It’s been suggested that an advance party of robots will be needed if humans are ever to settle on other planets. Sent ahead to create conditions favorable for humankind, these robots will need to be tough, adaptable, and recyclable if they’re to survive within the inhospitable cosmic climates that await them. Collaborating with roboticists and computer scientists, my team and I have been working on just such a set of... Read more ›
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Looking at its achievements over the past decade, nobody would doubt China is aiming to win the new space race. Not only has it been the only country to land on the Moon in about 40 years, and the first to soft-land on its far side, it has also planted a flag on lunar soil and brought samples back to Earth. The race between several nations and private companies, however,... Read more ›
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TLDR: The Complete 2021 Start Your Podcast Bundle offers the complete beginner’s guide to creating, refining and marketing a podcast that can put you on the map. People used to say that everyone has a book in them. And they’re probably right. Everyone has at least one story that only they could tell. It’s just a matter of giving that story shape, committing it to the page, and giving it... Read more ›
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Ask any person living with cats about the worst part of their cohabitation, and their answer will likely relate to scooping litter. It sucks, especially in a multi-cat home, and even more so in a small apartment. Then I got my hands on the Litter-Robot 3 Connect. Long story short: it has been an absolute game-changer for my home, and I can’t imagine ever going back to a regular old... Read more ›
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There are two planned Mars landings in 2021. First, NASA’s Perseverance rover is due to land on the planet later this month. Then China’s Tianwen rover will follow in May. Both missions intend to search the planet for signs of life. But how do we make sure when our landers touch down on the red planet’s surface, nothing unwanted is landing with them? If we aren’t careful, we could be... Read more ›
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This article was originally published by Martin Banks on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. If you own an electric vehicle, you already know your car requires some special care. That’s especially true in the winter months. So how... Read more ›
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Scientists have developed an AI that can generate music from silent piano performances, just by watching the movements of the player’s hands. The system, called Audeo, analyzes top-down videos of someone tickling the ivories to predict which keys are being pressed in each frame. It then produces a transcript of the music, which a synthesizer translates into sound. The researchers trained and tested the AI on footage of pianist Paul... Read more ›
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Cars that drive themselves sound exciting. But they’re forever around the ever nearing proverbial corner of the future. Or in other words, we don’t have them. Engineers and developers are beavering away though to make them a reality. One of the latest spawns of the self-driving skunk works comes with a sliver of insanity: it can DRIFFFFTT! That’s the excitement we need. [Read: How much does it cost to buy,... Read more ›
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Almost 17 months after the internet was first blocked in Jammu & Kashmir, India is restoring full 4G coverage in the region. The announcement was made official by the government’s official spokesperson Rohit Kansal. 4G mobile internet services being restored in entire J&K @diprjk — Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) February 5, 2021 In August 209, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah moved to abolish Article 370 in the parliament to strip the... Read more ›
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In September 2020, astronomers announced the possible detection of phosphine on Venus. On our own world, phosphine is mostly produced by life, and the detection of this gas in the atmosphere of Venus could have been an intriguing hint of alien lifeforms. However, a new study from the University of Washington shows the chemical markers thought to be caused by phosphine may have been the result of ordinary sulfur dioxide.... Read more ›
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TLDR: The Complete 2021 CompTIA Certification Training Bundle includes 19 courses with training that can lead to full CompTIA accreditation in a handful of key IT disciplines. If you want to work as a singer, a prospective boss is guaranteed to ask you to sing. If you want to work as a writer, you can expect a sample of your written work will be requested. But if you want work... Read more ›
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Two Google engineers have quit the company over the firing of AI researcher Timnit Gebru, whose controversial termination in December sparked an internal backlash about ethics and diversity. David Baker, who led the engineering team for Google Trust and Safety, said he was resigning after more than 16 years because Gebru’s departure had “extinguished [his] desire to continue as a Googler.” Software engineer Vinesh Kannan has also left the company.... Read more ›
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Life is kinda overwhelming right now. We get it. It goes from feeling like nothing at all is happening or ever will, then BAM! a bunch of things happen, and you don’t know where to start. All the Apple Car news this week serves as case and point. There’s, um, a heck of a lot of it to sift through. So let us do the heavy lifting for you. Here... Read more ›
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It has been a week since Xiaomi released its air charging concept that can charge your phone within a few meters range. Now, it has a new concept: a portless phone with a waterfall display extending to all four edges. The device looks drop-dead gorgeous, and I’ll challenge anyone who disagrees to a duel on top of a volcanic mountain. Before you point your pitchforks at me, feast your eyes... Read more ›
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‘Growth hacking‘ has come to take on a not so positive meaning. Many see it as a hyped-up buzzword that indicates a cheap temporary solution — but I couldn’t disagree more. What it’s really about is finding small and effective actions you can execute with the resources you’ve already got. So to drive you to start looking for the opportunities that are already present at your own startup, I’d like... Read more ›
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Just as news that the VW ID.4 was heading out for international deliveries dropped, so did leaked images of the company’s next electric vehicle, the ID.6 SUV. Bear in mind it wasn’t supposed to be revealed for another few months. Before we get on to the images, which were shared on Reddit after originally being uploaded to the Chinese ministry of transport regulatory site, let’s remind ourselves of the proposed... Read more ›
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Last year, Apple announced a new feature in iOS 14 that forced app makers to ask for explicit user permission if they wanted to track user data. Now, Google is also mulling over the introduction of similar measures on its Android mobile operating system. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company has already started discussing possible solutions to limit tracking. However, the final solution might not be as harsh... Read more ›
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We’ve been hearing rumors that Apple is working on some kind of a mixed-reality headset for years, but a new report by The Information (paywall) appears to offer the clearest picture of the company’s plans yet. You can click the link above for the full report, but here are the key takeaways from it, along with some useful context. It’s essentially a fancy VR headset, not a pair of AR... Read more ›
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IBM today announced the formation of its Elite Hybrid Cloud Build Team. According to Big Blue, this group of AI and cloud computing experts was assembled to help bring its partners into the cutting edge of hybrid solution systems. What? While Elite Hybrid Cloud Build Team might sound like a crack squad of futuristic Airborne Seabees, the reality is almost just as cool. Per IBM: The elite engagement team consists... Read more ›
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Google announced today that it’s adding AI-powered measurements of heart and respiration rates to the Google Fit app. The tech uses a combination of sensors and computer vision algorithms to take measurements through a smartphone camera. The Big G said the features will be available from next month on Pixel phones, with more Android devices to follow. Users will then be able to measure their breathing rate by placing their... Read more ›
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