Figure and BMW have made a “commercial agreement” that will bring Figure’s first humanoid robot to a BMW factory in South Carolina. This is the only BMW building in the United States. As of 2019, the 8 million-square-foot site had the highest yield of any factory in the world that made cars for a German company. BMW hasn’t said how many Figure 01 cars it will use at first. We also don’t know for sure what the robot will be doing when it starts working. Figure did confirm with TechCrunch, though, that it will start with five jobs and push…
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In a fight over how much he gets paid, Elon Musk said on Monday that he might stop working on some of Tesla’s most important projects. The rich man said on Twitter that he’s “uncomfortable” working at the company on AI and robots projects until he has more money in the company. Musk, who has a 13% stake in the company, said he would “build products outside of Tesla” if his stake doesn’t rise to 25%. “I don’t feel comfortable building Tesla into a leader in AI and robotics without having about 25% of the votes.” “Enough to have an…
Scientists from Japan have successfully filmed plants talking to each other and warning others about possible risks in real time. This is a big step forward in an observation that was first made in the early 1980s. What they saw was: The research team, led by molecular biologist Masatsugu Toyota from Japan’s Saitama University, published their findings in the journal Nature Communications in October 2023. They were able to show that healthy plants can send defence signals to nearby plants by sensing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by other plants in response to damage or insect attacks. How the study…
Not At All, But… Scientists are more excited than ever about the rumour that the James Webb Space Telescope has found a planet with clear signs of life, according to Ars Technica. Many of the rumours may not be true, but at the very least, they show how useful the space camera could be in the study of alien life. A NASA official told Ars that there has been no “definitive evidence” found yet, but they did say that there was a chance of a big discovery coming up that would need years of follow-up study to confirm. A deputy…
You probably remember the last time you heard a loud boom. When an aeroplane flies faster than sound, it makes a loud bang that sounds like an explosion. It can be scary and even break windows. Sonic booms are one reason why there aren’t any supersonic passenger planes flying right now. They were also one of the things that kept Concorde from being successful after it stopped flying in 2003. The supersonic airliner could only fly at subsonic speeds over land or near coastlines. Today, international rules still say that commercial flights over land can’t go faster than Mach 1,…
It might have been the least shocking win in the history of the lowa caucuses. After months of polls, Donald Trump easily won the first Republican primary for president. The final margin was just as large as the polls had forecast. But the former president was celebrating on Monday night for more than just winning the election. His followers had braved the bitter cold to give him the win. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, two of Mr. Trump’s top opponents, did not emerge as a clear front-runner, so the vote against Trump is still split. At the same time, Vivek…
It’s New York City. A “Honeymooners” actress who played Ed Norton’s sarcastic wife Trixie has died. She was 99 years old. Her son Randolph Charles told The Associated Press on Sunday that Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. She was the only major character left from the beloved comedy from the 1950s, when TV was at its best. Based in part on singer Jackie Gleason’s youth, “The Honeymooners” was a warm look at life in a Brooklyn tenement. Ralph Kramden, the blustery bus driver, was played by Gleason. His witty and…
AP reports that in Jerusalem, Officials say that Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a cruise missile at an American warship in the Red Sea, but it was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet. This was the latest attack on ships around the world that happened while Israel was at war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. After weeks of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the United States and its allies started attacking the Houthis on Friday. Sunday’s attack was the first fire that the US knows about from them. Because of the war between Israel and Hamas,…
NASA had hoped that the Artemis II mission would bring humans back to lunar orbit in November 2024, but those big plans have been put on hold. NASA officials said on Tuesday that Artemis II won’t take off until at least September 2025. They said this was because the equipment needed to keep astronauts safe is still being tested. The next mission, Artemis III, to land on the moon has been pushed back to 2026 because of this delay. It looked like 2024 would be a big year for space. To be fair, it still is. NASA finally plans to…
Iran and other Middle Eastern allies, as well as at least one U.S. ally, spoke out against Friday’s U.S.-led airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, saying they could lead to a bigger battle in the area. The attacks came after a string of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea on ships. The Houthis say they are attacking Israeli ships and ships going to Israel to help the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have been under constant Israeli airstrikes for almost 100 days. However, some of the targets the Houthis have hit have had no clear link to Israel. The…
