pe Shudder's Blood Quantum Is a Classic Zombie Tale Told From a Welcome New Perspective By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:30:31 +0000 This film gives us insight into a community that’s already endured plenty even before the zombies arrived. Full Article
pe Jim Bakker’s Prepper Village Is Having the Worst Apocalypse Ever By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:04:09 GMT Ben Broadwater via Wikimedia CommonsMorningside USA was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. A gated, stucco fortress in the southwest corner of Missouri’s Ozark mountains, Morningside is an evangelical Christian community built to rent condos right through the end of the world.“Where are you going to go when the world's on fire? Where are you going to go? This place is for God's people and this place, we need some farmers to move here,” Morningside’s founder, the disgraced doomsday televangelist Jim Bakker, said in a May 2018 sermon. “Did you know people from the government, from NASA, research from so many of them, they have said in their research, the safest place to live in troubled times is right here?” Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article U.S. News
pe The New Trump App Is a Death Star of Fake News—and It Reaches More People Than Daytime Cable News By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:05:13 GMT Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyCampaigns and consultants have spent the last four years worrying about the Trump campaign’s digital operation. Even before COVID-19 upended the election and forced candidates online, the Trump campaign was geofencing campaign rallies, micro-targeting digital ads, and amplifying deepfake videos. And now, as both the crisis and the general election enter their third month, panic is beginning to set in about the startling digital gap between the two parties, amplified by the recent Trump campaign announcement of both a new app experience and the start of a $10 million digital push against Joe Biden. President Trump’s campaign manager has called what he’s built a “juggernaut” and is likening his digital infrastructure to a Death Star. In reality, what he's built is a trap. Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article Politics
pe Experimental U.S. Coronavirus Drug Will Be Trialled In 5 Australian Hospitals By feeds.gizmodo.com.au Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:18:43 +1000 Five Australian hospitals are set to receive the experimental coronavirus drug, remdesivir. Sydney's St Vincent hospital has been confirmed as one location, according to a report from The Guardian. More » Full Article
pe Australian Apple Stores Are Re-Opening This Week By feeds.gizmodo.com.au Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:12 +1000 Back in early March Apple announced that it would closing the majority of its physical stores worldwide. Roughly seven weeks later Australian Apple stores will be re-opening their doors around the country later this week. More » Full Article
pe Best Iso Experiences To Gift Mum On Mother's Day By feeds.gizmodo.com.au Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:42:23 +1000 There's only a few days left before Mother's Day and if you've forgotten to pop in online orders, it's probably a little too late now. Don't fret because the internet is a wonderful place and can serve up a number of experiences you can buy mum instantly without having to resort on physical deliveries. Here's the best experiences you can gift your mum this Mother's Day. More » Full Article
pe COVIDSafe Still Has Bugs, According To Experts By feeds.gizmodo.com.au Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:45:11 +1000 There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the government's coronavirus tracing app, COVIDSafe, but at the forefront has been issues of privacy and its ability to work properly on devices. With the federal government tying the easing of social restrictions to app downloads, developers have reverse engineered the app to find out what's actually wrong with it. Here's what they've found. More » Full Article
pe Money saving hacks: How you could save over £650 in a year - from just one penny By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:41:00 +0100 MONEY saving hacks are something which many people will look to adopt in their lives, be it for a financial milestone or for a rainy day fund. And, there may be a way in which some soon see their spare cash add up. Full Article
pe Over 50% of people plan not to reinstate direct debits post lockdown – expert gives advice By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:00:00 +0100 CORONAVIRUS has forced people to re-evaluate their finances as income takes a hit and budgets are stretched. One of the first port of calls for change has been direct debits and new research reveals that some people may find themselves with more cash available once this all ends. Full Article
pe State pension age changed this week – this is when the next rise will occur By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:11:00 +0100 STATE pension age is continually being reviewed and altered by the government. The latest change occurred earlier this week. Full Article
pe FRENCHIC: eco paint maker sees 500 percent DIY sales surge By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:56:00 +0100 FRENCHIC, the British paint brand with eco-friendly formulas for breathing new life into furniture, homes and garden decor, has seen sales surge 500 percent recently as lockdown sends DIYers into overdrive. Full Article
