Marvel Rivals Hit With Layoffs, MrBeast Says Life Is ‘Easier When You’re Broke,’ And More Of The Week’s Top News
This week saw many of the people behind smash hit Marvel Rivals, including the game’s director, get laid off by developer NetEase in a move the company says was made “for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game.” Meanwhile Humane, the company behind a $700 AI pin…
Tesla Cars Without Human Drivers in Fremont
More video of the newly built Tesla cars in Fremont (1500-2000 per day, day and night) driving without human drivers from the factory to the loading dock about 1.2 miles away. There are semi trucks, forklifts and human workers walking along and other cars…
Biological Anthropology Points to Possible Reasons for Hair and Skin Tone Diversity
Humans have a surprising lack of hair for mammals. Biological anthropology may provide insights into why the hair we have sometimes comes out curly…
Which Knot Is Stronger? Humans Aren’t Great Judges
People are surprisingly bad at guessing knot strength, a study found…
Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus
By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal brains…
USDA reports spread of bird flu to other animals; Canada buys additional vaccine
As confirmations of the spread of bird flu in dairy herds and poultry flocks in the United States continue to mount, the Public Health Agency of Canada has secured 500,000 additional doses of a human vaccine to protect people most at risk of contracting the virus…
This Week in AI: HP acquires Humane; xAI unveils Grok 3
In other news, Microsoft introduced Muse, an AI developed with Xbox Game Studios developer Ninja Theory, while xAI plans to launch its gaming studio. The post This Week in AI: HP acquires Humane; xAI unveils Grok 3 appeared first on CoinGeek…
Metaverse will put humans at manufacturing’s heart: report
Elsewhere, researchers at a Hong Kong university have launched a new gadget that simulates taste flavors, making the metaverse a 3D virtual world. The post Metaverse will put humans at manufacturing’s heart: report appeared first on CoinGeek…
The fallout from HP’s Humane acquisition
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at the internal chaos surrounding HP’s $116 million acquisition of AI Pin maker Humane; Mira Murati’s new AI venture coming out of stealth; Duolingo killing its iconic owl mascot with a Cybertruck; and more! Let’s get into it…