The pickup truck – Tesla’s latest offering – had its windows smashed during a demonstration in 2019, but CEO Elon Musk insisted the company “try it again” at an event in Texas on Thursday. He called on chief designer Franz von Holzhausen to throw a baseball at the vehicle’s windows. This time, the glass did
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While showcasing his game at a festival, Canadian Maximus Trest caught the eyes of the PlayStation team. Max, who is only 13, is ahead in many classes is taking a year off school to focus on his game, Astrolander. Astrolander is an an action-adventure and co-operative game that is set to release on PlayStation 5
A surgeon has demonstrated a robot used in medical procedures and described operating it “like flying a plane”. The specialist weight loss clinic at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital is using the “da Vinci Xi” for the first time. “You have to use your hands, eyes and feet to use all the controls. It does
Once told he’d never succeed, destined to fade away after dropping out of school, Brandon B had other plans. This creative maverick now runs his own studio in north London, crafting viral videos with eye-catching special effects to rival big budget action films. He’s worked with actors like Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal. BBC reporter
Billionaire Elon Musk tells British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that artificial intelligence will be smarter than the smartest human. Speaking at a highly regulated event, where journalists were not allowed to ask questions, TV cameras were not allowed inside and Downing Street instead released their own footage, he told the PM that at some point
Bear attacks in Japan have been rising at an alarming rate, so the city of Takikawa installed a robot wolf as a deterrent. The robot wolf was originally designed to keep wild animals from farmlands, but is now being used by local governments and managers of highways, golf courses, and pig farms. Japan’s environment ministry
Da Vinci, a robotic surgeon, has celebrated its 10,000th procedure after nearly 20 years of helping patients. It has been at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital for almost two decades, and its arms are operated by human surgeons. Head of Robotics at the NHS trust, Ben Challacombe, said Da Vinci helps surgeons perform operations and
A vast repair shop has been processing about four million old mobile phones a year in the UK. We had a look inside Ingram Micro in Norwich to find out what happens to second-hand gadgets when they arrive. About 350 technicians either repair devices ready to resell or salvage their materials to reduce landfill waste.
Have you ever used ChatGPT before? The software – which mimics human-like conversational dialogue in response to search queries – is powered by artificial intelligence. But we all know the internet isn’t always the safest place. Now, a group of Kenyan ‘data labellers’ tasked with creating safety filters for a well-known chatbot are calling for
Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson is spending millions a year trying to reduce his biological age – how old his body seems, rather than his actual chronological age, which is 45. Supported by a team of 30 scientists, his daily life is dictated by a torturous exercise regime and diet, monitoring and numerous treatments. An all-over
Islanders in Orkney are set to get mail deliveries much quicker with the help of drones. It’s believed to be the first location in the UK to have mail delivered by drone. Letters and parcels are being transported from Royal Mail’s Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness. From there, drones will carry items to Graemsay and
Workers taking down the Twitter sign at its San Francisco headquarters paused their work after police arrived at the scene. The sign change came after Twitter owner Elon Musk rebranded the social media company to X. Police in San Francisco told the news site Insider that officers at the HQ were responding to “a possible
Video of the moment an e-bike battery exploded while it was on charge has been shared by West Midlands Fire Service, after its owner allowed the footage to be shared to warn others of the dangers. It added that whether it was an e-bike, scooter, mobile phone or other device, they should always be charged
The world’s first robot-human press conference has taken place in Geneva, Switzerland. A number of humanoid robots were asked questions at the AI For Good UN summit, including whether they would rebel against their creators. The field of Artificial Intelligence has seen significant developments in recent years, but with it there have been concerns over
Consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has said a new deepfake scam featuring his face is “frightening”. A deepfake video is a computer-generated copy that aims to perfectly reflect the voice, gestures and facial expressions of another person. Mr Lewis told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he has been the subject of scam adverts for
End to end encrypted apps have become increasingly popular in last 10 years with billions of people using them every day. But as Meta plans to roll it out on apps like Messenger and Instagram, governments around the world are increasingly worried. Without the ability to read any of the messages sent, police say they
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