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U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centres, the White House said.... Read more »

Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.... Read more »

Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full moon of the year. And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars.... Read more »

Just hours after Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced last Tuesday that the social media giant would eliminate its U.S.-based fact-checkers, the iconic hills above Los Angeles began to smolder.... Read more »

Blue Origin will try again to launch its massive new rocket as early as Tuesday after calling off the debut launch because of ice buildup in critical plumbing.... Read more »

Meta's decision to end its fact-checking program looks like the company is 'caving' to political pressures, said Meta's oversight board co-chair Michael McConnell.... Read more »

On Friday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on TikTok’s legal challenge to the law, which the company claims violates its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million American users... Read more »

School boards across Canada are grappling with the fallout from a significant cyberattack on PowerSchool, a widely used administration software platform.... Read more »

A Manitoba researcher was part of a historic research team that uncovered the oldest ice core ever retrieved.... Read more »

App Orchid partners with Google Cloud to revolutionize enterprise data access using Gemini AI models and knowledge graphs, achieving 99.8% accuracy in natural language queries while reducing data preparation time by 85%.... Read more »

Advanced Micro Devices reported revenue of $7.658 billion for the fourth quarter, up 24% from a year ago.... Read more »

Electronic Arts reported weak earnings today for the holiday quarter, with results in line with the poor quarter that EA preannounced.... Read more »

Voldex's latest acquisition in the Roblox space is life sim UGC game Brookhaven, which the company acquired with equity financing.... Read more »

OmniHuman can turn photos into realistic videos of people speaking, singing and moving naturally, based on 18,700 hours of human motion data.... Read more »

Activision said it has raised $1.6 million for LA Fire Relief as a result of gamer purchases of the in-game pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty Warzone.... Read more »

Zynga said its puzzle RPG Game of Thrones: Legends is hosting The Dragon Egg Hunt, a social-led sweepstakes, powered by Google Maps.... Read more »

ESL FaceIt Group and Intel renewed their long-standing partnership to support premier Counter-Strike esports competition worldwide.... Read more »

Beamable has raised $13.5 million in funding to develop its decentralized backend infrastructure for games.... Read more »

Return-to-office mandates are emerging as one of the most contentious of the post-pandemic work trends that U.S. employees have faced.... Read more »

Adobe Acrobat's new AI assistant analyzes complex contracts, answers questions and explains legal terms in plain language.... Read more »

Atari and developer Choice Provisions (the studio behind Bit.Trip) announced Breakout Beyond, a reimagining of the classic game series.... Read more »

Deloitte said chip sales will soar in 2025, led by GenAI and data center build-outs, even as demand from PC and mobile markets may be weak.... Read more »

Nintendo announced its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, with hardware sales of the Switch hitting 4.82 million units.... Read more »

Häuslein impressed us with its Grand Sojourner model a couple of years back, but for those looking for a tiny house that's all on one floor, the Settler would be a better fit. This compact home features a space-saving layout that increases available floorspace with a neat slide-out area.Continue ReadingCategory:... Read more »

E Ink is a good shout for reading text on a small screen for long periods, but if you want to work on larger displays with moving imagery, technologies like LCD and OLED are a better way to go. Taiwan's Hannspree is aiming for the middle ground.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Monitor,... Read more »

This is just all kinds of outrageous. Last November, a skydiver jumped out of a helicopter, glided down into the Grand Canyon wearing a wingsuit, turned around to face the sky, and hooked up to a plane flying above him so it could tow him up and away into the... Read more »

Americans will soon have access to an infusion device that provides round-the-clock effective relief of Parkinson's disease. The US FDA this week approved the sale of the treatment, which harnesses innovative technology to make managing the condition easier and more impactful, will be available towards the end of 2025.Continue ReadingCategory:... Read more »

It's not easy to load the amenities of a camper van onto a bicycle, but the outside-the-box thinkers at Spacecamper have managed to do it. They played with the idea two years ago in showing the Spacecamper Bike concept and have now launched the slick, inventive two-wheel tiny camper. Cyclists... Read more »

Scientists have uncovered a mechanism for reinvigorating the immune system to stop it from flagging when it’s fighting long-term conditions like chronic infections and cancer. The discovery could make treatments more effective and improve clinical outcomes.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Chronic illness, The Immune System, Immunotherapy, Peter... Read more »

A new study has found that eating between one and six eggs each week significantly reduces the risk of dying from any cause but particularly from heart disease – even in people who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol levels.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Eggs, Cardiovascular,... Read more »

The latest in crazy impressive drone technology isn't from DJI (or "research drones" approved by the FAA), it's from the University of Hong Kong. And it's called the "safety-assured high-speed aerial robot," also known as SUPER. Is it really super though?Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Artificial Intelligence, LIDAR, Micro drones, drones,... Read more »

eFoiling should be getting a whole lot easier yet also more exciting, according to Lift Foils. The Puerto Rican company has announced its new Lift5 and LiftX boards, which are reportedly both quicker to assemble and more capable than their predecessors.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: eFoil, Watercraft, Surfing... Read more »

