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I’ve finally learned what “upward compatible” means. It means we get to keep all our old mistakes. — Dennie van Tassel
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Hollywood Sci-fi Studio Lot Now Pitched As Site To Make Real Space-age Weapons
James Cameron filmed his Avatar sequels there. Marvel filmed Thor, Iron Man 2, and The Avengers. Manhattan Beach Studios in Los Angeles even handled Star Wars’ series like Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian, about “a Read more…
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Dozens of Robotaxi Riders Are Falling Asleep, Sparking Frantic Calls For Emergency Services
If tired or wasted passengers fall asleep in a traditional taxi or rideshare, the driver can shout or shake them awake, not so in a robotaxi… Ditto Kasendar remembers soft music drifting from the robotaxi’s Read more…
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Robot ‘Decapitated’ in World’s First-Ever Humanoid UFC Fight
A humanoid robot lost its head, during the world’s first free-combat tournament for full-sized humanoid robots. The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend competition began Thursday in Shenzhen, China, according to the article, with local robotics company Read more…
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New Study Links Teen Boys’ ADHD Symptoms To Addictive Social Media Use
A new study by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco adds to growing research linking increased social media use to detrimental effects on attention, memory and cognition. The study followed more than Read more…
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France Orders ISPs to Block Access to Polymarket
France’s regulatory authority for licensed gambling/betting games announced this week that it ordered ISPs to block access to Polymarket. Anyone caught advertising an unauthorized betting site “could be fined up to 100,000 euros, or around Read more…