Observing a colony, swarm or similar grouping of creatures like ants or zebrafish over longer periods of time can be tricky. Simply recording their behavior with a camera misses a lot of information about the position of their body parts, while taking precise measurements using a laser-based system or LiDAR suffers from a reduction in
Read MoreOliver Knight / CoinDesk: Filing: the US government sold ~$216M of seized Silk Road BTC in March, part of the 50K BTC stolen by James Zhong, and plans to sell 41,490 BTC in four tranches — The government will sell the remaining 41,490 BTC in four tranches this year. — The U.S. government sold 9,861.17
Read MoreEPROMs, those UV-erasable memory chips of the 80s and 90s, once played a crucial role in countless electronic devices. They’ve become relics of a bygone era, but for enthusiasts of vintage electronics, the allure of these light-sensitive devices remains strong. Today, we’re diving into [Kevin Osborn]’s nostalgic journey as he uncovers the secrets of old
Read MoreChloe Xiang / VICE: A Belgian widow claims her husband died by suicide after using an AI chatbot, which presented itself as an emotional being, for six weeks on an app called Chai — The incident raises concerns about guardrails around quickly-proliferating conversational AI models. — Chloe Xiang
Read MoreThese days we use USB as a default for everything from low-speed serial ports to high-capacity storage, and the ubiquitous connector has evolved into a truly multi-purpose interface. It’s difficult to believe then, that the first Apple Mac to be designed with a USB interface was shipped without it; but that’s the case with 1997’s
Read MoreLeo Schwartz / Fortune: Binance plans to keep the $985M+ BUSD it moved from its industry recovery fund, launched in November 2022 amid FTX’s collapse, in its corporate wallets — Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as “CZ” — In the wake of FTX’s collapse in November, the newly crowned kingpin of
Read MoreImage: Disney Issue You’re watching Disney Plus and it’s too damn dark to see. So damn dark you’re likely to be eaten by a grue. What the heck were these filmmakers thinking? Quick fix Turn off Dolby Vision, and maybe turn off HDR, in your set-top box or TV’s settings menu. Screenshot by Sean Hollister
Read MoreAmanda Silberling / TechCrunch: LeBron James, William Shatner, Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander, and some other celebrities with millions of followers say they won’t pay for Twitter Blue — April 1 is the dumbest day on the internet, and this year, it’s not just because brands will try to prank you by selling “hot iced coffee.”
Read MoreSamuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. | Image: Marvel Studios Occasionally, people will (incorrectly) insist that Marvel’s comics and the cinematic stories inspired by them would be better off if they were somehow devoid of any political themes or ideas. But in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Secret Invasion executive producer Jonathan Schwartz likened
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