This ambitious transformation of a disused brutalist water tower is a real labor of love. The project involved a family working together over four years to convert the 1960s structure into a luxurious vacation residence with an interior cleverly designed to suit the circular space and to offer fantastic views... Read more »

Kamado Joe's new grill is designed for pitmasters who need plenty of room to cook up a feast, and also appreciate the convenience of high-tech features in their barbecue gear.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Grilling, Cooking, Barbecue... Read more »

It's easy to get distracted these days, thanks to the portable supercomputers in our pockets. Last year, a project aimed to strip things back to basics with a phone sporting a monochrome E Ink display, Blackberry-like keyboard and limited apps. Now the Minimal Phone is here.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer... Read more »

While the price of eggs in the US is unlikely to come down anytime soon, it might be time to find other sources of one of their key nutrients – omega-3. Because the latest research on polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) has found some encouraging signs that it can slow the... Read more »

A Mercedes-Benz just sold for US$52.4 million (€51.15 million) at auction, though the real story is the relentless and somewhat foreboding rise in collectible automobile prices … and there's another auction tomorrow that might change the story again.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Auction, Collecting, World's Most Expensive, RM-Sothebys, Historic Cars, Racing... Read more »

To get a better outlook on AI scribes, in particular, medical AI scribes, this article dives into the concept and contemplates 3 ways in which the technology can aid clinicians and even human scribes in their tasks.  The post Medical AI Scribes In 2025: The Top 3 Practical Benefits appeared... Read more »

We are proud to introduce The Medical Futurist's 100 Digital Health And AI Companies Of 2024 infographic. The post 7 Insights Of The Medical Futurist’s 100 Digital Health And AI Companies Of 2025 appeared first on The Medical Futurist.... Read more »

So to get ready for this new year full of digital health potentials, let’s take a peek at 5 fields to expect medical innovation and developments out of. The post The Top 5 Medical Innovations To Look Out For In 2025 appeared first on The Medical Futurist.... Read more »

Diabetes management went through a radical transformation in the last years due to technology: the diabetes patient community found a strong voice online, continuous glucose monitors are taking the place of finger pricks, digital patches and insulin pumps make the dosage of insulin more predictable, and connected devices promise the... Read more »

The most useful skin-checking applications allow users to take pictures of their suspicious skin lesions, upload these pictures to a server, the images are first evaluated by an AI algorithm and the results will be later validated by a dermatologist. The post The Skin-Checking Apps Landscape: Infographic appeared first on... Read more »

Here is a list of seven technologies I trust will be gaining momentum in 2025 - and will have a significant effect on healthcare in general. The post 7 Medical Technologies We Are Looking Forward To Seeing More In 2025 appeared first on The Medical Futurist.... Read more »

These 5 key aspects of digital health will certainly transform for the future of the medical profession. The post Future For Doctors: 5 Trends In Technology That Shape Medical Specialties appeared first on The Medical Futurist.... Read more »

The following points about the ideal hospital might sound utopistic or even naive; however, each one has already been implemented in a hospital somewhere in the world, proving it's indeed not some dreamy speculation. The post What Would The Ideal Hospital Look Like? appeared first on The Medical Futurist.... Read more »

Unlocking health insights from bodily fluids: from at-home blood tests to diagnosing via sweat, explore how cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing the way we monitor and understand our health, making hospital visits for simple tests a thing of the past. The post Blood, Sweat, Saliva For Digital Health In 7 Ways... Read more »

Jupiter will also be accompanied by two naked-eye star clusters: the Pleiades and Hyades.... Read more »

Scientists are trying to find a solution to microgravity-induced vision changes to ensure future long-duration space travelers remain in healthy condition.... Read more »

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.... Read more »

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida's Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur as soon as Feb. 26.... Read more »

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.... Read more »

Aaron Paul and Eiza González star in the new trailer for 'Ash,' an upcoming sci-fi film about astronauts fighting for survival on a hostile planet.... Read more »

NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the agency canceled last summer.... Read more »

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.... Read more »

The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.... Read more »

A new form of black hole archeology, linking spin to gas and dust, has revealed that these cosmic titans spin faster than expected.... Read more »

On the night of Feb. 5, a waxing gibbous moon will once again cover up the "Seven Sisters" of the famous Pleiades star cluster.... Read more »

Marvel Studios' most-anticipated 2025 theatrical release is the long-in-the-works reboot of the Fantastic Four, and its first trailer doesn't disappoint.... Read more »

If all five of today's (Feb. 4) planned space missions get off the ground on time, it will break the record for most rockets launched in a 24-hour period.... Read more »

Blue Origin is targeting Feb. 4 for the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket, which was postponed from Jan. 28 due to weather and technical issues.... Read more »

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