The multiplayer space simulator Star Citizen has set a new record: over ten years of its crowdfunding campaign, Cloud Imperium Games has raised over $700 million for the game’s production. It’s worth noting that the project’s budget is funded by user donations. Interestingly, Star Citizen surpassed the $600 million mark back in August 2023, and…
Despite US sanctions, the textile industry in Xinjiang is demonstrating record growth thanks to the implementation of artificial intelligence and 5G. Textile exports from this region reached 108 billion yuan ($14.8 billion) last year, with yarn and other raw material volume increasing by 74%, and clothing by 30%. The implementation of AI and 5G has…
The brain’s connection to the immune system has long been a mystery. However, according to the findings of a new study, scientists have discovered neurons in the brainstem that play a key role in regulating immunity. These neurons receive signals from the immune system through the vagus nerve and maintain a balance between inflammatory and…
Apple is expected to introduce iOS 18 at the WWDC event on June 10th, promising many improvements and new features for iPhone and iPad users. Among them, several Apple apps are said to undergo significant enhancements, including Apple Music, Apple Maps, Calculator, Messages, Notes, Safari, and others. Subsequently, MacRumors has compiled rumored features expected in…
Recently, Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter gave an interview to Bloomberg, where he shared the studio’s future plans. In particular, Docter stated that the failure of “Buzz Lightyear,” “Turning Red,” “Luca,” and several other Pixar projects seriously concerned the studio’s leaders. They realized that the studio was heading in the wrong direction and began…
A month ago, Musk announced the implantation of the first chip in a patient as part of pilot clinical trials, and last week he reported on the initial treatment successes. All the information is very fragmented and essentially comes only from the company’s founder. Scientists cannot assess the real effectiveness and safety of the neuroimplant…
A new leak about the integrated graphics processor AMD RDNA 3.5 “Radeon 800M” was provided by Golden Pig Upgrade. The source detailed the information, claiming that tests on MSI laptops with Ryzen AI 300 processors at Computex 2024 show that the new generation iGPU significantly outperforms its predecessors—RDNA 3 “Radeon 700M.” The MSI laptop models…
Scientists have presented the results of a remarkable preclinical study that employs an epigenetic approach instead of traditional gene editing. In this method, DNA sequences are not cut and replaced — instead, scientists merely adjust the activity of specific genes. This treatment has already led to the normalization of cholesterol levels in mice. Epigenetic editing…
Hello, everyone. It was only recently that Apple made concessions for the European Union, allowing alternative app stores and other browser engines. For those unaware, all browsers on the iPhone operate on the same engine as Safari. And thus, the first disappointed comments from representatives of Mozilla and Chrome followed. Representatives of both browsers emphasize…
OpenAI plans to release a tool called Media Manager in 2025, which will allow authors and content owners to control how their works are used in training AI generative models. This move is a response to criticism OpenAI has faced for collecting publicly available internet data to train its models. In particular, several major American…
