has Begun
The hard electrodes inserted into the brain to treat Parkinson’s and paralysis damage the organ’s soft tissue. A new invention could change that......»»
Book publishers with surging profits struggle to prove Internet Archive hurt sales
A federal judge will soon decide if digital lending violates copyright laws. Enlarge (credit: feellife | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Today, the Internet Archive (IA) defended its practice of digitizing books and lending.....»»
Here’s how to get Redfall Bite Back Edition for free from Nvidia
Nvidia is launching a new GPU bundle that includes the Redfall Bite Back Edition for free, assuming you can stomach the price of an RTX 40-series GPU......»»
Forget Twitter — this social media app has ChatGPT built-in
Koo, a fledgling social media app from India, wants to edge past Twitter by handing the power of ChatGPT into the hands of creators to churn out content......»»
Perovskite nanocrystal computer components inspired by brain cells
Researchers at Empa, ETH Zurich and the Politecnico di Milano are developing a new type of computer component that is more powerful and easier to manufacture than its predecessors. Inspired by the human brain, it is designed to process large amounts.....»»
Google’s PaLM-E is a generalist robot brain that takes commands
ChatGPT-style AI model adds vision to guide a robot without special training. Enlarge / A robotic arm controlled by PaLM-E reaches for a bag of chips in a demonstration video. (credit: Google Research) On Monday, a group.....»»
Brain tumor discovery paves way for new drug treatments
New research has shown that the blood vessels that feed aggressive brain tumors have receptors that could allow a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle to be used to starve the tumors of the energy they use to grow and spread, and also cause other.....»»
How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain
A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs.....»»
Are you a shark or a teddy? How understanding conflict styles can help you overcome fights with friends and family
For all the joy they bring, families and close friendships often involve conflict, betrayal, regret and resentment. Prince Harry's recent memoir, "Spare," is a reminder of the fact that the people closest to us often have the greatest power to hurt u.....»»
Researchers identify two compounds capable of inhibiting growth of brain tumor cells
Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord) and one of the deadliest types of cancer. Few drugs have proved effective at combating this uncontrolled growth of glial cells, which anyway constitute a large pro.....»»
The Last of Us episode 8 release date, time, channel, and plot
What time does episode 8 of The Last of Us air? Is Joel still hurt? And who does Troy Baker play? Digital Trends has all the information about the hit HBO show......»»
Researchers are trying to build biocomputers out of ‘minibrains’ grown in a lab
Scientists plan to create biocomputers using minibrains powered by human brain cells. A new paper published in Frontiers in Science says the aim is to … The post Researchers are trying to build biocomputers out of ‘minibrains’ grown in a la.....»»
Brave Summarizer takes on Bing and ChatGPT at the AI search results game
Brave trained three of its own AI models in order to churn out accurate and succinct text summaries for search results......»»
Developing nanoprobes to detect neurotransmitters in the brain
The animal brain consists of tens of billions of neurons or nerve cells that perform complex tasks like processing emotions, learning, and making judgments by communicating with each other via neurotransmitters. These small signaling molecules diffus.....»»
Musk’s bid to start Neuralink human trials denied by FDA in 2022, report says
FDA reportedly listed dozens of "deficiencies," including serious safety concerns. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Jakub Porzycki) The Food and Drug Administration denied a human-trials application from Elon Musk's brain-comput.....»»
CarGurus" Q4 hurt by digital wholesale business CarOffer
CarGurus' digital wholesale segment, which includes digital wholesale trading platform CarOffer, reported losses in the fourth quarter. The company said it is making improvements that should help turn the operating segment around......»»
Scientists develop novel approach to enhance drug delivery for treatment of brain tumors in children
Mount Sinai Health System and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have developed a new drug delivery approach that uses nanoparticles to enable more effective and targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs to treat brain tumors in children.....»»
Team publishes study of the brain of the Homo erectus fossil with the lowest cranial capacity
The paleoneurologist Emiliano Bruner and the archaeologist Sileshi Semaw, both from the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), have published a paper in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology about the 1.5 mil.....»»
Microsoft unveils AI model that understands image content, solves visual puzzles
Microsoft believes a multimodal approach paves the way for human-level AI. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an electronic brain with an eyeball. (credit: Ars Technica) On Monday, researchers from Microsoft introduced K.....»»