Next month marks 133 years since the death of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. But that doesn't mean we can't have a chat with him. In a unique project, the artist was "brought to life" using artificial intelligence at the giant technology fair VivaTech, held last week in Paris. This was reported by French public radio station RFI. The project...
Robots would rule more effectively than humans, but they will not rebel against their creators. This was said at a debate on Friday between journalists and nine robots that use artificial intelligence. One of the robots vowed not to contribute to the abolition of jobs. The meeting was organised by the International Telecommunication Union (I...
American company specialising in flamethrowers Flamethrow is taking pre-orders for a hot new product, their latest flamethrower fitted with a robotic dog. Throwflame is offering four types of flamethrowers for sale, and they've equipped their latest ARC Flamethrower with a quad rail mounting interface that allows it to attach to just about an...
The fact that video games are for all ages is becoming more and more apparent as time goes on. The proof can be seen, for example, in the game statistics posted on social networks by younger family members. One such case may be one of the Reddit users who boasted about the gaming career of his 65-year-old father-in-law on the social network....
Facebook is, without exaggeration, a money factory. But not all areas of the business that the US company Meta Platforms is involved in are ideal. In particular, the virtual reality (VR) division is showing unflattering figures, which company boss Mark Zuckerberg sees a future in. So now VR is trying to get into positive numbers, basically d...
The CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in Silicon Valley history, boosting the share price of the ailing semiconductor maker more than 30 times in less than 10 years. It is now gearing up for the battle in artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the coming revolution. Today, AMD is a well-known a...
Last autumn, South Korean chain GS Retail introduced vending machines in its stores on a trial basis, where gold bars can be bought. They have met with unexpected interest from customers, who have already spent CZK 420 million in them. Small shops, which in our terms could be described as something between a convenience store, a convenience s...
Ordinary spectators will not be able to buy alcoholic beverages at the sports venues at next year's Summer Olympics in Paris. They will only be available to VIP guests backstage. Organisers of the Paris Olympics have announced that fans will only be able to buy non-alcoholic drinks at stadiums and other sports venues. They are referring to a ...
Upside Foods and Good Meat USA have been granted permission to sell meat that has been grown from animal cells. California, known for pushing the boundaries of what is possible, is once again becoming the center of a new technology trend: lab-grown meat. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the sale of meat that has been der...
