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First the robots came for our jobs. Now they’re after our sporting achievements, too! At least, that’s our takeaway from the news that a humanoid robot built by Toyota (yes, the car company!) just picked up a Guinness World Record for its impressive basketball shooting abilities. The robot, known as CUE,won its recordby sinking 2,020 free throws in a row without ever missing a shot. The number was selected to commemorate the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games which will be held in Tokyo....

Cars, flamethrowers, giant digging machines, rocket ships, solar panels — what doesn’t Elon Musk dabble in? How about surfboards, you suggest? Well, not anymore. Tesla has announced a new zero-emission item unrelated to its core car business: It’sselling collector’s edition surfboardson its website, Electrek reports. The enthusiast site noted that the surfboard was added to Tesla’s website late Friday night. Currently,the linkreturns a 404 error; whether this is a website error or something more is unclear....

Your next X-ray could be a whole lot more colorful — and you’ve got Europe’s CERN physics lab and a New Zealand startup to thank for it. The color X-ray technology, which could help improve the field of medical diagnostics, utilizes particle-tracking technology developed forCERN’s Large Hadron Collider. According to the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, it could be utilized to produce clearer, more accurate images compared to the traditional black-and-white X-rays hospital doctors have been using routinely since at least the 1930s....

There’s something really satisfying about typing on a low-profile keyboard. Not only do they feel more comfortable for long typing or gaming sessions, but they also help your wrists to be less prone to strain or pain. Some of the best ones that you can get today are from Logitech, including theG915 TKLif you are looking for the best gaming experience, or theMX Mechanicalwhich is a new low-profile keyboard aimed at productivity....

Summary Kang the Conqueror’s future in theMarvel Cinematic Universeis up in the air, but a theory from Marvel’sThe Fantastic Fourpresents the perfect replacement for Kang in the Multiverse Saga.Jonathan Majors debuted as Kang the Conqueror inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Both before and after the movie, as well as in its mid-credits scene, the actor played Kang variants from all over the multiverse. While he did a fantastic job of making each Kang variant feel unique, leading to a thrilling buildup to the next Avengers movies,Majors was fired from the Kang role by Marvel....

With each generation, phone cameras tend to get a little bit better, a little bit clearer, and, unfortunately, alittle bit bigger— but Huawei’s latest patent could offer a solution. The manufacturerfiled a patentfor a new type of periscope camera lens system that does away with the traditional method of using mirrors and instead opts for an extended lens. If you aren’t familiar, this style of camera lens system lets the photographer move the lens forward and back to adjust zoom distance....

Only Google could think that the way to improve the flight of giant, helium-filled balloons is by coming up with better algorithms. And to be fair to the Mountain View-based search leviathan, it seems to have worked. For the past couple of years,Project Loon, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been working to provide internet access in rural and remote parts of the world by using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere to create aerial wireless networks....

Finding the rightConnectionsin today’s puzzle may be a bit tricky due to the similarity of words throughout each category. There are a lot of interrelated words and words with double meanings, so a few hints to light your way will not go amiss. With the right categories in mind, you can solve the puzzle and feel confident about your winning streak. Getting yourConnectionsstreak is one thing, butkeeping yourWordlehistory positivemight be a bit harder at times....

Huawei has been placed on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Entity List,” prohibiting the company from acquiring parts and components from U.S. companies without the approval of the federal government. This occurred on May 15, providing leverage in the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. In late June, Donald Trump said that he would ease restrictions on Huawei, meaning that the company may once again be able to do business with U....

If you’ve always been interested in smart glasses, you should take advantage of Amazon’s offer for the Headliner style of the Meta Ray-Ban Glasses. From their original price of $329, they’re on sale for a more affordable $263 following a 20% discount from the retailer. This is a limited-time deal though, so you may miss out on the savings of $66 if you take too long to think about it. We highly recommend proceeding with the transaction as soon as possible, as once this bargain is gone, we’re not sure when you’ll get another chance at it....

Summary Spoilers forBlue Lightsseasons 1 and 2 ahead. Blue Lightsseason 2 has arrived and fans of the British police drama will want to know how to watch it, particularly if they don’t live in the United Kingdom. There are dozens ofBritish crime dramas that many viewers have never heard of, but they’re all worth viewing for one reason or another. One of the more recent entries in the canon isBlue Lights, a series set in Belfast, Northern Ireland,following the officers at the fictional Blackthorn police station, particularly focusing on three recruits and the experienced officers who train them....

The2023 Oscarsare over and now it’s official:Everything Everywhere All at Onceis the best film of 2022. The sci-fi epic won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director forthe Daniels (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan), Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, and Best Supporting Actress for Jamie Lee Curtis. The film is a commercial hit too, grossing over $100 million worldwide and attaining a sizable audience on DVD and streaming....

I was perusing the interwebs the other day, looking at some good ole fashion car porn – mmm, Audi R8, oh yeah, Ferrari 458 – when I came across astoryabout a man who bought a Porsche for three hundred Bitcoins. Three hundred of anything didn’t sound like a lot so my curiosity was certainly piqued. Reading more about the sale of the Porsche I learned that the buyer initially purchased the three hundred Bitcoins used for purchase, for $4 a piece, a total of $1200....