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Google Trends data can predict football player’s market value

People's interest in football players on Google correlates with their market value.

Can we screen the world? How smartphones and watches are revolutionizing global health (and just getting started)

The new frontier of personalized medicine is upon us.

How vulnerable are VR headsets to hacking?

From keystrokes to hand gestures, hackers can glean a lot of private information during your VR experience.

This new AI generates anime portraits from hand sketches -- and it's pretty awesome

For anime lovers and anime creators, things just got a whole lot easier.

Scientists make cheap energy-storing capacitors from ancient materials

In an innovative blend of old and new, MIT engineers have designed an energy-storing supercapacitor using time-tested materials.

Self-healing metal can repair itself just like human skin

Under certain conditions, some metals can fuse back together, filling cracks in the material.

What will happen if people start having sex in space?

Ready or not, sex in space will be happening within the decade.

The dawn of quantum supercomputers? Microsoft says it's less than a decade away

Not exactly 'coming soon to a store near you' but still pretty damned exciting.

Robot conductor makes stellar debut in South Korea

Orchestras are not just for humans anymore.

Two-faced thermal cloak protects cars from heat and cold. No electricity required

This cloak is not invisible but it will keep your car cool in summers and warm in winters, doesn't that sound like magic.

The first drug that regrows teeth is about to enter clinical trials

It's a game changer for dentistry.

The data-first approach: How AI promises to revolutionze healthcare

Data and AI are increasingly playing a role in healthcare. But we're still not very efficient with our approaches.

AI turns old maps of demolished neighborhoods into 3D digital models

"Ghost neighborhoods" destroyed by highways are given a new lease on life.

Morphobot: this robot can move like a rover and fly like a drone

It's was inspired by some animals' diverse mobility skills

Cryofreezing DNA could be our last shot at saving species from extinction

Cryobanks could help curb species extinction.

GPS-like tech based on cosmic ray particles can navigate underground and underwater

Japanese researchers propose an advanced navigation system that can pinpoint your location despite GPS-jamming obstacles.

Say goodbye to radiators: paper-thin film turns any wall or furniture into a heater

It's a very efficient way of heating a space.

This new robot chef can recreate recipes just from watching food videos

It’s a big step towards automation of cooking.

Scientists devise wearable ultrasound monitoring device for patients in motion

A groundbreaking innovation redefines ultrasound technology, creating a wearable device that monitors deep-tissue vital signs even for subjects in motion.

How laser technology can reduce Denmark's energy consumption by 10%

The solutions could be useful everywhere.

Your smartwatch may soon alert you if you have an irregular heart rhythm

Smartwatches are turning more and more into medical devices.

Whiff of the future: Face mask lets users smell in virtual reality

Virtual reality just got more immersive with this face mask that lets you smell things in real time.

These cute, talking robot heads like gossip and could help us understand hearing better

Would you like to host a bunch of talking robot heads at your home. If yes, you must be willing to listen to them because they talk a lot.

This creepy AI-generated beer commercial is a cautionary psychedelic nightmare

Did someone spike the beer with LSD?

US policymaker wants disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads

Policy is usually notoriously slow to react to technology. Will this time be any different?

We're not taking sex in space seriously enough, researchers warn

It's all fun and games until a baby is conceived in microgravity. Then, the problems will start pouring in.

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan confirms it's been mining Bitcoin for years

Bhutan has been mining Bitcoin since it was $5,000.

Facebook's GPT rival was leaked. Of course, it made it to 4chan

There's little hope in keeping AI engines isolated.

AI can now detect colds by analyzing the tone of voice

Researchers decode how a cold voice differs from a healthy one.

QR-type barcodes are about to revolutionize retail

Something small can be very powerful in our society.

Why Elon Musk's TruthGPT sounds more like RubbishGPT

Elon Musk's latest venture, TruthGPT, promises to be a "maximum truth-seeking AI." But is it really about seeking truth or just an attempt to upstage ChatGPT?

This award-winning photography was made by AI. Its creator says we need to talk about it

The photo was meant to stir up a debate -- and that it did.

These lensless, glow in the dark glasses could stop myopia

A lot of people suffer from visual impairment due to not getting enough sunlight.

These high-tech diapers double as urine tests

In the future, some diapers could act like a mini labs to immediately detect potential health problems.

Viking, Samurai, or medieval knight? AI reimagines Spider-Man in stunning images

Which one is your favorite?

Students make $10,000 satellite with a 3-D printed drag sail that won’t leave any space junk

The satellites demonstrate a super low-cost solution for preventing space debris.

That Pope in a white puffer jacket is fake: AI confusion is upon us

The age of post-truth is upon us.

Renaissance tracksuits? Image-generating AI shows striking fashion sense

AI is reinventing fashion now.

This humble Chilean tree could help us make better vaccines -- these researchers have learned its secrets

We've seen just how essential it is to have a good vaccine pipeline. The Chilean soapbark could be one new ally.

Trump getting arrested and Putin kneeling: AI image disinformation is already happening

We really need some good policies for this technology.

Adobe launches image-generating AI with subtle jab at competitors

A new AI, coming soon to a Photoshop near you.

Watch this robot 3D print yummy cheesecakes

We're closer than ever to witnessing a 3D food printing revolution. These cheesecakes are a delicious proof of what's coming.

Cosmic concrete made from salt, dust, and potatoes could build a base on Mars

It's two times stronger than regular concrete.

AI humiliated the world's Go champions. Now humans are making a comeback

Go players have become increasingly creative and more competitive in the wake of AI.

OpenAI just released GPT-4, which can now understand images. Here's what you need to know

The new iteration can perform at "human level" on various professional and academic benchmarks.

Can robots worship gods better than humans? In India, it could already be happening

It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are happy about it. In 2017, a technology firm in India introduced a robotic arm to perform “aarti,” a ritual in which a devotee offers […]

Researchers created mice with two biological fathers

This could open tantalizing possibilities for human reproduction as well.

The Pentagon is investing in a drug that can make you temporarily hotter

The drug can help people quickly adapt to the frigid temperatures.

This firefighting robot could help human firefighters escape danger unscathed

If there is a fire emergency, here is a firefighter robot that will go in first. So that human firefighters face minimum risk.

Scientists say biocomputers made from tiny 'brains' are the future. Here's why

We're witnessing the development of a new frontier in computing, moving away from AI back to where it all started: the human brain.

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