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6 months agoReview manix
Hands-on with the Rabbit R1: Hopping into an AI-powered future?
Rabbit has officially jumped into the AI companion race, but is it ready to take on Humane? Let's go hands on with the Rabbit R1 to find out.
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7 months agoAnalysis manix
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.
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11 months agoAnalysis manix
Human brain cells hooked up to a chip can do speech recognition
Clusters of brain cells grown in the lab have shown potential as a new type of hybrid bio-computer.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail
Judge also denied SBF's request to delay jail time.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Idris Elba says 'disgusting' racism put him off playing James Bond
Luther actor says rumours he could be next 007 tarnished when they 'became about race'
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
‘Secret Invasion’ Opening Credits Generated By AI, Prompting Backlash From Audiences
Marvel’s Secret Invasion is already causing a commotion on social media, though not for reasons that the studio may have hoped. The series, which debuted on Wednesday with just one episode, has touched a sore spot after director Ali Selim confirmed to Polygon that the opening credits were generated by artificial intelligence. Designed by Method Studios, Selim said he thought that the idea of using AI for the opening credits fit into the themes of the show.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
U.S. Suspends Food Aid for Ethiopia, Citing Widespread Theft
American officials say they uncovered a countrywide scheme by government officials to divert food aid, in a country where 20 million people rely on donated relief.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Study finds elevated levels of toxic metals in some mixed-fruit juices and soft drinks
A new study has found that some commonly consumed beverages contained levels of toxic metals that exceed federal drinking water standards. Five of the 60 beverages tested contained levels of a toxic metal above federal drinking water standards, according to the study from Tulane University. Two mixed juices had levels of arsenic above the 10 microgram/liter standard. A cranberry juice, a mixed carrot and fruit juice, and an oat milk each had levels of cadmium exceeding the 3 parts per billion st...
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Beyond Burgers are popping up at Dollar Tree at $1.25 a pack, as the plant-based meat giant tries to boost sales
Beyond Meat appears to be available in a new retailer: Dollar Tree. Shoppers have posted videos to social media in the last few days showing themselves buying the plant-based meat maker's products at a steep discount to their prices at other stores. One Instagram user posted a video showing several trays, each containing two Beyond Burger patties, in the frozen food section of a Dollar Tree store.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
The life and death of midnight game releases
It’s 2009, and I go to my first-ever midnight launch for a game. Infamous was the next big exclusive game for the PS3, and I was incredibly excited. I was in my final weeks of high school, in the middle of exam season in the UK. I took the game home, unwrapped it, and played all night until around 7 am. I had an exam the following day, but I didn’t care. I just had to play that game.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
You Are Not Free, But Who Cares?
Most of us have the deeply felt sense that if given the chance, we could have done differently. “If I had a time machine,” we say, “I would go back and start everything over.” This belief influences how we perceive both others and ourselves.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Chinese censors are still not over the Winnie the Pooh meme of leader Xi Jinping
Hong Kongers won’t get the chance to watch Winnie the Pooh go feral on the big screen. The March 23 release of British slasher film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, has been canceled in Hong Kong, according to a statement by distributor VII Pillars Entertainment posted to its Facebook page. No reason was cited for pulling the film.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Canadian Space Agency Quietly Releases New Logo
There was no press release, no hoopla, just some social media posts. That’s how the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) approached releasing its new branding. Perhaps it’s just me, but I would have thought the CSA would have made a bigger deal of it. When contacted they pointed me to a web page. The new branding isn’t even on their home page. They did however create the 24 second video below.
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1 year agoCurrent Event manix
Polio cases derived from new oral vaccine reported for first time
Experts have long understood that a new polio vaccine developed to try to minimize the risks associated with the oral polio vaccine made by Albert Sabin might also cause the problem it was created to sidestep. It’s now clear that theoretical risk is a real one.