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Dec 19, 2020

Fable Studio unveils two AI-based virtual beings who can talk to you

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

Fable Studio has announced two new conversational AI virtual beings, or artificial people. Their names are Charlie and Beck, and they will be able to hold conversations as if they were real people.

The new characters are a blend of storytelling and artificial intelligence, a marriage that Fable is pioneering in the belief that virtual beings will become a huge market as people seek companionship and entertainment during the tough climate of the pandemic.

CEO Edward Saatchi believes that virtual beings are the start of something big. He organizes the Virtual Beings Summit, and this summer he noted that virtual beings companies — from Genies to AI Foundation — have raised more than $320 million.

Dec 19, 2020

Bill Gates Invests in Hydrogen-Powered Airplane Startup

Posted by in categories: energy, government, transportation

The money will go towards fuel cells powerful enough to fly a passenger plane.

Dec 19, 2020

‘Guardians’ of the Galaxy: Space Force Members Get New Name

Posted by in categories: military, space

Space Force members will be known as “Guardians” from now on, Vice President Michael R. Pence announced Dec. 18.

“Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come,” he said at a Dec. 18 White House ceremony celebrating the Space Force’s upcoming birthday.

As the Space Force turns 1 year old on Dec. 20, abandoning the moniker of “Airman” is one of the most prominent moves made so far to distinguish space personnel from the Air Force they came from. An effort to crowdsource options brought in more than 500 responses earlier this year, including “sentinel” and “vanguard.”

Dec 19, 2020

Accelerator-on-a-chip to do research, fight cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

Just as engineers once compressed some of the power of room-sized mainframes into desktop PCs, so too have Stanford researchers shown how to pack some of the punch delivered by today’s ginormous particle accelerators onto a tiny silicon chip.

Dec 19, 2020

Dodge Tomahawk | Fastest bike in the world 420 mph

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

(2020): Last posts we have talked about supercars, hypercars, sports cars, and concept cars, such as Koenigsegg Jesko, SSC Tuatara, Audi AI Trail, Bloodhound LSR, etc. Today we will be talking some interesting. We will be talking about the fastest bike in the world, that is Dodge Tomahawk.

The Parent company is DaimlerChrysler AG. The tomahawk cost around 555, 000 US dollars. It runs on four wheels.

Dec 19, 2020

Woman Rides Bicycle To 183.9 MPH — A World Record

Posted by in category: transportation

Circa 2018


Denise Mueller-Korenek, 45, has become the fastest human ever to ride a bicycle over open ground, racing in the draft provided by a dragster.

Dec 19, 2020

Here’s why Denmark killed 17 million minks after more than 200 Covid outbreaks at fur farm

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

Um wtf o.o


Denmark culled 17 million minks in November in response to Covid-19 outbreaks at more than 200 mink farms. Now the country plans to dig up the dead animals after they started to rise out of their shallow graves.

Dec 19, 2020

Lake Michigan May Have Its Very Own ‘Mothman’ Creature

Posted by in category: futurism

Like the legendary Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, an unidentified winged creature has been spotted along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Dec 19, 2020

Toyota ready to unveil solid-state battery EV in 2021

Posted by in category: energy

The new batteries would be safer, more compact, and more energy-dense.

Dec 19, 2020

How Russian hackers infiltrated the US government for months without being spotted

Posted by in category: government

And why it could take months more to discover how many other governments and companies have been breached.

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