Fashion Statement: WowWee Unveils Metaverse Avatars
The blockish shape and flat surfaces of My Avastars are designed to encourage kids’ creativity.
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Toxic Artificial Intelligence: Robots Become Racist And Sexist Bigots Due To Flawed AI, Study Says
“A robot operating with a popular Internet-based artificial intelligence system consistently gravitates to men over women.”
Plastic Ocean Wasteland: Maori Artist Gives Glimpse Of Plastic Bottle Future Water World
“Sea life is turning into plastic mutant species. Marine debris and anemones are made of colorful plastic bottle caps.”
Historic Canadian Amusement Park To Offer High-Tech Attraction
XR Immersive Tech’s Uncontained VR Experience to debut in Vancouver.
Spark Out: Tesla ‘Spy’ Cars Banned By German Police
Berlin’s State Criminal Police Office – or Landeskriminalamt (LKA) in German – reportedly confirmed their ban.
River High: Almost Half The World’s Rivers Are Poisoned With Over-The-Counter And Prescription Drugs
Out of 54 sampling sites in the UK, drugs were detected in 50, with only four in remote Snowdonia in Wales being clean.
Trumpeting A Change: Nvidia Releases Artificial Intelligence Tool To Aid Creative Innovations
The AI approach, dubbed 3D MoMa, could provide game developers with an easy way to change pictures and scenes.
Dig That: Ancient Egypt Shrine And Statue Fragments Found At City That Housed Cleopatra’s Needle
“Our latest discoveries document the rulers’ intense investment in the creation and expansion of the temple of Heliopolis.”
Final Frontier: Mysterious ‘Blue Blobs’ In Space Herald New Kind Of Star System
Michael Jones, lead author of a study that describes the new stellar systems, said: “It’s a lesson in the unexpected.”