pe PTC: Pokemon Go-style tech used to speed up ventilator production By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:07:00 +0100 COMPUTER services company PTC is using augmented reality , the enhanced visual technology seen in Pokemon Go smartphone games and Iron Man movies, to produce ventilators in record time for the NHS. Full Article
pe State Pension top up: Can you top up missed National Insurance contributions? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:12:00 +0100 STATE PENSIONS are calculated by National Insurance contributions - but can you top up any missed years? Full Article
pe Mercury’s outer layers may have been stripped off by a young Venus By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:00:13 +0000 Mercury is mostly iron, which may be because a series of close encounters with a young Venus billions of years ago stripped away its rocky outer layers Full Article
pe A NASA telescope has found its first habitable Earth-sized planet By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 18:08:32 +0000 The TESS space telescope has found its first Earth-sized planet with conditions that might be right for life, orbiting a small star 100 light years away Full Article
pe China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:17:26 +0000 China has connected the world’s first portable ground station for quantum communication to the Mozi satellite, and has plans to launch another quantum satellite soon Full Article
pe Mysteriously bright supernova may have smashed up a huge gas cloud By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:00:31 +0000 A strange supernova that’s 100 times brighter than it should be has long been a mystery, but it may be explained by the explosion slamming into a cloud of gas Full Article
pe A star exploded into a supernova but it weirdly isn't very bright By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:57:48 +0000 Astronomers have spotted a star that is exploding with a brightness 100 times less than expected – and it’s a mystery exactly why the explosion is so dim Full Article
pe Legal action could be used to stop Starlink affecting telescope images By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:02:41 +0000 A group of astronomers has called for legal action to stop the launch of thousands of satellites designed by companies like SpaceX and OneWeb to beam high-speed internet around the world Full Article
pe For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 When the Soviet Union lands on the moon first people in the US are shocked. But For All Mankind provides an even bigger surprise when one cosmonaut's identity is revealed, says Emily Wilson Full Article
pe NASA's next Mars rover is called Perseverance and will search for life By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:32:38 +0000 Out of 28,000 suggestions, NASA selected the name Perseverance for its Mars 2020 rover, which will search for signs of life on the Red Planet Full Article
pe Liquid iron rain spotted on super-heated exoplanet WASP-76b By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:00:29 +0000 Exoplanet WASP-76b, which is about 390 light years from the solar system, has a strange iron signature in its atmosphere, suggesting the metal is raining down on the planet's night side Full Article
pe Supermassive stars may have formed by repeatedly eating their siblings By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:00:04 +0000 Some black holes are way bigger than we can explain, and they may have come from supermassive stars that formed by devouring the other stars around them Full Article
pe An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:40:35 +0000 An unusually round and symmetrical deposit on Mars may be the result of an impact that popped the surface of the planet, causing a volcanic eruption less than 200,000 years ago Full Article
pe Astronomers have spotted the most powerful supernova ever By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:00:09 +0000 An explosion 4.6 billion light years away has released 10 times more energy than the sun will put out in its lifetime, making it the most extreme supernova ever found Full Article
pe Asteroid Arrokoth may have broken its neck in 6400 km per hour impact By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:00:24 +0000 Arrokoth, a strange two-lobed space rock, was hit by another rock at some point – the collision may have snapped Arrokoth’s narrow neck before it reformed again Full Article
pe Ripples in Earth’s atmosphere make distant galaxies appear to flash By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:59 +0000 Faraway galaxies have been spotted unexpectedly flashing up to 100 times their usual brightness, and it seems to be caused by eddies in Earth’s atmosphere Full Article
pe Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic is making life feel slower than ever, but observing timescales across the universe can bring us some comfort, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Full Article
pe There's One Big Reason Why the Economy Can't Reopen By www.realclearpolitics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:59:27 -0500 The country faces the same problem today it did two months ago: There are not enough tests to contain the virus. Full Article AM Update
