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Elon Musk recommends AI – like the kind used in Tesla’s autopilot system – should be regulated by international laws Elon Musk tweeted that companies developing AI like Tesla should be regulated The tweet was sent in response to a report on the company OpenAI Musk left his post at OpenAI in 2018 due to … Read more
Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. NASA has chosen her to personify its path back to the Moon, which will see astronauts return to the lunar surface by 2024 – including the first woman and the next man. Artemis 1, formerly Exploration Mission-1, is the first … Read more
General Motors’ self-driving car company has revealed its first driverless vehicle, Cruise Origin, with no pedals, no engine, and no steering wheel. The electric car from GM’s Cruise subsidiary, which was unveiled on Tuesday in San Francisco, instead relies on sensors and an electric motor to make its way around crowded cities. Origin can accommodate … Read more
Bertolt Meyer, a professor by day and DJ by night, was born without the lower half of his left arm. His prosthetic is designed with two electrodes that sit on the skin and pick up signals from his muscles in order to move the hand and fingers at the end, but the design makes it … Read more
It has been over 650 years since the Black Death spread through Europe, but archaeologist are still finding haunting reminders of its rampage. A mass grave of 48 skeletons was recently discovered at the site of a 14th-century monastery hospital at Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire. The burial contained remains of both male and female adults, as … Read more
Scientists blame record-setting warm winter temperatures on Arctic oscillation, a global jet stream that circles the upper Northern hemisphere and is keeping cold air trapped around the North Pole Climate researchers say the Arctic oscillation has kept winter temperatures high The AO is a ring of high speed wind that circles the Arctic During some … Read more
Biohackers in Russia are embracing technology to help improve their life and increase their life expectancy as part of a growing movement. The trend of putting implants into the body is growing steadily around the world, and Russians are using microchips and monitoring technology to improve their life. Biohacking is a global movement whose followers … Read more
Remains of ‘a centre of power’ for the ancient Scottish tribe known as the Picts have been discovered in Perthshire, dating back more than 1,000 years. Archaeologists uncovered evidence of the powerful Pictish society who feasted, drank, played games and enjoyed riches forged through trade links with Europe. The team from Perth and Kinross Heritage … Read more
Palaeontologists have created the first 3D reconstruction of the tough scales of a prehistoric reptile that ‘overlapped like roof tiles’. The UK team used CT scans to map the tough body armour of an aetosaur, a prehistoric reptile that lived 225 million years ago, based on Scottish fossils. The aetosaurs were heavily-armoured reptiles that lived … Read more
A two-month-old seal pup has made a lucky recovery after ingesting pieces of fishing net along the Norfolk coast. ‘Sleepy’ the seal weighed only 20lbs (9kg) and was severely malnourished and dehydrated when he was found on Heacham North beach on new Year’s Eve. After a week under observation at Sea Life Hunstanton, the animal … Read more