Google has reportedly killed its Project Iris augmented reality glasses Last January, we revealed Google was building an AR headset, too — “Project Iris” would be the company’s bet against the then-yet-to-be-announced…
Month: June 2023
Why Brad Pitt’s Plan B is looking to do audio as others pull out
Why Brad Pitt’s Plan B is looking to do audio as others pull out This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hope everyone is gearing…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app can now search the web — but only via Bing
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app can now search the web — but only via Bing ChatGPT on mobile can now surf the web. But only via Bing. Today, OpenAI announced that subscribers to ChatGPT…
Mercedes brings F1 technology to the AMG S 63 E Performance
Mercedes brings F1 technology to the AMG S 63 E Performance “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” That was the popular marketing adage when motorsports and car sales were intricately intertwined. While…
Curiosity unbounded
Curiosity unbounded “In this perilous moment, I believe that curiosity can give us the hope and courage to do what needs to be done. “Importantly, curiosity is also the one and only path to…
When MIT met Sally
When MIT met Sally Lauding the Institute community’s “signature ability to foster the very best in fundamental research and harness it to confront society’s hardest problems,” Kornbluth noted that many of those…
Nanoparticles target lung disease
Nanoparticles target lung disease After one dose of the particles was administered to the lab mice, the mRNA made it into about 40% of the epithelial cells, which form most of the…
Now playing: DribbleBot
Now playing: DribbleBot It’s no Lionel Messi, but a four-legged robot developed at CSAIL’s Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab can dribble a soccer ball on surfaces including grass, sand, gravel, mud, and snow. …
A study that really holds water
A study that really holds water Video of water spreading through the specialized sandgrouse feathers, under magnification, shows the uncoiling and spreading of the feather’s barbules as they become wet. MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY,…
A silky solution to seed counterfeiting
A silky solution to seed counterfeiting Counterfeit seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields. Now an MIT team may have found a way to outwit fakers: tiny tags…