If you’re into AI, you may have heard the term “GPT66X” a lot. You may be wondering what all the fuss is about in the digital world. You can get high-quality content quickly and write natural text quickly with this great program that Google made. The coolest thing about this new technology is that it can be used in so many ways that it helps everyone. GPT66X is useful in many situations, such as when writing new material to make medical reports or when writing new emails to help with data analysis. This technology is more than just a step…
In the past, Jason Momoa was best known for his roles on TV shows like Baywatch: Hawaii, Stargate: Atlantis, and Game of Thrones. Now, he is a real Hollywood star. This is mostly because he plays Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe, but the actor has also been working on a lot of other big projects lately, like the future Minecraft movie and his own show that Max subscribers will soon be able to watch. But because of all his work, Momoa has been on the road a lot. He says he doesn’t “even have a home right now.” During…
Attacks By The US In The Red Sea This picture from the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious attack ship USS Bataan and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall going through the Bab al-Mandeb strait on August 9, 2023. The head of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East says the Houthi rebels in Yemen are not stopping their “reckless” attacks on civilian ships in the Red Sea. But Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told the Associated Press on Saturday that more countries are joining the international mission to protect ships in the important waterway and that trade is starting…
There is now a state of emergency in the city of Papua New Guinea because at least 15 people were killed in riots. PM James Marape said on Thursday that more than 1,000 troops are ready to “step in wherever necessary.” Police went on strike on Wednesday over a pay cut that the government says was an error. Stores and cars were set on fire, and groceries were stolen. The unrest comes after the Pacific Island nation was already under a lot of stress because of high unemployment and rising prices. In a speech to the whole country, Mr. Marape…
It’s official: Selena Gomez will play Linda Ronstadt, the 11-time Grammy Award-winning singer, in a new movie. Ronstadt posted about the news on her social media accounts on Wednesday. “It all began with a simple dream 👀💏” she wrote in a post that shared Variety’s article about the casting. She also put up the link to Rolling Stone’s story along with three heart-shaped emojis. In a sneak peek at her upcoming part as the famous Mexican American singer, Gomez shared a picture of Ronstadt’s 2013 autobiography, “Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir,” on Instagram on Tuesday. USA TODAY has asked a…
According to Reuters, Apple is in danger of losing its title as the world’s most valuable company to Microsoft after its stock dropped recently because of worries about iPhone sales. Apple’s shares have dropped 4% so far in 2024, after going up 48% last year. This is because of new worries about the demand for smartphones. After going up 57% in 2023, Microsoft is up about 2% so far this year. Apple lost 0.4% of its value on Wednesday, while Microsoft gained 1.6%. This made the iPhone maker’s lead even smaller. Microsoft is worth $2.837 trillion on the stock market,…
The year 2023 was known as “superhero fatigue.” If the problem is real or not, it seemed like the movies that used to seem as bulletproof as their main characters were having trouble at the box office. Some superhero movies did okay, but a lot of them did not do at all what people thought they would. Even though Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is one of them, the movie is still doing much better than some of its peers. Aquaman 2 has made about $334 million around the world so far, which is a lot less than the $1…
Following their breakup two years ago, Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa are ending their marriage. Bonet went to Los Angeles County court on Monday to end her marriage to Momoa, whom she hasn’t seen in a while. The “Cosby Show” actress said that the couple’s divorce was due to “irreconcilable differences,” and she named October 7, 2020, as the date they would no longer be together. USA TODAY has asked spokespeople for Bonet and Momoa to let us know what they think. When she filed for divorce, Bonet asked that she and the “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” star share…
Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old Education Minister, was named prime minister by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. Macron wants to give his second term new life before the polls for the European Parliament. The move might not cause a big change in politics, but it shows that Macron wants to move on from last year’s unpopular changes to immigration and pensions. He also wants to improve the chances of his center-right party in the June EU election. He will be the youngest and first publicly gay prime minister of France. Polls show that Macron’s group is eight to ten percentage…
The New York Times and local news sites say that an explosion at a hotel in Fort Worth, Texas hurt at least 21 people. The blast happened on Monday afternoon at the Sandman Signature Hotel in the city’s downtown area. The hotel is in a 102-year-old building and opened in March 2023. Lucky for us, no deaths have been recorded yet. Someone was said to be lost, but they have since been found. 14 people were taken to hospitals, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says that one is in critical condition and four are in dangerous condition. The others allegedly…
