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Scientists Create Prototype of Robot Designed to Cannibalize Parts of Other Robots and Build Them Into Itself

Scientists Create Prototype of Robot Designed to Cannibalize Parts of Other Robots and Build Them Into Itself

Should robots be able to cannibalize each other so they can accelerate their evolution, bringing them closer to resembling self-sufficient lifeforms capable of living independently of their human masters? Good news if your answer to that question is “yes”: a team of researchers from Columbia University have built a robot that can seek out and merge with other robots to …

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How Marvel Designed the Thing and Honored Jack Kirby

How Marvel Designed the Thing and Honored Jack Kirby

Ryan Meinerding is having a full-circle moment. When he was in high school, one of his favorite characters was The Thing — so he sketched him. That artwork is featured in “Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding.” Meinerding has been with the Marvel Cinematic Universe from the very beginning, brought on to help Jon Favreau with “Iron Man.” He …

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The New Chips Designed to Solve AI’s Energy Problem – The Wall Street Journal

The New Chips Designed to Solve AI’s Energy Problem  The Wall Street Journal Data centers guzzle huge amounts of power—and that might end up supercharging investment in renewable energy, executives argue  Fortune Why Generative AI Is Powering Demand In This Often Ignored Sector  Investor’s Business Daily As Arizona becomes data center hub, utilities recognize ‘growing concern’ over energy demand  The Arizona Republic Seattle startup …

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Trump's Powell attacks show why Fed was designed to be independent – Axios

Trump’s Powell attacks show why Fed was designed to be independent  Axios Opinion | If You Like 35 Percent Inflation, Go Ahead, Fire the Fed Chair  The New York Times A Politically Captive Fed Would Be a Weak Fed  Bloomberg Opinion | Trump May End Up Sorry He Tried to Control the Fed  The Wall Street Journal Opinion | Trump’s attacks on the Fed …

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Sony unveils new headsets designed specifically for coaches

Sony unveils new headsets designed specifically for coaches

NFL coaches will be wearing new and improved headsets this season. Sony, which provides the headsets that all NFL coaches wear on the sidelines and in the booth, announced today that it has designed new headsets after consulting with the league, coaches and football operations staff. The headsets have been tested in extreme temperatures and in the rain, and were …

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“We Engineered the Perfect Space Food”: US Scientists Unveil Super-Dwarf Plant Designed to Keep Astronauts Alive and Thriving on Years-Long Missions to Mars

“We Engineered the Perfect Space Food”: US Scientists Unveil Super-Dwarf Plant Designed to Keep Astronauts Alive and Thriving on Years-Long Missions to Mars

IN A NUTSHELL 🌾 The Moon-Rice project is developing “super-dwarf” rice to support long-duration space missions and extreme Earth environments. 🛰️ Led by the Italian Space Agency, the project involves collaboration between three Italian universities specializing in rice genetics, crop physiology, and space crop production. 🔬 The research focuses on using CRISPR-Cas technology to create compact, productive rice varieties that …

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