Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players of its mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, and from …
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Preferred by 61 percent of Internet users, Google’s Chrome browser plays too big a role in maintaining the tech giant’s search monopoly, the US Department of Justice has reportedly decided. …
Last week, actor and director Ben Affleck shared his views on AI’s role in filmmaking during the 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit, arguing that AI models will transform visual …
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The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why
by Wire Techby Wire TechOfficials from NASA and Russia’s space agency don’t see eye to eye on the causes and risks of small but persistent air leaks on the International Space Station. That was …
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Trust in scientists hasn’t recovered from COVID. Some humility could help.
by Wire Techby Wire TechScientists could win back trust lost during the COVID-19 pandemic if they just showed a little intellectual humility, according to a study published Monday in Nature Human Behavior. It’s no …
After Ars spent Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary week looking back at the game’s history and impact, Valve marked the occasion with a meaty two-hour YouTube documentary featuring insider memories from …
Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread faster and more evenly—and, some archeologists are arguing, in the …
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Racing turns its back on heavy, expensive hybrids for sustainable fuel
by Wire Techby Wire TechOver the past decade, spurred on by series like Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship, the world of motorsport began to embrace hybrid powertrains. In addition to being a …
