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Orion spacecraft safety system passes all tests

Orion spacecraft safety system passes all tests

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NASA announced that the Orion emergency system has successfully completed all tests. The technology was built to safely move spacecraft away from its launch vehicle in case of malfunction.
Apple TV+ and the last video rental store, Spielberg and Netflix

Apple TV+ and the last video rental store, Spielberg and Netflix

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At a recent presentation, Apple introduced several new subscription services including magazine platform Apple News+, iOS and macOS gaming service Apple Arcade, and the Apple TV+ video service that the company...
Looking for a Violin Teacher? Take a Couple of Lessons from this AI

Looking for a Violin Teacher? Take a Couple of Lessons from this AI

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Spanish scientists from Pompeu Fabra University have created artificial intelligence that can play the violin. The developers have not yet decided whether the programme should teach music or engage in concert activity.
Boston Dynamics will equip robots with 3D vision

Boston Dynamics will equip robots with 3D vision

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Boston Dynamics robots are famously high-tech, but most of them still have a long way to go before they can be integrated into the economy. The company has recently purchased a startup called Kinema Systems, which might completely change the current situation.
Autonomous cars take to the racetrack

Autonomous cars take to the racetrack

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Autonomous cars are known for being slow, but certain situations on the road require the ability to quickly react and perform intricate maneuvers. How can self-driving cars pass these tests? Scientists from Stanford University decided to find an answer for this question.
Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists

Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists

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Each year, MIT Technology Review selects the top 10 breakthrough technologies of the moment. In 2019, the magazine’s editors invited Bill Gates to put together this list. After retiring from Microsoft, Gates...
Excavators to be controlled by the joystick

Excavators to be controlled by the joystick

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Baltimore is an industrial city in the east of the United States. Local researchers have recently created an excavator control system using Stanley Black & Decker’s gaming joystick.
“Marker” Platform: Russia prepares an army of robots

“Marker” Platform: Russia prepares an army of robots

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The Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects posted a video clip demonstrating the truly amazing g capabilities of the "Marker" experimental platform.\n
HELIOS laser weapon to be in service by 2021

HELIOS laser weapon to be in service by 2021

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The U.S. Navy Command spokespersons shared plans to install the system on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which will serve in the Pacific Ocean.
What’s wrong with Facebook’s new strategy?

What’s wrong with Facebook’s new strategy?

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2018 was the most difficult year for Facebook. Now, the company has announced a complete overhaul of its confidentiality and safety policies. This is not about customer experience - it’s a last-ditch effort to save the company
VR will help train soldiers

VR will help train soldiers

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Virtual reality is most often associated with computer games, which is a shame, because this technology has some very important applications. For example, VR can be used to prepare military personnel for combat.
World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper Built in Norway

World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper Built in Norway

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It seems that timber, as a construction material, has become a thing of the distant past. Norwegians, however, obviously do not think so, and to prove it, they have built the tallest wooden building in the world.
GauGAN neural network will transform your bad drawings into masterpieces

GauGAN neural network will transform your bad drawings into masterpieces

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This isn’t the first time scientists are exploring artificial intelligence for improving photographs or creating portraits and still life paintings, but the GauGAN neural network is much more advanced than the others. This development offers startling possibilities.
Scientists have created a security system for pacemakers

Scientists have created a security system for pacemakers

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Hackers can break into any device, including a pacemaker. The scientists at Purdue University have developed a device to avert any potential danger from patients.
Neural network creates work of art, to be sold at auction

Neural network creates work of art, to be sold at auction

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A particularly curious lot will be auctioned off at Sotheby’s in London today: an artwork created by artificial intelligence. The estimated price of the exhibit makes it competitive with the finest paintings created by history’s greatest artists.
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