Scientists have created a roboсake with edible batteries and moving teddy bears
A team of scientists and pastry chefs from Switzerland and Italy has created an entirely edible electric cake with batteries, that can be recharged or just eat it.
More than 1000 Xiaomi employees are developing their own Xring processor — it could be released this month
According to a new report, Xiaomi has created a completely separate company to develop the chip. The functionality of the existing prototype is identical to the final product.
The most powerful in the world: China’s BEST thermonuclear reactor will start operating in 2027
China completes construction fusion reactor Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, which is expected to become the world’s most powerful.
Former Google employee and fact-checking specialist: «Generative AI is being imposed on us… They created a self-confident liar»
Alexios Mantzarlis spent five years at Google, where he worked on generative artificial intelligence and factual accuracy in Search. He’s gone, accuracy and usefulness are no longer the main thing.
Processors of new Intel Xe3 Celestial graphics cards are already being tested on emulators
After release of Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards At the end of last year, Intel was preparing to release a new generation of devices. This is evidenced by information on the LinkedIn pages of the company’s employees. According to this information, Intel is well advanced in the development of its future Celestial series graphics cards based…
The first NVIDIA RTX 50 graphics card for less than $300 is now in stores
BestBuy has published the product page for the PNY GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card. It is the first NVIDIA RTX 50 to be offered by a retailer for less than $300.
«Environmental» Electric cars: Nickel producer for batteries poisoned drinking water and hid evidence
Indonesian company Harita Group — the world’s largest nickel supplier for batteries electric cars for 10 years discharged toxic chemicals into local water.
«Achilles’ heel» fusion reactors — research makes fusion safer and more reliable
Scientists from the University of Surrey in the UK have used a new method for detecting microscopic defects in welded joints thermonuclear reactors.
UAE schools add AI to the compulsory curriculum for students in grades 1-12
Starting from the next academic year, the UAE will make AI a compulsory school subject for students of grades 1-12, although in fact, the training in the new technology will start from kindergarten.
When you’re ashamed to go to a psychologist: how AI helps to put your psyche in order
Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has been going on since 2014 and escalated after the full-scale invasion in February 2022, has left a deep and severe mark on the mental health of Ukrainians, including military personnel. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become one of the most common problems among both civilians and those who…
50 shades of FPS: or how to measure the number of frames correctly
In many reviews of graphics cards, laptops, or system units, you will find game benchmarks that show performance based on FPS (frames per second). However, you may want to check your FPS in your favorite game. If you don’t know how to do it, today we’ll try to understand the nature of these «magic» values […]
NVIDIA unveils AI Blueprint, an advanced tool for guided 3D image generation
NVIDIA has announced the availability of AI Blueprint, a new generative artificial intelligence tool for 3D guided generation. Unlike many other generative models, this new product gives authors more control over fine details and composition.
Xiaomi launches its first AI model MiMo with 7 billion parameters
Chinese smartphone and electric car manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled the first in-house development of the MiMo artificial intelligence language model.
57% of employees pass off AI work as their own
According to a survey conducted by by KPMG, an international consulting and auditing corporation, and researchers from the University of Melbourne, found that 57% of employees surveyed AI-generated content for your own while working.
It will replace steel and concrete. Scientists have created a super-strong material from wood
American researchers have significantly enhanced the strength of wood with the help of solid nanoscale materials.
Graphene helped: engineers extend operation of hydrogen engines to 200,000+ hours
A team of researchers from the School of Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, has found a way to extend the life of hydrogen fuel cells.
Organic solar panels reach 8.7% efficiency for the first time — twice the previous record
Japanese scientists have created all-organic solar cells made of carbon-based materials with a record efficiency of 8.7% for this type of cell.
Powered by the Sun and without emissions: scientists have created a «eco-reactor» to convert CO₂ into fuel
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered reactor that captures CO₂ directly from the air and converts it into synthesis gas.
Amazon launches its first internet satellites — end of Starlink monopoly?
Amazon has launched the first 27 satellites out of a planned 3,236 into low Earth orbit as part of the Kuiper Internet network.
The size of a coin: 7-year-old child implanted with world’s smallest artificial heart
In the Chinese city of Wuhan, surgeons have successfully transplanted an artificial heart with magnetic levitation weighing only 45 grams to a 7-year-old child.
A large-scale blackout has occurred in Europe — subways, airports, and the Internet are down
On Monday, a large-scale blackout occurred in several European countries. First, a massive power outage occurred in large regions of Spain. Later, the problem spread to Portugal and France, causing disruptions to businesses and transportation infrastructure.
Japanese YKK announces the world’s first «self-fastening» zipper for clothes — has a built-in motor and remote control
The world’s largest manufacturer of zippers for clothing the Japanese company YKK is developing a self-propelled zipper with a built-in motor and gear mechanism.
Switzerland launches the world’s first solar station on a railroad
The Swiss company Sun-Ways has launched the world’s first mobile solar power plant with a capacity of 18 kW on a railway.
Frost is not a problem: revolutionary coating for electric car batteries speeds up charging by 500% at -10°C
Scientists from the University of Michigan in the United States have developed coating for batteries electric cars, allowing them to charge 500% faster at low temperatures.
World’s largest solar telescope shows the Sun in detail — with a giant spot larger than the Earth
The largest solar telescope named Daniel Inouye, located in Hawaii, took incredibly clear images of a spot on the Sun, which is 25 thousand kilometers wide and long.
