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Aleksandra Dziwinska, 05 September 2020, 00:07

Elon Musk announced that most likely the first Martian colonists will die on this planet. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. He and his team will make sure that it will be a natural death, preceded with a long life dedicated to the exploration of the planet.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 01 September 2020, 21:23

Elon Musk recently presented a device which is an interface between the brain and a computer. Let's see how Neuralink works, how it is implanted and whether it can be removed safely.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 27 August 2020, 15:35

SpaceX continues the Starlink program. There are already over 600 satellites in orbit. Meanwhile, many astronomers are voicing their concerns. They claim that the Elon Musk's project may make it harder to explore the space.

Bart Swiatek, 19 August 2020, 13:23

Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Pittsburgh are working on a technology to detect the state of alcoholic intoxication by analyzing the way a smartphone user moves.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 11 August 2020, 21:40

SpaceX continues the Starlink project to provide Internet access in every corner of the Earth. Currently, as many as 120 satellites per month are produced, an unprecedented result in this industry sector.

Karol Laska, 06 August 2020, 21:18

Microsoft Excel did not correctly recognize a number of symbols indicating genes and substances. Researchers decided to adapt to the capabilities of the program by changing some of the names.

Karol Laska, 04 August 2020, 19:42

Singaporean scientists are working on touch-responsive artificial skin. They admit that one of the inspirations was a scene from Star Wars.

Bart Swiatek, 30 July 2020, 13:12

Israeli company Aerospace Industries is testing a prototype of a tank operated with an Xbox controller. The interface also uses tablets, which display typical information known to FPS fans. The goal is to create a system that will be easy to understand and master for young soldiers.

Bart Swiatek, 23 July 2020, 14:07

Once again, billionaire Elon Musk has decided to warn us of the dangers associated with the development of artificial intelligence. He did so in his characteristic style - by calling people who have trouble believing in the superiority of AI over humans „way dumber than they think they are”.

Bart Swiatek, 22 July 2020, 11:34

Elon Musk informed on Twitter that the Neuralink implant developed by one of his companies will allow for streaming music directly to the user's brain.

Bart Swiatek, 21 July 2020, 10:47

Researchers at Dalhousie University in Canada have developed the PROSIT app, which allows for monitoring of the mental health of users by analyzing the way they use their smartphone.

Bart Swiatek, 15 July 2020, 13:53

SpaceX started to send emails to people interested in testing the Starlink system. Elon Musk's company asks the users for an update of their home address. We have also learned about the appearance of the antenna that will be required to use the service.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 25 June 2020, 15:39

The Martian rover Curiosity needs your help. Ai4Mars web application was created to improve the algorithms of the AI driving vehicles on Mars.

Bart Swiatek, 23 June 2020, 12:28

SpaceX company will start beta-tests of the Internet based on the Starlink satellite network this summer. Initially, tests will be limited to certain locations north of the equator. The connection is to have sufficient parameters to play video games.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 29 May 2020, 15:32

5G technology is already working in many places, although still a lot of people are afraid of it. We did not have to wait long for inventions „protecting” against 5G.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 28 May 2020, 09:42

Today, for the first time in nine years, astronauts will take off from Cape Canaveral space center. The manned flight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will be broadcast on the Internet.

Mateusz Popielak, 26 May 2020, 15:44

Researchers from Australia have managed to reach a connection speed of over 44 Tb/s. Most importantly, not under strict laboratory conditions.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 13 May 2020, 12:04

The official website of SpaceX has a simulator, which enables us to dock a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. An internet browser is enough to run it.

Kuszu, 07 May 2020, 14:58

Hackers keep inventing new ways to steal our confidential data. Researchers at Ben Gurion University have reported that cybercriminals may seize files on disks of computers not connected to the Internet!

Milosz Szubert, 07 May 2020, 12:54

NASA representative confirmed that the agency is involved in the first live-action movie with scenes shot in space. The agency revealed why it has decided to join forces with SpaceX and Tom Cruise on the project and where exactly the production will take place.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 05 May 2020, 12:14

It is possible that in the near future a first live-action movie with scenes shot in space will be released. SpaceX, NASA and Tom Cruise are said to be talking about it.

Mateusz Popielak, 03 April 2020, 17:14

If you're bored, why don't you create something like an automatically running T-Rex? TikTok user built a simple „autopilot” mechanism for the offline game implemented in Google Chrome.