Tunnels were found under the headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch, which caused a lot of controversy. In a shocking turn of events, tunnels were found under the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn. This caused chaos and a tense situation between police and the people who were found in the tunnels. Bochurim, who is part of the Chabad Lubavitch community, ripped up wooden panels to stop a cement truck from blocking off the newly found tunnels. This is how the find happened. It’s still not clear why these tunnels were built; different stories say they were made for different reasons. According…
Monday will be a crazy day for heavy winter weather. In the central US, a strong storm will bring heavy snow and blizzard conditions, and in the southeast, flash floods, heavy rain, and possibly tornadoes are on the way. The very strong storm is moving from the southwest to the northeast through midweek, bringing with it almost every type of winter weather threat you can think of, such as strong winds, possible tornadoes, major flooding, snow, and blizzards. Already, the system is making it hard to visit places. As the storm moved through the Four Corners area on Sunday, dangerous…
The Golden Globes were useful because they helped “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things” with their Oscar campaigns and started the farewell tour for “Succession.” However, Sunday’s televised event also reinforced the idea that Hollywood has a hard time saying goodbye to people who give it awards. The 81st Golden Globes ceremony took place, but similarities to earlier events should be done with a warning. That’s because the Globes have gone through big changes as an organization. They got rid of the scandal-plagued Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. (HFPA) and set up a new, improved voting group with more members under the direction…
Dear Mother. These are the names that Beyoncé’s fans all over the world have given her. No matter if you say “mother” or “muva,” the idea is the same. The global star was even named “Mother of the Year” for 2023 by Grindr, a famous LGBTQ+ dating app, which polled more than 10,000 users. This use of the word “mother” comes from LGBTQ+ ballroom culture; it means that Beyoncé is a strong but loving leader of a fandom. But Beyoncé became a mother for the first time in 2012, when she and Jay-Z had their first daughter, Blue Ivy, who…
With thanks to her fans for supporting her return to the comic book series as Mera, Amber Heard shared some behind-the-scenes pictures from the making of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on Instagram. The post is interesting because Heard said in court during her defamation case against Johnny Depp in 2022 that Warner Bros. “didn’t want to include me” in the “Aquaman” sequel because of her split from Depp. She said that her part in the second movie was “cut down” and that fight scenes were “taken away” because of this. Read More: Will “Aquaman 2” Do Well Or Poorly…
This is Pretoria (Reuters).Oscar Pistorius, a former Paralympic winner from South Africa, was freed on parole on Friday, almost 11 years after killing his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a country used to seeing a lot of violence against women. The 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp was killed on Valentine’s Day 2013 by Pistorius, who was known as “Blade Runner” because of his carbon-fiber artificial legs. He has said over and over that he thought Steenkamp was an intruder when he fired four shots into the bathroom of his Pretoria home, which is why he has been convicted more than…
Neither Clinton nor Trump have been blamed for anything wrong that happened with the late sex offender. A lot of court papers about the late guilty sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public on Wednesday. They include the names of a lot of important people. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are two of them. Epstein killed himself in jail while waiting for his trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Neither Clinton nor Trump have been accused of any crime in connection with Epstein. Where Did The Papers Come From? The papers, which add up to almost 1,000 pages, were…
Willis Gibson got a kill screen on a game that was made 21 years before him. You can find Tetris on almost every console, computer, and gadget. It’s one of the most famous and long-lasting video games of all time. Many of these versions have ends built into story modes and other modes like that, but until now, people thought they couldn’t beat the original endless mode. The 13-year-old boy is the first person to “beat” the NES version of Tetris, 34 years after it came out. This was reported by YouTuber aGameScout. We put the word “beat” in quotes…
Explosions In Iran After a blast in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, people stay close to a man who was injured. On Wednesday, Iran’s state-run media said that explosions at a celebration for a famous Iranian general who was killed in a U.S. bombing in 2020 killed at least 73 people and injured more than 170 others. Associated Press photo by Mahdi Karbakhsh Ravari. AP reports that in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, At a memorial for a famous Iranian general killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2020, two bombs went off minutes apart, killing at least 103…
“What a terrible way to start the year,” one Shika resident said as they waited in queue for water. More than 40 people were killed when a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on New Year’s Day. Rescuers are working hard against the clock and strong aftershocks on Tuesday to find survivors. The earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture sent over-a-meter-high tsunami waves that destroyed buildings, started a big fire, and tore roads apart. On Tuesday, the damage to the Noto Peninsula was clear: buildings were on fire and houses were flattened, and there was more damage along the coast. A person in the…
