Tom Terzin has been fascinated by beetles since he was a child. “They behave like tiny natural robots,” Terzin said in a Jan. 30 University of Alberta news release. “They crawl around obeying simple rules. If there’s an obstacle in their way they usually go around it, which is generally how a robot would behave.” … Read more
An Australian schoolgirl has found fame after CCTV footage in her Queensland home recorded her heroic efforts to save her pet guinea pig, MaxiBon, from the jaws of a wild snake — by grabbing the snake by its tail and swinging it around. Rosie Wightman, 12, is seen in the silent video footage cleaning out … Read more
A slogan related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) is displayed on a screen in Intel pavilion, during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed … Read more
PashaIgnatov/ZDNET If you do a lot of video and photo editing on location, you know what a hassle it is to move media files between your laptop and your desktop PC or Mac. So, what’s the best way to transfer those files from one device to another? As with just about every tech-related question ever, … Read more
Disturbing videos emerged showing numerous men sexually assaulting toddlers at a Texas mall, leading to the arrest of a kiosk worker who friends trusted to watch the children, according to the FBI. The bureau launched an investigation in early December after the videos were shared with agents by the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, … Read more
By Ronen Zvulun AL BUREIJ, Gaza (Reuters) – Israeli forces located what they said was the largest weapons production site so far found in Gaza, with underground workshops they said were used to produce long-range missiles capable of hitting targets in northern Israel. The military said that in addition to missiles, the workshops produced copies … Read more
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters were battling a fire at the home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The house, which is located in Southwest Ranches in South Florida, was shown on local station WSVN 7 News with a large amount of smoke coming out of the roof as firefighters doused … Read more
Air Canada, Canada’s largest carrier, had the worst on-time performance among large airlines in North America in 2023 MONTREAL, Quebec — Air Canada, Canada’s largest carrier, had the worst on-time performance among large airlines in North America in 2023, according to a report from Cirium, the aviation analytics company. The country’s flag-carrying airline landed 63% … Read more
It might be comforting to think that American democracy has made it past the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. But our research shows that a wide range of the American people, of all political stripes, seek leaders who are fundamentally anti-democratic. It’s true that many who participated in the insurrection are facing consequences, including prison time. … Read more
Scientists working on CERN’s Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment have published the latest data in their search for a long-lived exotic particle known as the dark photon. Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox Controller Dark photons (also called hidden photons) differ from regular photons—particles of light—in that they are thought to have mass, making them a … Read more