Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12's HummingSat for I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network
LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2023--
2023-05-19 20:26
Bizarre photo of 'Elon Musk kissing a robot' goes viral
A photo of Elon Musk kissing a female humanoid robot has gone viral, but everything is not as it seems. Billionaire Musk is known for being at the forefront of modern technology, with his ventures including industries such as space travel and electric vehicles. Following new footage that reveals Tesla’s integrated robot Optimus can walk, navigate and pick things up, AI-generated images of Musk kissing female-looking humanoids have gone viral. They emerged alongside a tweet by Twitter user Daniel Marven, in which he claimed the Tesla and Twitter CEO is designing a robot “that has been manufactured specifically designed with artificial intelligence with the personality and the characteristics of the female that he dreams of”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Accompanying the tweet were four AI-generated images of Musk kissing three different “wife” robots and dancing with one other. Unlike the real Tesla robots, the AI-generated ones have distinctive human-like facial features. The images possess some of the current tell-tale signs that an image has been created by AI – for example, the hand on one of the robots possess too many fingers, while the hands on other robots in the images are distorted. Some of the viral images appear to have been created by the same user who was behind the viral image of Pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket, Pablo Xavier. On Instagram, one user joked: “Elon finally found his soulmate(s).” Someone on Twitter said: “iRobot is about to be reality.” While the images are fake, many are impressed with the advancements that Tesla has made with its real robot, Optimus. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-19 20:24
Trio of Super Mario Advance titles heading to Switch this next week
The three games will be available from May 26.
2023-05-19 20:21
Put the Pedal to the Bricks: LEGO® 2K Drive Now Available Worldwide
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2023--
2023-05-19 20:18
BLACKPINK tease new game soundtrack The Girls
The K-Pop girl group have shared a video teaser for the the track featuring their dancer avatars.
2023-05-19 20:18
Pokemon Go Creator Niantic Suffers Metaverse Woes
Just a few years ago, tech evangelists were hailing Niantic Inc., the maker of the hit game Pokémon
2023-05-19 20:16
Earn 5% Back: Epic Games Store Introduces a Rewards Program
Epic Games Store introduced a rewards program this week that sees customers earn 5% back
2023-05-19 19:54
In New Mexico, an unlikely wildfire thinning alliance
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. Reuters) - A unexpected alliance between traditional woodcutters and federal land managers in New Mexico
2023-05-19 19:54
RoboSense Joins NVIDIA Omniverse Ecosystem
SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2023--
2023-05-19 19:23
Nasa discover new planet that is entirely covered with volcanoes
Nasa scientists have found a planet they believe is covered by active volcanoes. In a study published in the journal Nature, scientists said they found the planet, which is the size of Earth about 90 light-years from Earth in the Crater constellation. They called it LP 791-18 d and one part is constantly scorched by sunlight, while the other is always in darkness. “The day side would probably be too hot for liquid water to exist on the surface. But the amount of volcanic activity we suspect occurs all over the planet could sustain an atmosphere, which may allow water to condense on the night side,” Björn Benneke, one of the astronomers who studied the planet, told NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The LP 791-18 system contains at least two other planets, called LP 791-18 b and c. The latter is two-and-a-half times larger than Earth and more than seven times its mass. It also affects the orbit of LP 791-18 d, making it travel along an elliptical path around the system’s sun. That path means LP 791-18 d is deformed every time it completes an orbit. “These deformations can create enough internal friction to substantially heat the planet’s interior and produce volcanic activity at its surface,” according to NASA. “A big question in astrobiology, the field that broadly studies the origins of life on Earth and beyond, is if tectonic or volcanic activity is necessary for life,” study co-author Jessie Christiansen said. “In addition to potentially providing an atmosphere, these processes could churn up materials that would otherwise sink down and get trapped in the crust, including those we think are important for life, like carbon.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-19 19:23
Roundup: Megan Fox, Machine Gun Kelly Still Together; Nuggets Top Lakers in Game 2; Nadal to Miss French Open
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are still together, Nuggets take 2-0 lead on Lakers, Rafael Nadal will miss the French Open and more in the Roundup.
2023-05-19 19:23
Why Montana's TikTok ban may not work
Montana has become the first US state to ban TikTok on all devices, even personal ones, triggering renewed doubts about the short-form video app's future in the country.
2023-05-19 19:19