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Red Bull MEO Season 5 India Finale: Jonathan Talks about Two Finger grip, Esports Player of the Year Award, and More

Red Bull MEO Season 5 India Finale: Jonathan Talks about Two Finger grip, Esports Player of the Year Award, and More

Red Bull recently concluded the India finale of MEO Season 5 at Sunder Nursery in New Delhi. The event included on-ground competition between the top esports teams in Pokemon Unite, Clash of Clans and World Cup Cricket 3. We have already covered everything here including the results of the esports matches and the rest that took place at the event. Also read: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor May Be…

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Ukraine's nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

Ukraine’s nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

Attacks on Ukraine’s power grid took all 15 of the nation’s nuclear reactors offline for the first time ever. Russia also retains control of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power station in Europe Technology | Analysis 25 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, on 11 September Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukraine’s…

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Drones on strings could puppeteer people in virtual reality

Drones on strings could puppeteer people in virtual reality

Having drones on strings attached to a person could provide a more realistic simulation of interacting with physical objects in virtual reality Technology 25 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes This drone can move your finger to give you the sensation of touch in virtual reality Martin Feick Drones attached to you by strings could give you a more realistic simulation of the forces you should feel…

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BBC documentary used face-swapping AI to hide protesters' identities

BBC documentary used face-swapping AI to hide protesters’ identities

Filmmakers used an AI to swap the faces of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong for those of actors to protect the protestors’ identities while maintaining their facial movements and emotional expressions Technology 24 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A protester in Hong Kong had their face swapped with that of an actor via an artificial intelligence for the BBC documentary Hong Kong’s Fight…

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Where might James Bond go next, in terms of science and technology?

Where might James Bond go next, in terms of science and technology?

From Goldfinger to No Time to Die, James Bond has long showcased the latest tech advances. Might 007’s next adventure involve protecting a low-cost, lightweight, high-capacity battery from sinister forces, asks Kathryn Harkup Technology | Comment 23 November 2022 By Kathryn Harkup Simone Rotella SIXTY years ago, Sean Connery first introduced himself as Bond, James Bond. The 007 franchise has…

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Prosthetic leg can 'change gears' to make going up stairs easier

Prosthetic leg can ‘change gears’ to make going up stairs easier

A robotic leg with a big toe and motors that can “change gear” like a bicycle can enable a wearer to walk up stairs and slopes Technology 23 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes The Utah Bionic Leg uses mechanical levers to enable people to go up stairs HGN Lab for Bionic Engineering at the University of Utah A robotic leg with motors that work like bike gears could let a wearer walk up stairs –…

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A volunteer project used GPS to detect a North Korean missile test

A volunteer project used GPS to detect a North Korean missile test

An open source intelligence project is using GPS satellites to track intercontinental ballistic missiles, such as the one tested by North Korea last week Technology 23 November 2022 By Jeremy Hsu North Korea’s missile launch last week Office of the North Korean government press service/UPI/Shutterstock GPS satellites could be used as a global monitoring system for detecting intercontinental…

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Meta's board game-playing AI can pass as a human in game negotiations

Meta’s board game-playing AI can pass as a human in game negotiations

An AI developed by researchers at Meta convincingly negotiated with humans while playing an online version of the board game Diplomacy. It was also ranked in the top 10 per cent of players Technology 22 November 2022 By Jeremy Hsu Diplomacy is a first world war strategy game Alamy Stock Photo An AI that is an expert player of the first world war strategy game Diplomacy can now participate in…

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Quantum city simulation shows how to make Paris-sized quantum internet

Quantum city simulation shows how to make Paris-sized quantum internet

A simulated version of Paris where universities and telecommunication hubs are connected by a quantum communication network suggests that existing technology is already nearing the ability to create functional “quantum cities” Technology 21 November 2022 By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan Researchers recently simulated a quantum network larger than the city of Paris, France Nisian Hughes/Getty…

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Filling the internet with AI-created images will harm future AIs

Filling the internet with AI-created images will harm future AIs

The performance of image-generating AIs drops when trained using images previously created by other AIs, which may create problems for them given the proliferation of these images Technology 21 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Photos produced by artificial intelligences could alter the performance of other AIs if used in training data sets DALL-E The popularity of text-to-image artificial…

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Filling the internet with AI-created images will affect future AIs

Filling the internet with AI-created images will affect future AIs

The performance of image-generating AIs drops when trained using images previously created by other AIs, which may create problems for them given the proliferation of these images Technology 21 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Photos produced by artificial intelligences could alter the performance of other AIs if used in training data sets DALL-E The popularity of text-to-image artificial…

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Electric pulses drastically cut number of sharks caught by accident

Electric pulses drastically cut number of sharks caught by accident

The first trial of the technology ‘SharkGuard’ reduced the bycatch of blue sharks and pelagic rays by as much as 91 per cent, but didn’t impact the tuna fishers were targeting. Technology 21 November 2022 By Corryn Wetzel The SharkGuard device is small, but it’s a big deterrent against sharks and rays that risk becoming bycatch Rob Enever An electric pulse-emitting, pinkie-finger-sized device…

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UK's quantum computing sector is flourishing after early investment

UK’s quantum computing sector is flourishing after early investment

Investment that the UK government started in quantum technologies in 2013 seems to have paid off by enabling the existence of companies at the cutting edge of research Technology 21 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins Oxford Quantum Circuits operates the UK’s only commercial quantum computer Oxford Quantum Circuits Quantum computers may no longer be the stuff of science fiction, but how far is the UK…

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Red Bull MEO Season 5 India Finale Concludes With an In-Person Event; Here Are All the Results, and More

Red Bull MEO Season 5 India Finale Concludes With an In-Person Event; Here Are All the Results, and More

Red Bull MEO Season 5 India Finale concluded as an in-person event at the Sunder Nursery in New Delhi on Nov 20, 2022. The event ranged from nerve-wracking competitive moments to fun banter and games with some of the biggest names in the Indian Gaming Industry. The event was all a fan could ask for and more as they got to meet and greet the likes of Ankit Panth, Jonathan Gaming, Payal Gaming and…

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Meta's Galactica AI can write scientific papers, but is it any good?

Meta’s Galactica AI can write scientific papers, but is it any good?

An artificial intelligence from Facebook owner Meta that is designed to write scientific research papers and Wikipedia articles has attracted criticism over its accuracy and public access has been removed Technology 18 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Meta’s Galactica AI system is designed to solve the problem of information overload in science Meta Galactica AI Facebook’s parent company, Meta,…

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Online adverts estimated to use as much energy as a small country

Online adverts estimated to use as much energy as a small country

An AI that tracks digital ads’ energy consumption could help tech companies and advertisers to act more sustainably Technology 18 November 2022 By Jeremy Hsu Displaying adverts and running code that measures their performance place extra energy demands on devices Ian McKinnell/Alamy Each of the world’s 5 billion internet users is shown thousands of adverts a day, and all those ads use a huge…

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AI-generated deepfake faces could help protect privacy on social media

AI-generated deepfake faces could help protect privacy on social media

Algorithms that generate fake faces could be used to change people’s appearance in photos they don’t want to be shared Technology 18 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins The AI tool can alter each face in a group photo depending on who is viewing it Umur Ciftci / Binghamton University Social media users could use a face-generating artificial intelligence system to hide their identity in other people’s…

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