[ BERLIN: Fantastic landscapes as far as the eye can see: Nature seems to be in the foreground of the adventure game A Highland Song. However, anyone who starts playing will quickly notice that there are challenges in this environment. Players take on the role of young Moira, who lives in the Scottish Highlands. Her … Read more
[ BEIJING: Exasperated parents and spouses have a new red flag to wave at kids or partners who spend endless hours playing video games. Too much time glued to screens and battering controllers is linked to tinnitus and hearing loss, according to doctors and scientists in Australia, China, Switzerland and the US. “Gamers often play … Read more
[ KOCHI: Tata Motors’ premier SUVs, the Harrier and Safari, recently achieved top safety ratings in crash tests conducted under the Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP), earning a 5-star rating for both adult and child protection. This accomplishment positions these vehicles at the forefront of the Indian automotive market. Furthermore, both SUVs have undergone … Read more
[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Automotive giants Tesla and Volvo have announced pauses to the production of their electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe. Electric vehicles are seeing record sales and demand worldwide, but a lack of parts means that factories cannot sustain their production. The reasons for this are complex. Parts are taking longer to … Read more
[ BERLIN: Now playable in early-access mode, Pioneers of Pagonia is a PC game from the creators of the long-running city-building games The Settlers. Fans of that series will find much that is familiar here. Players have to lead a community in a world made of up of many islands. You have to quickly build … Read more
[ (Reuters) – Microsoft-backed OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot mimicking Democratic presidential hopeful Congressman Dean Phillips, the first action the ChatGPT maker has taken in response to what it sees as a misuse of its artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a political campaign, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. OpenAI did not … Read more
[ Is your smart device capable of maintaining a full day’s charge on a single cycle? You might be thinking, “Why do I have to worry if I have a fast charger?” But did you know that fast charging your portable electronics up to 100 per cent can wear down the battery’s lifespan more quickly? … Read more
[ Around 90,000 people have signed up. The French government has been flooded with applications from low-income households to lease a subsidized electric car from 100 euros ($109) a month, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu said on Friday. President Emmanuel Macron unveiled the plan on social media in December as part of efforts to reduce carbon … Read more
[ He compared the current stage of AI development to nuclear technology in the early 1940s, when everybody knew it was possible to make a nuclear bomb, but nobody had managed to yet.At the time, he pointed out, the bomb existed in theory, but its realization was a few steps away. Similarly, in AI, many … Read more
[ FiloBot mimics and represents skototropisms, involving growth directed toward shaded areas beneath leaves. Credit: Science Robotics (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adi5908 A trio of soft robotics researchers at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, in Italy, working with a colleague from the University of Montpellier, in France, has developed a unique type of robot that 3D prints its … Read more