pe Obama, Biden WH Meeting Key to Anti-Trump Operation By www.realclearpolitics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:01:45 -0500 In light of the newly declassified documents, it is clear that understanding what happened in that January 5 Oval Office meeting is essential to understanding the corrupt operation against the Trump administration. Full Article AM Update
pe Five routes to competitive advantage with AI By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:00:00 GMT Start harnessing the power of data today – learn how in this whitepaper Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-software
pe Video Friday: Watch Robots Make a Crepe and Twist the Perfect Pretzel By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:17:00 GMT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe AI Chemist Finds the Best Recipe and Stirs Up Molecules From Scratch By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:54:00 GMT A new automated lab bench combs through known chemical reactions to figure out how best to synthesize compounds Full Article computing computing/software
pe ANYbotics Introduces Sleek New ANYmal C Quadruped By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 22:00:00 GMT The latest version of ANYbotics' four-legged robot can do useful real-world inspection tasks Full Article robotics robotics/industrial-robots
pe Video Friday: AlienGo Quadruped Robot Can Now Do Backflips By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:15:00 GMT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe AI at the Speed of Light By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:34:00 GMT Lab demoes of an all-optical neural network could lead to more powerful and less power-hungry AI Full Article semiconductors semiconductors/optoelectronics
pe ETH Zurich Demonstrates PuppetMaster Robot By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:50:00 GMT Robots that can control puppets could one day learn to manipulate complex physical objects like clothing and flexible sheets Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe Video Friday: Misty Robotics Begins Shipping Its Programmable Personal Robot By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 21:55:00 GMT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-software
pe RoMeLa's Newest Robot Is a Curiously Symmetrical Dynamic Quadruped By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:45:00 GMT With four legs but no back or front, ALPHRED 2 can run, jump, and punch through boards in any direction Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe How Much AI Expertise Do Thought Leaders and Companies Really Have? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:30:00 GMT Consultancy firm Certified Artificial, which is offering to certify AI companies, has demonstrated its prowess by rating the expertise of Elon Musk and Henry Kissinger Full Article robotics robotics/artificial-intelligence
pe AI Agents Startle Researchers With Unexpected Hide-and-Seek Strategies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:00:00 GMT The OpenAI project demonstrated "emergent behavior" by the AI players, including surfing Full Article robotics robotics/artificial-intelligence
pe Video Friday: Roller-Skating Quadruped Has Best of Both Worlds Mobility By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:28:00 GMT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe AI Faces Speed Bumps and Potholes on Its Road From the Research Lab to Everyday Use By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:00:00 GMT Rigid IT departments and job-hopping data scientists are just two of the challenges that make implementing machine learning harder than you might think Full Article robotics robotics/artificial-intelligence
pe OpenAI Teaches Robot Hand to Solve Rubik's Cube By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMT Using reinforcement learning and randomized simulations, researchers taught this robot how to solve a Rubik's cube one-handed Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe Quadruped Robots Can Climb Ladders Now By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:10:00 GMT This robot dog can scale ladders that a real dog would struggle with Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe Why People Demanded Privacy to Confide in the World’s First Chatbot By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMT In 1966, the Eliza program couldn’t say much—but it was enough Full Article robotics robotics/artificial-intelligence
pe Bipedal Robot Cassie Cal Learns to Juggle By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:22:00 GMT Cassie may not have any arms to work with, but that doesn’t keep it from juggling a ball on its head Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe Cerebras Unveils First Installation of Its AI Supercomputer at Argonne National Labs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT Argonne will use the CS-1 to help discover cancer therapies and understand colliding blackholes Full Article computing computing/hardware
pe Video Friday: Robotic Endoscope Travels Through the Colon By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 01:46:00 GMT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
pe Help Rescuers Find Missing Persons With Drones and Computer Vision By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:30:00 GMT A new contest aims to help first responders leverage computer vision algorithms and drone imagery during a search Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-software