Interesting Engineering

Student builds Disney BD-X Star Wars droid using lawn mower battery under $3K

A robotics student built a Disney-style Star Wars droid at home using online parts, 3D printing, and simulation-trained ...
The New York Times

Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sweater Is a Hit. It’s Not for Sale.

A cardigan worn by Gosling’s character in the blockbuster science-fiction movie has become something of a breakout star — if you want it, grab your knitting needles! By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Last ...
WrestlingInc.com

Kairi Sane, Aleister Black, Motor City Machine Guns & More Reportedly Departing WWE

Another round of both main roster names and "WWE NXT" talent have been revealed to be departing WWE, and the reports came out just minutes before "WWE SmackDown" went on the air. Fightful's Sean Ross ...
Futurism

Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and the public face of ChatGPT, has carved out an image for himself as one of the preeminent AI whisperers of our age, whose influence supposedly extends to the White House on ...
Wall Street Journal

The Year’s First Blockbuster Movie Also Spawned a Hit Sweater

Could it be the most famous cardigan since Mr. Rogers’s? The hit Ryan Gosling movie “Project Hail Mary” has fans craving the cozy zip-up emblazoned with foxes that his science-teacher hero wears on a ...
Business Insider

Inside the OpenAI project where freelancers train ChatGPT on everything from farming to commercial flying

OpenAI's ChatGPT is being trained to understand niche fields such as animal husbandry and aviation. Contractors from various jobs were directed to develop tasks that reflect real work. "We all were ...
TechCrunch

Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project

Mercor, a popular AI recruiting startup, has confirmed a security incident linked to a supply chain attack involving the open source project LiteLLM. The AI startup told TechCrunch on Tuesday that it ...
WTVF

Peace Partner Project unites pen pals from different schools, backgrounds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A program has just launched in a few local schools. The hope is the idea goes national. It'll take some pretty great kids to help make that happen. "When me and Olive first ...
iaea.org

New IAEA Research Project Uses Machine Learning to Better Predict Polymer Changes under Radiation

Azillah Binti Othman, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Ayhan Evrensel, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications The IAEA is inviting research organizations to join a ...
Rolling Stone

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Is a Blockbuster Machine. But He Only Cares About the Science

Some writers focus on moral subtext in their works. Others, an overarching lesson. But for Andy Weir, there’s only one driving approach to creating his bestselling novels: science first. “There’s ...
Cinema Blend

Phil Lord And Chris Miller Asked Neil DeGrasse Tyson How Project Hail Mary Did With The Science: 'How Did We Do?'

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's good thing Brian Cox (the astrophysicist, not the actor) was there. Of course, any ...
The Conversation

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide their search for life in the universe. While it’s most convenient to start looking for life using the knowledge that ...