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 March 2020, 17:40

Edward Snowden, the protagonist of the affair with the disclosure of secret documents of the American NSA, expressed his concern about the government's moves in connection with the coronavirus epidemic. A former CIA employee believes that politicians may have a problem with giving up, among other things, surveillance of citizens with the help of artificial intelligence after dealing with the current crisis.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 March 2020, 13:04

Gabe Newell confessed in an interview that he is dealing with the issue of neural interface. According to Valve's boss, operating devices with our brains like in the Matrix can become reality earlier than we think. He also mentioned the impact of this technology on the gaming industry.

Laty, 18 March 2020, 10:31

Due to the large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 disease, Italian hospitals are starting to run out of equipment. 3D printers are coming to help, producing the missing components.

Bart Swiatek, 16 March 2020, 12:51

Samsung is conducting research on a new type of battery with solid electrolyte (so-called all-solid-state). The battery is to achieve an energy density of 900 Wh/L. In the case of electric cars, this would enable to increase their range up to 800 kilometres.

Frozen, 14 March 2020, 21:21

Anyone with a Windows, Linux or MacOS can contribute to the invention of the cure for COVID-19, all thanks to the Folding@home application developed by Stanford University.

Bart Swiatek, 13 March 2020, 13:05

Independent scientists affiliated to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) have concluded that, based on current scientific knowledge, the 5G communication standard does not represent a risk to human health.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 March 2020, 22:01

The University of Washington wants to take advantage of the support of gamers in the fight against the novel coronavirus. To this end, scientists have released a new challenge in Foldit, which can help to find a way to neutralize the disease.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 March 2020, 23:51

Representatives of Microsoft and IBM signed Pope Francis' document on the ethical development of artificial intelligence. The companies have undertaken to promote the development of technology with respect for human rights, with particular emphasis on the face recognition system.

Bart Swiatek, 20 January 2020, 10:54

According to reports from Reuters, the European Union is considering a five-year ban on the use of face recognition technology in public places. This would prevent abuse and allow for working out solutions to protect citizens. The idea appeared in an extensive report created by the European Commission.

Bart Swiatek, 07 January 2020, 15:20

According to calculations by Swedish researcher Anders Andrae, in 2020, maintaining of all global server rooms will require an amount of energy comparable to that consumed by all Canadians. Worse still, data centres' demand for electricity will double over the next decade.

Julia Dragovic, 19 November 2019, 13:33

Today is the World Toilet Day. What will the toilet of the future look like? First of all, healthy. Bloo has just created an advertising campaign that will answer this question more broadly. And by the way, it will make you doubt capitalism again.

Laty, 07 November 2019, 13:33

We are probably witnessing the start of a new era of data storing. The engineers from the „Silica” project in cooperation with Warner Bros. managed to write a copy of „Superman” from 1978 on a quartz glass tile. Interestingly, the tile is extremely durable, and its size is only 75 x 75 and 2 mm thick.

Bart Swiatek, 25 October 2019, 13:41

OmniVision presented OV6948 - the smallest camera available commercially on the market. The device will help, among others, doctors, veterinarians and crime scenes analysts. The device found its place in the Guinness Book of Records.

Laty, 23 October 2019, 14:07

Year by year, we are witnessing an ever-increasing development of artificial intelligence. This time a Japanese IT corporation, Fujitsu, decided to improve the recognition of human faces by machines. The new technology will allow AI to notice subtle changes in facial expressions, so that it will be able to determine our emotions.

Bart Swiatek, 26 September 2019, 13:55

Boston Dynamics has once again presented the capabilities of one of its robots - the humanoid Atlas. The machine can perform smooth turns and jumps. Another product of the company - the dog-like Spot - was put on sale.

Bart Swiatek, 09 August 2019, 13:27

In connection with the tragic events in the United States, comments have been made that the responsible for them is a „culture of violence”, which is to be manifested, among other things, in video games. Scientists from the universities of Stetson and New Virginia have debunked this thesis, hard.

Sin, 24 May 2019, 23:00

Samsung has unveiled a new technology that could revolutionize the video world. Company engineers, based on artificial intelligence procedures, are able to generate a smooth animation of any person's face based on only one photograph.

ElMundo, 05 March 2019, 14:36

A few days after the introduction of USB 3.2, the development group of the USB standard informed about advanced works on its fourth generation. It will offer higher bandwidth and integration with Thunderbolt 3.