Walgreens Turns To Robots To Fill Prescriptions
Walgreens Boots Alliance is opening robot-powered micro-fulfillment centers across the U.S. to fill customers' prescriptions as the role of stores and pharmacists change. CNBC reports: Inside of a large facility in the Dallas area, they fill thousand.....»»
Enhance your calm: Demolition Man turns 30
The film remains an under-appreciated gem of ‘90s comedy/action flicks. Enlarge / Sylvester Stallone starred as LAPD Sergeant John Spartan in the 1993 action comedy Demolition Man. (credit: Warner Bros.) Thirty years a.....»»
Enhance your calm: Demolition Man turns 30
The film remains an under-appreciated gem of ‘90s comedy/action flicks Enlarge / Sylvester Stallone starred as LAPD Sergeant John Spartan in the 1993 action comedy Demolition Man. (credit: Warner Bros.) Thirty years ag.....»»
Amazon Is Going to Fill the Sky With Satellites. Astronomers Aren’t Happy
Large constellations of satellites interfere with telescope observations, and Amazon will eventually add another 3,200 of them to the night sky. Scientists are concerned and searching for solutions......»»
Meet the Next Generation of Doctors—and Their Surgical Robots
Don't worry, your next surgeon will definitely be a human. But just as medical students are training to use a scalpel, they're also training to use robots designed to make surgeries easier......»»
SEC turns up the heat on Tesla"s Musk over Twitter stock purchases
The SEC began its probe in April 2022 and has requested thousands of documents from the Tesla CEO and other parties, the agency said. The billionaire has already sent hundreds of documents, and testified twice in July 2022......»»
Ancient technology turns plant-based cheese into "something we want to eat"
To produce plant-based cheeses that feel and taste like dairy cheese, scientists have their sights set on fermentation. In a new research result, University of Copenhagen scientists demonstrate the potential of fermentation for producing climate-frie.....»»
Google might have a great idea for smart home automation—if it sticks to it
We can all use help finding connections between gear. Enlarge / Claus Scholz is offered tea and moral encouragement by his robots, MM7 and MM8, also known as "Psychotrons," in 1950 Vienna. This could be us, but many home automati.....»»
The Alters turns Fallout Shelter into an ethically focused management sim
The Alters is a resource management game where players don't just have to find resources, but directly deal alternate versions of themselves......»»
Research demonstrates the power of rhythm as a design element in evolution and robotics
As the internet quickly fills with viral videos of futuristic robots darting and racing around like the animals they're built to mimic, Duke researchers say that there's an element of their movement's programming that should not be overlooked: rhythm.....»»
Mercedes-Benz hydrogen truck prototype covers more than 650 miles on one fill
Daimler Truck said it achieved a milestone with its Mercedes-Benz hydrogen fuel cell truck — exacting 650 miles on just one tank of fuel......»»
Bing Chat’s ads are sending users to dangerous malware sites
The Bing Chat AI chatbot often serves up adverts to its users, but it turns out these ads can be hijacked by malicious websites containing dangerous malware......»»
New infosec products of the week: September 29, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from AlphaSOC, Baffle, Immersive Labs, OneTrust, Panzura, runZero, and SeeMetrics. Immersive Labs Workforce Exercising allows cyber leaders to identify and fill s.....»»
These solar-powered, origami-inspired robots can change shape mid-flight
Switching from unfolded to folded states stabilizes the microflyer's descent. Enlarge / Timelapse photo of the "microflier" falling in its unfolded state, which makes it tumble chaotically in the wind. "Snapping" into a folded st.....»»
As temperatures rise, Sicily turns to exotic fruits
Avocados, mangos, bananas and passion fruit—a wealth of exotic produce is growing under the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna, as the Italian island's farmers adapt to global warming......»»
20 years later, The Rundown is still The Rock’s best action-hero role
Dwayne The Rock Johnson delivered his most likable star turn in The Rundown, which turns 20 this week......»»
Americans do talk about peace, just not the same way people do in other countries
Americans don't talk much about peace. But it turns out they care about it a lot—they just don't talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict do......»»
First iPhone 15 pre-orders begin arriving, lines form at Apple Stores around the world
As the clock turns to September 22 around the world, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro launch is in full swing. The first pre-orders have started arriving to lucky buyers, and lines are forming at Apple Stores around the world. Apple has also publi.....»»
Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes
It was supposed to be a good-news story out of the damaged Amazon rainforest: a project that replanted hundreds of thousands of trees in an illegally deforested nature reserve in Brazil......»»
Scientists unravel the chemical mechanism behind silica-coated nanodiamonds
Coating something rare—tiny shards of diamond—with the main ingredient in sand might sound unusual, but the end result turns out to have a number of valuable applications. The trick is, nobody knows for sure how the two materials bond......»»
Mars region offers NASA rover environment to search for evidence of ancient microbial life
Purdue University scientist Briony Horgan is leading NASA's Mars rover into unfamiliar territory as the mission turns toward its next opportunity to find ancient signs of life on the red planet......»»