Scientists at Columbia University have developed a robot that mimics the facial expressions of humans to gain their trust. Named Eva, the droid uses deep learning to analyze human facial gestures captured by…
Month: June 2021
Blimps could reduce air travel CO2 emissions, but not without a cost
After the Hidenburg disaster back in 1937 the era of airships seemed to be over. But now, the small British company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has developed a new, eco-friendly commercial airship that promises to…
Learn to code with 27 programming courses, 270 hours of training, over 2,700 lessons, all for $20
TLDR: The Premium Learn to Code 2021 Certification Bundle is a 27-course programming behemoth, including over 270 hours of training in every coding arena a student needs to know. There’s no one-size-fits-all…
PhiGolf brings real golf swings and photorealistic world famous courses into your home
TLDR: The PhiGolf Mobile and Home Smart Golf Simulator bring real world golf swing mechanics into your home in the coolest virtual golf experience you’ve ever seen. The odds are that you’ve…
Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations?
If you’re a regular visitor to Wikipedia, you may have seen a desperate plea pop up on the site, urging users for donations to keep the encyclopedia online. The impassioned pitch for…
Text-altering AI is changing our culture — try this tool to find out how
Most of us benefit every day from the fact computers can now “understand” us when we speak or write. Yet few of us have paused to consider the potentially damaging ways this…
Smartwatches distract drivers more than phones
An estimated 73.4 million people will be using wearable technologies in the United States by 2022. Wearables are smart electronics that can be worn on different parts of the body. The most…
Fitbit’s upcoming feature will help you prove you don’t snore THAT loudly
If your friends have stayed over at your place, they might have had stories about how loudly you snore. And unless there’s some video evidence, it might be hard for you to prove…
What the internet can teach us about EV adoption
The transition from animal-drawn carriages to cars in the beginning of the 20th century was the first technological revolution in the motoring world. One hundred and twenty years later, we’re in the middle…
The trials and triumphs of our missions to Mars
China’s rover Zhurong, named after the mythological fire god, successfully touched down on Mars on May 14 – the first time that China has successfully landed a rover on the red planet….