More than 500 humanoid robots in 280 teams from 16 countries are competing in 26 events ranging from soccer and boxing to sorting medicine and cleaning up at the first World Humanoid Robot Games. Three days of competitions began in Beijing, China, on Thursday evening as the country steps up efforts to develop robots powered by artificial intelligence. Winning isn’t …
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World’s top hedge fund Bridgewater dumps all China stocks in retreat from market
The world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, sold all of its holdings in US-listed Chinese companies in the second quarter, marking a decisive retreat from the market as geopolitical tensions and shifting investor sentiment clouded the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy. The fund exited positions in 16 Chinese stocks, which were worth US$1.41 billion in total, according to its …
Read More »‘Star Trek’ Is Born on ‘Strange New Worlds’ – Gizmodo
‘Star Trek’ Is Born on ‘Strange New Worlds’ Gizmodo Why Kirk’s main character energy is bad news for ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Space Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 306 “The Sehlet Who Ate Its Tail” Review: The Birth of a Captain TREKNEWS.NET Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Recap: We’re Going to Need a Bigger Starship Vulture Kirk Steps Into the Captain’s Chair for …
Read More »Antigravity A1 Is the World’s First All-in-One 8K 360-Degree Drone
New drone brand Antigravity, incubated by Insta360 and third-party partners, fully unveiled its first product, the Antigravity A1 drone. Building upon Insta360’s 360° camera technology, the Antigravity A1 is the world’s first drone with 8K 360° capture. When Antigravity announced its formation late last month, it promised to “redefine aerial exploration and storytelling” with its first drone. To that end, …
Read More »SpaceX Reveals Humongous Grid Fins To Catch World’s Largest Rocket With The Launch Tower
This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy. SpaceX has revealed the massive grid fins through which it will catch its future Starship Super Heavy rocket boosters. Starship is the world’s largest rocket under development and the only vehicle designed to be caught by the …
Read More »Inside the World’s Biggest Neutrino Detector
Neutrinos are strange little things. This tiny, enigmatic particle with no charge exists in virtually every corner of the universe, but without powerfully sensitive, sophisticated instruments, physicists would have no way of knowing they exist. In fact, trillions are passing through you every second. Physicists devise all sorts of ways to coax neutrinos into the detection range. But IceCube—which celebrates …
Read More »The Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 is the world’s first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor
Previously, if you wanted a monitor for competitive gaming, you had to choose between an IPS or VA panel to get something with a super high refresh rate or opt for a slower OLED display with richer colors and better contrast. But today, Samsung is changing that with the Odyssey OLED G6, which is the first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor …
Read More »The World’s Only Hybrid Elephant Whose Short Life Still Haunts Science
In July 1978, a quiet corner of the Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom became the setting for a biological first. Researchers and zoo staff documented the birth of Motty, the only confirmed hybrid between an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). According to the Guinness World Records, no other case has been verified in the …
Read More »Tim Benz: Cam Heyward sounds like he’s trying to live in 2 worlds at once
For most of his career, Cameron Heyward has been viewed as the consummate Pittsburgh Steelers good guy. A team captain. A Walter Payton Man of the Year. A good teammate. A leader. An All-Pro. Mr. Consistent. He’s also the guy who once famously said of Aaron Rodgers’ protracted decision-making process, “Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you …
Read More »I’m a physicist who studies fossils, and I recently discovered preserved blood vessels in the world’s largest T. rex
Despite the fact that much of the current research in paleontology focuses on trying to find traces of organic remains in fossils, dinosaur DNA has unfortunately never been recovered. A lot of what we know about dinosaurs comes from preserved bones and teeth that are dug out of the ground. These hard tissues alone, however, are limited in the information …
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