Up to a third of William Shakespeare’s plays may have been co-written by another author, analysis of the writing suggests. Experts have long suspected the playwright collaborated on a number of projects, and new methods are shedding light on how much this…
Your dad might finally have someone to laugh at his bad jokes—in the form of a laughing robot called Erica. Researchers at Kyoto University are creating an AI system called 'Erica' which is designed to react to different kinds of humour with…
Two inventors have created a terrifying new weapon: the 'full auto knife throwing machine'. The gun looks like something straight out of Terminator and can fire up to 10 ultra-sharp knives in quick succession. It uses a small computer system and a…
Following concerns that TikTok’s US user data had been repeatedly accessed from China, the app’s COO was questioned by US lawmakers. On Wednesday, TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas testified before the US Senate Homeland Security Committee over details about the company….
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A prehistoric human skeleton has been found in a cave system flooded at the end of the last ice age 8,000 years ago. It was discovered by…
The world's most advanced humanoid robot creepily assured humans that the machines will "never take over the world" during a Q&A at its unveiling. The robot, named Ameca was unveiled last year by the UK design company Engineered Arts and can make…
A robot has been taught to laugh at jokes in a bid to make it more human. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI) to train robots about appropriate laughter – and to differentiate between chuckles and rip-roaring…
The cryptocurrency Ethereum had a major software update called ‘the merge’, ushering in a much-awaited shift towards green energy for the crypto industry. On Wednesday, the world’s second-most valuable cryptocurrency completed an update that would significantly slash its energy usage. The new…
We have more newsletters Thousands of TikTok users are complaining that they're unable to use the popular app, as an apparent outage sweeps the globe. According to DownDetector.co.uk, more than 12,000 reports have been made about TikTok being down. DownDetector users have…
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