A party hat-shaped object spotted on Mars is drawing renewed scrutiny, with some experts suggesting it could be evidence of something major while others offered a trashy explanation for the cone. The ...

Object Pokémon got a bad rap, and have had a tough time shaking it. When Pokémon Black and White ushered in Pokémon’s fifth generation, there was a bit of consternation around the new monster designs.

As AI-generated images become increasingly realistic, a new study suggests that the ability to detect them may depend less on technical expertise and more on a fundamental visual skill. Credit: ...

Summary: As AI-generated imagery becomes increasingly indistinguishable from reality, a new study reveals that the ability to spot a “deepfake” isn’t about how much you know about technology—it’s ...

Meta plans to add a facial recognition feature to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, reports The New York Times ($). According to people involved in the plans who spoke to the publication ...

Abstract: Conventional visual-based object recognition is subject to many variables which may cause degradation, such as improper illumination and occlusion. Tactile sensing-based object recognition ...

Federico Donelli is affiliated with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), and the Orion Policy Institute (OPI) Somaliland is not ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Israel’s government objects to a White House executive committee overseeing Gaza’s next steps, saying it wasn’t ...

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A potential new type of celestial object has all the makings of a normal small galaxy. It’s rich with the same hydrogen gas that births suns and planets, and it lies within a halo of dark matter, the ...

Now Israel has a partner directly across the Gulf of Aden from territory in Yemen held by the Houthis, the militant group that has waged an armed campaign against Israel and ships passing through the ...