A scientist built a robot clone to give lectures and answer audience questions
Hiroshi Ishiguro created his first robot more than 35 years ago. And in the last 18 years, he has made six different robot clones of …
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Netflix is getting 20+ shows and movies next week – don’t miss these 3 top-tier releases
Netflix is kicking off the month of November with a monster of a new release slate, adding several new titles in the first week alone …
Self-healing barriers made of concrete and living oysters now protect a US military base
The U.S. Air Force is using specially designed structures placed in the waters of St. Andrew Bay to attract oysters. The hope is that the …
The iPhone is a freight train and shows no signs of slowing down
Every single year, a familiar pattern emerges. Apple every fall introduces a brand new iPhone and critics yawn. “There’s not enough there to move the …
Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro 2, space heaters from $36, $100 off Bose QuietComfort Ultra, more
Halloween 2024 might be over, but there are still so many great deals out there that it’s scary. Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 just dropped back …
This company makes a 2mm implant it says can restore vision in blind people
An experimental eye implant could be the secret to restoring a patient’s central vision—the part of our eye that lets us see faces, details, and …
Apple posts record-breaking Q4 earnings as revenue hits $94.9 billion
Apple today posted its earnings report for the recent September quarter. When the dust settled, the company posted revenue of $94.9 billion and EPS of …
Today’s deals: $90 Lenovo Chromebook, $360 Apple Watch Series 10, $100 off Ninja blenders, more
Happy Halloween, bargain hunters! There’s nothing spooky about the deals that we dug up to showcase on Thursday, which are led by a best-selling Lenovo …
Watch the Halloween comet burn up in epic video captured by SOHO
The aptly named Halloween comet (comet C/2024 S1) has been captured on video, burning up as it approaches the Sun. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory …
We now know the secret to why Roman concrete lasts thousands of years
Ancient Rome was full of master builders and engineers. The fruits of their labors can still be seen in the aqueducts they built—which still function …
Today’s deals: $199 iPad, Shark air purifiers with 5-year HEPA filters, $60 Ring Battery Doorbell, more
Wednesday’s top tech deals include some new and returning sales on the hottest products of the season. Apple’s iPad 9th-Gen is back down to $199.99 …
UN says we’re failing miserably at our attempts to control climate change
For decades, we’ve been trying to slow global warming and control climate change. Unfortunately, none of those attempts appear to be paying off, as the …
This startup charges $50,000 to screen baby embryos for IQ
A new startup called Heliospect Genomics has found quite a niche to tap into. The startup’s main focus is on embryo IQ screening, giving parents …
Today’s deals: Rare Nintendo Switch sale, $729 black Apple Watch Ultra 2, 32% off LG G4 OLED TV, more
We’ve got some terrific daily deals for you to check out on Tuesday, including a rare discount on a Nintendo Switch bundle. You can also …
AI imagined a trailer park version of Game of Thrones, and it honestly looks better than Season 8
AI continues to push the bounds of creativity, such that we’re now at a point where entire podcast episodes with realistic-sounding AI hosts can be …
Researchers discovered a rare fungus that can learn and remember things
Researchers have uncovered a rare and intelligent fungus. The fungus is called Phanerochaete velutina, and while it isn’t overly intelligent—it won’t be taking over the …
Starship’s iconic catch almost ended in catastrophe
What has now become one of the most exciting accomplishments in recent space-related news was almost exciting for an entirely different reason. According to background …
Revolutionary new battery is made from water and clay
A new type of sustainable battery is made using water and clay, and researchers believe it could be the perfect option for future missions to …
Today’s deals: $150 off eufy Robot Vacuum Omni C20, $30 Fire TV Stick 4K Max, $99 Beats headphones, more
We’re less than a month away from Black Friday, which means retailers are really turning up the heat on their sales. Today, we found so …
Google is working on a new AI model that sounds so creepy
Two things came immediately to mind when I read this weekend’s bombshell report from The Information about Google working on an AI model that can …
Why the laws of physics are actually really good at math
It might sound strange to think about physics (which often involves a lot of theory and hypotheticals) helping people solve mathematics problems. However, physics follows …
Researchers uncovered the ‘glue’ that holds memories together in our brains
A group of researchers made a significant breakthrough regarding our understanding of how the brain stores long-term memories. According to a new paper published in …
Mesmerizing nanoscale video shows oxygen and hydrogen atoms forming water
Have you ever wondered what it looks like when a water molecule forms? Well, now you can finally see it in action, as scientists captured …
Our brains aren’t meant to be awake after midnight
The human brain isn’t designed to be awake late at night, new research suggests. The researchers behind the paper, which is published in Frontiers in …
Scientists want to shoot $200 trillion of diamond dust into space to stop global warming
Scientists continue to come up with some of the most off-the-wall global warming solutions ever conceived. We’ve heard theories about how moon dust could help …
Today’s deals: $56 for 2024’s easiest Halloween costume, $699 M2 MacBook Air, 20% off Dyson, more
We’ve got some great daily deals for you to check out on Friday, like a new all-time low price of $699.99 for Apple’s M2 MacBook …
In this episode of We Are Not a Serious Country, Netflix and influencers get a criminal case revisited
We’ve apparently reached the point in the ongoing decay of the American empire where all it takes to get a pair of criminal defendants resentenced …
Forever chemicals were found in 99% of bottled water
If you thought drinking from bottled water would keep you safe from forever chemicals, then you’d be wrong. That’s because new reports have shown that …
Here’s the truth about the ‘Halloween comet’ everyone is talking about
What was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime naked-eye comet may have turned out to be nothing more than a cosmic tease. That’s because Comet C/2024 …
Scientists invented a powder that can suck carbon dioxide from the air
The fight against climate change may have found a new secret weapon in the form of a carbon-capturing powder that is capable of sucking up …
