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Lexington, Kentucky’s VisitLEX tourism bureau has sent an “official invitation” to the neighboring TRAPPIST-1 star system for aliens to visit their city. Gizmodo writes about it. In fact, this is a marketing trick, but the message is quite real. VisitLEX worked with engineers, linguists, and the US Federal Aviation Administration to implement the project. The […]
Samsung has unveiled the world’s first transparent MicroLED display during the First Look event at CES 2024. The company showed three such devices in different designs at once. The two demonstration samples used tinted glass, which made it possible to ignore any potential objects behind the panels. Another option looked as transparent as ordinary glass, […]
Turkish companies Asisguard and Repkon Savunma Sistemleri have successfully integrated the RDS40-MGL 40mm grenade launcher into the Songar multicopter. This was reported by the company Asisguard. Asisguard CEO Ayhan Sunar said that they are proud to contribute to the goals set by the country to strengthen Turkey’s defense industry ecosystem. Ugur Cem Gürpinar, Director of […]
The Israeli Defense Forces reported that soldiers found components proving that Hamas militants were building or developing cruise missiles in the Gaza metro. This was reported by The Times of Israel. The Israeli military, which continues its operation in the Gaza Strip, has discovered equipment and components used by Hamas militants to produce cruise missiles. […]
Board members and top executives of companies close to Elon Musk are concerned that the billionaire is using drugs, reports The Wall Street Journal. This may be the reason for Musk’s strange antics and statements. According to people familiar with Musk and involved in his companies, drug use by the SpaceX CEO could have serious […]
The German optical company Zeiss has developed a holographic video camera that can be placed, for example, in the middle of a glass window. The company will showcase its new Multifunctional Smart Glass technology, which includes other features besides the video camera function, at the international CES exhibition, which opens in Las Vegas on January […]
A pontoon bridge has floated into Ukraine from Russia across the Desna River, the State Border Guard Service said on Sunday. “Border guards in the Chernihiv region discovered a large floating object that had sailed from Russia to Ukraine along the Desna River. Border guards in Chernihiv region observed the suspicious structure until it stopped […]
US intelligence has found that Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s large-scale military purge took place against a backdrop of corruption that has undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and cast doubt on China’s ability to wage war. About it wrote Bloomberg with reference to the sources. U.S. officials believe that because of the widespread […]
Polish-born artist Agnieszka Pilat has taught three Spot robots from Boston Dynamics to paint abstract paintings and is successfully selling them at auctions. This was reported by the Daily Mail Over the past four months, they have painted 36 paintings dedicated to generative artificial intelligence. They were presented at the National Gallery of Victoria in […]
A survey of leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence showed that the probability of losing control over AI and allowing the destruction of humanity is 5%. Gizmodo writes about it. The survey involved more than 2700 scientists studying artificial intelligence. Experts shared their forecasts on AI development and related risks. According to researchers, […]