Human: Fall Flat is a popular game on all platforms because of the entertainment and creativity it brings to players in each level and series. But now, it has a separate version for mobile, even featuring cross-platform functionality for people playing on each platform to enjoy together. What’s more, it’s known for its impressive physics, […]
A Hong Kong court has sentenced two human traffickers to up to four years and eight months in jail for tricking five Hongkongers into forced labour and confinement in Southeast Asia in one of the worst cases involving residents’ safety overseas in recent years. Ma Che-hou, 32, and Joshua Cheung Man-waai, 25, were sentenced on […]
1 United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived here early this morning on a two-day official visit. Foreign ministry’s director general of UN wing Toufique Hasan received him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), foreign ministry’s official source said. During the visit, Turk will hold a number of meetings with top […]
Do the Sloth Bear of Mysore and the dreaded crocodile Gustave sound like a joke to you?!?! 14 The Sloth Bear of Mysore This bear went on a rampage in India in 1957, mauling dozens and killing 12 people. There were a few competing theories: This was a mother bear who went nuts after humans […]
The outbreak of clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype (HPAI H5N1) in dairy cows in the US has so far resulted in spillover infections of at least thirteen farm workers1-3, who presented with mild respiratory symptoms or conjunctivitis, and one individual with no known animal exposure who was hospitalized but […]
The latest book marks our third effort to review available literature regarding the role of nutrition in astronaut health. In 2009, we reviewed the existing knowledge and history of human nutrition for spaceflight, with a key goal of identifying additional data that would be required before NASA could confidently reduce the risk of an inadequate […]
Tesla’s showing off its Optimus robot prototypes and introducing its Cybercab did not live up to the hype. Source link
MEXICO CITY — A Roman Catholic priest who was a leading voice for peace and conciliation in Mexico’s strife-torn southern Chiapas state was assassinated Sunday after celebrating Mass, authorities said, sparking a wave of denunciations throughout the country. Two assailants on a motorcycle fired at Father Marcelo Pérez, 41, who was found dead inside a […]
There’s a bright yellow billboard along I-95 between New York City and Philadelphia. You can’t miss it. “Potholes suck. AI can fix them.” That’s something most drivers can get behind. Will it be Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs? Amazon delivery drones? Is some other company building androids with jackhammer arms and stomachs full of asphalt millings? […]
Timeless wisdom from sci-fi applied to UX. Artwork by Steven Saunders, a recreation of the original paperback cover by Vin Di Fate A few weeks ago, I finished reading God-Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert. It’s a heart-wrenching and disturbing masterpiece. The protagonist of the book says the following about human behavior: “Desire brings the […]