Russian Robot turns out to be man in suit
Russian state TV apparently became confused yesterday while airing footage of a technology forum aimed at kids. A TV reporter proclaimed that Boris the robot, seen above, “has...
Lie Detector Will Be Used At EU Border Checkpoints, Report
A number of border control checkpoints in the European Union are about to get increasingly—and unsettlingly—futuristic.
In Hungary, Latvia, and Greece, travelers will be given an automated lie-detection test—by...
InSight Takes Its First Mars Selfie (Picture)
NASA’s InSight spacecraft is now parked on Mars and gearing up to spend the next two years probing the interior of the Red Planet.
But first, a selfie.
On Dec....
Huawei launches new chipset as Intel alternative, Report
Huawei is attempting to move on from last year's turbulence by announcing a new server and chipset at its Shenzhen media conference.
The ARM-based CPU is called Kunpeng 920,...
Research reveals uncertainty in how much carbon the ocean absorbs over...
The ocean’s “biological pump” describes the many marine processes that work to take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transport it deep into the ocean, where it...
Researchers Experiment Storing Data With ‘DNA Fountain’
In a new study in Science, a pair of researchers at Columbia University and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) show that an algorithm designed for streaming video...
NASA’s sonic boom tests in Texas, That Could Change Air Travel
NASA has begun a series of supersonic test flights off the coast of Texas that will use a unique maneuver meant to lessen the sound of a sonic...
Netflix Accounts for 15% of All Internet Bandwidth
A new internet usage study has revealed that Netflix remains the untouchable behemoth of streaming services. The Global Internet Phenomena report, conducted by networking equipment company Sandvine, found...
What is Ransomware?
Imagine that you want to pull up a certain file on your computer. You click on the file and suddenly a notice flashes on your screen saying your...
Instagram Introduces New Tech To Detect Bullying In Photos, Report
Instagram has announced that it is stepping up its anti-bullying efforts by using AI to detect signs of bullying in photos and captions …
Instagram last year began using...
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Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years
Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show.
The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter.
Walker has expressed...
Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death.
Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary
Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing.
The documentary which explored her life in detail premiered in February...
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto, who is best known for his role in Alien and James Bond villain Mr. Big, has passed away at age 81.
“I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my...
Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
French actress Corinne Masiero protested naked at the César Awards (March 12th) to demand the government do more to support culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...