Ainsley, Gutierrez, Lebowitz, Thorp V, and Prindiville, along with Frank Thorp V and Tara A record number of migrants forced the Biden administration to close four ports of entry at the southern border. This week, the ports will be reopened, top administration officials said Tuesday. Eagle Pass, Texas; San Ysidro, California; Lukeville, Arizona; and Nogales, Arizona are the four ports of entry that will be open again to the public on Thursday. They were closed for most of December because U.S. Customs and Border Protection had to move resources to deal with the large number of people trying to get…
Money Heist: Berlin Season 2 could be the next show in the “Money Heist: Berlin” series. It looks into the past of the character Berlin and was made by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato for Netflix. It builds on what the first series started. Fans are eagerly waiting for news about this possible installment and the possibility of spin-offs with other characters, which makes the show even more exciting. We know when Money Heist: Berlin Season 2 will come out because we have all of the following information. When Will Season 2 Of Money Heist: Berlin Come Out There…
Reuters: TOKYO -After a crash with a Coast Guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, all 379 people on board a Japan Airlines plane luckily escaped a fire. However, local media reported that most of the Coast Guard plane’s crew had died. One of the Coast Guard’s planes was involved in the crash. It was on its way to Niigata airport on Japan’s west coast to bring help to people who were hurt in the powerful earthquake that happened on New Year’s Day and killed at least 48. NHK, a public station, said that five of the six crew…
In an NFL game on Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals. Takara Swift and Travis Kelce are all set for 2024! The pop star and the athlete, both 34 years old, were seen leaving Kelce’s New Year’s Eve NFL game together after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals 25–17 to win the AFC West division title. A picture posted on Instagram by Nick Wagner of The Kansas City Star shows Kelce leaving the game wearing a black beanie and a black and white striped sweater. The “Maroon” singer was standing next to him, rocking…
Abdul says that the director has sexually assaulted her twice. The claims by Paula Abdul that Nigel Lythgoe sexually attacked her are being denied by him. In a lawsuit brought earlier this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Abdul, 61, accused Lythgoe, 74, of multiple counts of sexual assault. She said that he sexually assaulted her twice while they worked together on American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. She told TMZ in a statement in response to Abdul’s claims, “To say that I am shocked and saddened by the allegations made against me by Paula Abdul…
The head of Poland’s armed forces thinks a Russian missile went into Polish airspace for almost three minutes and then went back into Ukrainian airspace. Gen. Wieslaw Kukula said the missile went about 25 miles (40 km) into Polish airspace early Friday morning. It was the warning at the same time that Ukraine said Russia had the most airstrikes in a day since the war started. Once President Andrzej Duda saw the object on radar, he called an emergency meeting to talk about security. There have been about 200 police officers searching the area where the object was found in…
This is Taylor Swift’s way of getting in touch with a fan who wrote an emotional TikTok about her. The 34-year-old pop star shared a sweet comment on the video from a Swiftie mom on Thursday. Swift said that the woman’s words had “so moved” her. The TikTok video from Wednesday showed a woman with the name @saywhaaat crying as she talked about how the “Cruel Summer” singer has affected her and her young daughter. “Hi Taylor, My name is Jenny. I’ve always liked them. I grew up with you because we are the same age. “You kind of saved…
For an extra monthly fee, streaming service users will be able to choose a version without ads. Beginning in the new year, Amazon Prime Video users will see that the streaming service now has ads. After saying in September that “Prime Video shows and films will include limited advertisements,” Amazon has now set 29 January as the start date for the change. For an extra $2.99 a month, users will be able to get a choice without ads. Amazon has started taking pre-registrations for this service. “This will let us keep putting money into interesting content and keep putting more…
Erdogan says that Turkish universities are open to scholars who are under fire for standing up for human rights in Gaza. Erdogan, the president of Turkey, said on Wednesday that there is “no difference” between what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing in the attacks on Gaza that have been going on for months and what Adolf Hitler did many years ago. “How are you (Netanyahu) different from Hitler?” Erdogan asked at a science awards event in Ankara, the capital. These things will also make us look for Hitler. Is there anything that Netanyahu does that is worse than…
During the busy holiday week, a winter storm with heavy snow, freezing rain, and strong winds made driving dangerous across the Plains and upper Midwest. The storm’s strong wind gusts on Monday and Tuesday—sometimes 50 to 60 mph, and in some places up to 75 mph—caused blizzards and made driving “difficult to nearly impossible,” according to the National Weather Service. Some parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming were warned of blizzards on Monday and Tuesday. Blizzards happen when strong winds and blowing snow last for at least three hours and make it impossible to see more than…