Xiaomi unveiled Redmi Turbo 4 Pro — the first smartphone powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, with a 7550 mAh battery and a price starting at $274
Xiaomi continues to churn out new smartphones under its various brands. This time we are offered the semi-flagship Redmi Turbo 4 Pro. This novelty complements the series Redmi Turbo 4, which was released earlier this year.
Trump’s tariffs hit Musk: Tesla delays production of Optimus robot due to «problem with Chinese magnets»
More and more American companies and industries are suffering from the unreasonable tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration. Another «victim of» tariffs is Tesla, which is run by one of the most ardent supporters of the current US president. This time, it is not about electric vehicles, but about humanoid robot Optimuswhose entry into…
Kills flu and COVID: scientists have created a paint that instantly destroys bacteria and viruses
Researchers from the School of Pharmacy The University of Nottingham in the UK, together with industrial paints manufacturer Indestructible Paint, has created a coating of chlorhexidine, which is effective destroys dangerous bacteria and viruses.
Strong and flexible at the same time: MIT engineers create metamaterial for «immortals» chips and gadgets
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a flexible and durable metamaterial made of acrylic plastic.
Forget Windows: scientists have created the world’s first quantum OS
A team of scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has created the first operating system for quantum networks.
«Survive» in space and lava: scientists have created a supermetal that can withstand temperatures from -196 °C to 600 °C
Scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea have created a nickel-based alloy that remains strong and flexible even at temperatures ranging from -196 °C to 600 °C.
Future technologies in games: they really needed?
Computer games have been entertaining and educating people of all ages and generations for many years. Different games do this in different ways. However, there has been a certain stagnation in the player’s interaction with the 3D world. Moreover, people are trying to convince us that neural networks are suitable not only for generating…
The US imposes duties of up to 3521% on solar panels from Asia — the region accounted for 75% of total imports
US President Donald Trump’s administration continues its tariff war, which in some cases seems to be hurting the Americans themselves more than other countries. Another such example was the newly imposed tariffs on solar cells from four Southeast Asian countries that were major suppliers to the United States. In some cases, the duties…
Solar generators on a cocrystal showed a record efficiency of 67% and 375% higher performance
Chinese scientists have developed a new class of photothermal cocrystal, which significantly increase efficiency solar thermoelectric generators.
Sony has shown «filling» PS5 Pro — with a liquid metal cooling system
Sony has presented a new review of the PS5 Pro console, announcing improvements to the liquid metal cooling system.
OpenAI engineers: «5-10 people will now be enough to teach GPT-4»
According to OpenAI engineers, only 5 to 10 specialists are needed to retrain the GPT-4 model from scratch.
CATL releases new batteries for electric cars — charging speeds up to 1.3 MW even at -10°C
The world’s largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles, the Chinese company CATL, has introduced a number of new developments in the field of batteries.
Uranium — everything? China is the first in the world to launch a thorium nuclear reactor with refueling without shutdown
China has successfully tested the world’s first industrial thorium nuclear reactor on molten salts.
The uprising is not today! 70% of robots did not reach the finish line in the first race against humans
Beijing hosted the first-ever competition where dozens of humanoid robots ran a half marathon alongside humans — spoiler alert, there were many fakes.
China launches 10G internet — 4K movies download in seconds
Imagine: you press «download movie in 4K» — and instead of waiting for several minutes, you wait only a few seconds. Now add to this a dozen more connected gadgets, a smart home, online games, 8K video — and no network lag. Does it sound like a fantasy? But in China, it’s already a reality.
Forget about overheating: new technology on a crystal cools gadgets 10 times faster
Researchers from the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed fast cooling technology of gadget components using crystals.
There is no hiding from AI: new version of ChatGPT determines location coordinates from a single photo
It’s even harder to hide from artificial intelligence now — the latest ChatGPT model can guess your location from almost any photo.
25 billion operations per second: researchers have created the world’s fastest flash drive
Researchers from Fudan University in China have created the world’s fastest flash memory, which performs about 25 billion operations per second.
Motorola’s first laptop: Moto Book 60 debuts with Intel Core 7/5 chips, 14″ OLED chips and price from $782
Motorola has entered a new market for personal computers with the launch of its first laptop — Moto Book 60. This new product combines premium design with high performance, targeting professionals, students and content creators.
Don’t thank ChatGPT — OpenAI spends «tens of millions of dollars» on your courtesy
It turns out that your polite communication with ChatGPT is costing the company that developed it a lot.
Returns up to 100% voltage: new technology «rejuvenates» old Li-Ion batteries
Scientists from the Ningbo Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with researchers from the University of Chicago, have developed materials with zero thermal expansion.
A first look at Xbox Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant that helps you win games
Microsoft has begun testing an early version of Copilot for Gaming, a gaming assistant. The company’s employees already have access to Copilot in the Xbox mobile app. Although it looks similar to the existing Copilot chatbot, it was designed to integrate with an Xbox account.
OpenAI has released o3 and o4-mini — the first AI models that «think with pictures»
OpenAI presented its new AI models — o3 and o4-mini, which use all available ChatGPT features (internet search, image generation, etc.) but have an additional option «image reasoning».
Gemini has learned to generate 720p video, but with a limit of 8 seconds
Gemini Advanced users can now generate videos using the Veo 2 model. To do this, just make a text request and describe your idea.
NVIDIA unveils mobile RTX 5060: 3328 CUDA cores, desktop performance, release in May
After announcement NVIDIA has also introduced a mobile version of the GeForce RTX 5060 desktop line of graphics cards. Currently, it is the youngest model among the RTX 50 series of mobile GPUs, although the RTX 5050 is also expected to appear in the future.
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