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Mark Zuckerberg on Monday predicted a future where hundreds of millions of people regularly wear AI-powered smart glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans.

Mark Zuckerberg predicts a future where nearly everyone is wearing AI-powered smart glasses

Researchers have developed a hydrogel that can learn to play the game Pong, demonstrating that even simple materials can exhibit adaptive behaviors akin to those seen in living systems. The study, led by Dr. Yoshikatsu Hayashi from the University of Reading, also revealed that similar hydrogels could mimic cardiac tissue,...

Pong Prodigy: “Hydrogel Brain” Defies Expectations With Deep Learning

In case you hadn’t noticed, humanoid robots have joined the workforce. An evergreen staple of science fiction, autonomous AI-driven machines with feet, legs that bend at the knee, torsos, arms with hands and fingers, all topped with a head are now being deployed in real workplaces. Specifically:. Amazon is...

Humanoid robots are a bad idea

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 Elon Musk hopes to implant millions of Neuralink chips into people’s brains over the next decade, the tech billionaire has said.The Neuralink chief executive announced his plans following an update from the neurotech startup that revealed new capabilities of its brain-computer interface.According to the firm, the second patient to be fitted with the device was able to use it to play first-person shooter games and design three-dimensional objects.“If all goes well, there will be hundreds of people with Neuralinks within a few years, maybe tens of thousands within five years, millions within 10 years,” Mr Musk wrote on X...

Elon Musk wants to implant millions of people with Neuralink brain chips

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SHOCK footage of Elon Musk's latest brain chip patient playing a shooter video game has been revealed after receiving life-changing surgery. Controversial Neuralink is designed to help paralysed patients control digital devices with nothing but their thoughts. The company shared an update on their second user, Alex, who suffers with...

Elon Musk’s second Neuralink patient seen using brain chip to play shooter video game in shocking new footage

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

One of the most beloved Hollywood stars in the history of television, in particular, was actress Frances Bavier, who died in 1989 at age 85. The likable actress became best known for her compassionate and nurturing role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-1968).

Beloved 'Andy Griffith Show' Actress Frances Bavier ("Aunt Bee"): A Look Back at Her Life and Career

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Roman Zimian, the co-founder of crypto trading platform FutureNet, has been arrested in Montenegro, according to reports in local media. The arrest of Zimian in Podgorica was carried out by Montenegrin police together with Interpol's National Central Bureau (NCB), and resulted in the seizure of "technical devices" related to his alleged criminal activities.

FutureNet Co-Founder Arrested in Montenegro Over Alleged $21 Million Fraud

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. The researchers have also demonstrated that this technique works with shape memory materials, allowing users to repeatedly lock the soft robots into a desired shape and return to the original shape as needed.

3D-Printed Actuators Can Move, Lock Soft Robots into New Shapes

Los Angeles, California, August 21st, 2024, Chainwire. Compute Labs, a pioneer and leader in tokenizing enterprise-grade GPUs, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Plume, the modular Layer 2 solution for real world asset (RWA) tokenization. This collaboration is set to bring tokenized compute/GPUs to the Plume ecosystem, enabling...

Compute Labs Announces Strategic Partnership with Plume to Shake Up the RWA Tokenization World

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

A senior McDonald's employee appeared to suffer a social media hack on Wednesday, one that soon allowed the culprits to promote a short-lived Grimace-themed Solana meme coin scam across the fast food giant’s prominent public-facing accounts. Late Wednesday morning, posts on both McDonald’s Instagram page—which boasts some 5 million...

McRugged: Hackers Take Over McDonald’s Instagram, Make $700K on Fake Grimace Token

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Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Tron’s new meme coin launchpad SunPump appears to have stolen the attention of degen traders from leading Solana platform Pump.fun, with the recently launched rival responsible for more new tokens over the last day. Pump.fun has dominated this year’s meme coin market with many of the biggest winners—such as...

SunPump Flips Pump.Fun in Daily Meme Coins as Traders Shift to Tron

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Second Neuralink Patient Does 3D Design and Plays CounterStrike With His Brain

The second patient to receive a brain implant from Neuralink has already learned to play video games via the chip, but was also able to use...

Second Neuralink Patient Does 3D Design and Plays CounterStrike With His Brain

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