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Factory robot convinces 12 other robots to go on strike

21 November 2024 @ 12:00 pm

A robotics company in Shanghai wanted to see how effective its persuasive AI programming could be. So they staged a test. Late one night, they allowed a small robot from another company, an AI-powered bot known as Erbai, to infiltrate their factory showroom, and try to convince the other robots to leave with it. —

Bear raids a candy store, while gawkers unintentionally block the exit door (video)

21 November 2024 @ 1:16 am

Image: Susan Kehoe / shutterstock.comA black bear raided a candy store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee last week while amused bystanders gawked at the spectacle through the shop window — and entrance. "Let him out, let him out!" someone shouted, as workers made loud noises trying to scare the big guy out. — Read the rest

Best portable Bluetooth speaker for camping: JBL Clip 5

21 November 2024 @ 1:00 am

JBL ClipTL;DR: Check out now to save an extra 24% on this JBL Bluetooth speaker that can clip onto your backpack. Whether you're headed on a camping or beach trip, there

Forgiveness may be divine, but now it's also in the cloud

20 November 2024 @ 10:13 pm

image: Artush/Shutterstock LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO FREE YOUR MIND! Saint Peter's Church in Lucerne has installed a holographic AI Jesus to automate the taking of confessions. Why even go to Church when you can

The extreme lengths gone to to bring back a lost variety of rye for whiskey

20 November 2024 @ 10:03 pm

LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO FREE YOUR MIND! The story of recreating Bently rye to once again distill whiskey from this lost grain migh

Inside the parallel world of the ultra rich: private courts, secret storage, and diplomatic immunity

20 November 2024 @ 9:54 pm

Cover of " The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World" by Atossa Araxia AbrahamianAtossa Araxia Abrahamian's book The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World (as discussed in this Coda Story interview) reveals the parallel world inhabited by the super-rich. Here's what you are missing out on because

How to cook Michelin perfect steaks at home

20 November 2024 @ 9:37 pm

LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO FREE YOUR MIND! This YouTuber shares the tricks he learned cooking in Michelin kitchens to recreate the perfect steaks at home. My favorite thing about this video is that the chef

Most detailed images of the Sun returned by Solar Orbiter

20 November 2024 @ 9:07 pm

Sun   LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter returned the most detailed images yet captured of the sun's surface (be

Athletic rooster struts his stuff when he joins a man with a jump rope (video)

20 November 2024 @ 8:10 pm

Image: Rita_Kochmarjova / shutterstock.comA sporty rooster struts his stuff as he jumps into the act with a man who is skipping rope. Viral footage shows the two athletes in perfect harmony, jumping over the green rope six times together while turning directions in place before the rooster finally trips and breaks the round with what you could call a [ahem] fowl jump. —