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Feb 19, 2024

METROPOLIS — Fritz Lang — New Version 2022 — 3 Hours — New English Intertitles & Music Soundtrack 4K

Posted by in categories: entertainment, mapping, media & arts

METROPOLIS a film by Fritz Lang — Version “Cobra — 2022” — 4K Remastered — 60fps — Also available on UHD 4K download!

Re-edited \& Reframed — New Time Mapping (some technical considerations below):
New Intertitles \& English Adaptation — Screenplay by Maximianno Cobra.

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Feb 19, 2024

The rise and fall of robots.txt

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers.


As unscrupulous AI companies crawl for more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.

Feb 19, 2024

I printed chocolate on a 3D printer and ate it

Posted by in category: food

The Cocoa Press isn’t an easy 3D printer — but how many let you eat the results?

I hate to be the bearer of bad-for-the-waistline news, but yes — you can now buy a 3D printer that prints chocolate.


The Cocoa Press is a 3D printer that prints chocolate. It costs $1,499 as a DIY kit, and $3,995 prebuilt. It’s shipping now.

Feb 19, 2024

Dili wants to automate due diligence with AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Stephanie Song, formerly on the corporate development and ventures team at Coinbase, was often frustrated by the volume of due diligence tasks she and her team had to complete on a daily basis.


Dili is a new, Y Combinator-backed startup that aims to automate different aspects of the due diligence process using AI.

Feb 19, 2024

The Biggest AI Trends In The Next 10 Years

Posted by in categories: business, internet, robotics/AI

Although I like to write about future predictions for the world of technology and business, I’m usually focused on what’s coming up in the next five years.


But it’s also worth taking a longer view. I believe that in 10 years’ time, the AI that’s a part of everyday life will be as far evolved from today’s AI as today’s internet is from the internet of the early days.

In his excellent book The Coming Wave, Mustafa Suleyman notes that every wave of technology-driven change – from the combustion engine to the internet – has revolutionized society in a shorter time span than the previous wave. So, I don’t think we’ll have to wait 30 or even 20 years until AI is utterly engrained in all aspects of life.

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Feb 19, 2024

China’s latest stealth tech promises invisible fighter jets, says report

Posted by in category: military

New plasma stealth device targets specific areas, not entire aircraft.


Chinese scientists develop plasma stealth device, hiding military aircraft from radar, focusing on shielding specific areas, potentially changing stealth technology.

Feb 19, 2024

Twinkle, twinkle: Scientists discover the smallest star ever observed

Posted by in category: space

The hot subdwarf star is smaller than Saturn and its discovery sheds light on the formation of hot subdwarf stars in binary systems.

Feb 19, 2024

World’s first desktop computers unearthed in London house clearance

Posted by in category: computing

Apart from these two found, there is one other Q1 computer in the world.


Two of the world’s first desktop computers have been found during a London house clearance. The Q1, launched in 1972, paved the way for computing as we know it today.

Feb 19, 2024

Scientists harness AI to predict dementia 15 years before symptoms appear

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Study uses AI and blood samples from 50,000 to predict dementia 15 years in advance, offering hope for early intervention.

Feb 19, 2024

EpiSci chosen for US AI hypersonic missile tracking system software

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI, space

EpiSci has won a $1.6 million contract with the US Space Development Agency to flesh out its AI-powered, hypersonic missile tracking system.


The SDA and EpiSci have partnered to create AI software that detects hypersonic missiles using satellite technology, AI, and advanced analytics.