FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 24 - The Untold Story

This AI model is learning to speak by watching videos — here's how

DenseAV teaches itself the meaning of language just by watching videos of people talking

Tom’s Guide · Jun 18, 2024

DNA data preserved in amber-like polymer by MIT scientists — Jurassic Park inspires new long-term 'T-REX' preservation method

New DNA storage method based on Jurassic Park stores DNA in an amber-like polymer. Unlike previous styles which freeze DNA or embed it in silica, the amber method is easy to embed and extract, and is highly scalable.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 16, 2024

“Your Brain Just Ignores It”: 50 People Share The Most Ridiculous Fact They Know

While having a skeptical outlook can be healthy in the digital age, the reality is that some claims that sound ridiculous and bizarre are real. Fact really is weirder than fiction. The post “Your Brain Just Ignores It”: 50 People Share The Most Ridiculous Fact They Know first appeared on…

Bored Panda · Jun 14, 2024

Noam Chomsky, 95, recovering in hospital in his wife’s native country of Brazil after stroke

The 95-year-old famed linguist has not been seen in public since June last year

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024

'Supercharged rhino' black holes may have formed and died a second after the Big Bang

Tiny 'supercharged' black holes born just after the Big Bang may have been brief companions to primordial black holes, dying before the universe was a second old.

Space · Jun 10, 2024

MIT Experts Create AI ChatBot That Lets You Speak To A 60-Year-Old Version Of You

A new AI tool lets you chat with a simulated future you, prompting reflection and potentially reducing anxiety.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10, 2024

World's first chip-based 3D printer is smaller than a coin — benefits from having no moving parts

This small 3D printer concept uses a photonic chip's light beam and optical antennas to use a specific light wave and cure resin.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 9, 2024

How do I live my best life? I’ll consult a painting, thanks – not my smug ‘AI future self’

Really, what can these chatbots developed by researchers at MIT teach us that Tolstoy or Lucian Freud can’t? asks comedian and author Viv Groskop

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

A crypto wunderkind’s $200 million fund had the backing of investors like Bill Ackman and Galaxy. Then everything went south

An investigation into Shima Capital and its founder, Yida Gao.

Fortune · Jun 7, 2024

He taught at MIT, worked at Morgan Stanley, and convinced Bill Ackman and Galaxy to back his $200 million crypto fund by his early 30s. His future is now in jeopardy

How Shima Capital’s fast-and-loose approach to compliance alienated its backers and could run afoul of the SEC.

Fortune · Jun 6, 2024