Are you familiar with ChatGPT? According to a recent poll by YouGov, a little less than half of Americans (46%) have heard at least something about OpenAI's new AI-text-generating program, and just 6% have used it. As with many new technologies, AI-based text generation evokes mixed opinions on how it will affect society, according to recent polling by YouGov — though more Americans see negati...

FRIDA, a robotic arm with a paintbrush taped to it, uses artificial intelligence to collaborate with humans on works of art. Ask FRIDA to paint a picture, and it gets to work putting brush to canvas."There's this one painting of a frog ballerina that I think turned out really nicely," said Peter Schaldenbrand, a School of Computer Science Ph.D. student in the Robotics Institute working with FRI...

Fable Food, an Australian startup that makes plant-based meat out of mushrooms, announced its latest funding round, a Series A of $8.5 million led by Singaporean venture firm K3. Other participants included Greg Creed, former global CEO of Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and Peter Singer, a Princeton professor and well-known animal rights activist and SaladStop!...

The feature gives you a simulated bird's-eye view of a city from various angles and lets you peek inside shops and restaurants.Google Maps can already give you satellite and street views across a location, but now the app is taking things further by recreating several major cities as explorable 3D simulations. The feature is called “Immersive view” and Google introduced it on Wednesday during...

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program's new research of directors and corporate leaders reveals underinvestment in technology and uncovers gaps in board engagement on digital transformation.Over the past few years, technology investment and deployment have expanded dramatically.1 What is less known is how, or to what extent, boards are engaged in tech matters: Some are, but many are not as enga...

The patented robot has demonstrated return on investment for turbine owners within just six months. The solution ensures four times faster repairs at half the cost and safety for technicians.Robotic blade maintenance firm Rope Robotics has begun testing its robots on offshore wind turbines and is planning its launch them commercially by 2024. According to the firm, turbine owners see a return o...

Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and timepiece maker Hublot have released their latest collaborative project: a 13-piece collection of unique NFTs alongside physical watch counterparts. Unveiled at a private event at the Glass House in New York on February 2, the partnership presented to their audience the first look at one of the 13 IRL watches available. The Classic Fusion Takashi Murakam...

Composed of multiple slats of carved acrylic stacked together, the Dune mouse is incredibly eye-catching… but is it ergonomic?Designed by the Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio, the Dune wireless mouse takes its inspiration from the dunes that form on the sands of majestic deserts. Wind pushes the sand into ripples that stretch for miles, creating perfectly spaced lines that make the sand look lik...

Apple’s rumored to be working on a new iPhone line, after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Apple CEO Tim Cook as telling investors that consumers are willing to pay more for a better iPhone. Just last year, Apple debuted the higher-end Apple Watch Ultra, and it’s safe to say that the iPhone Ultra could easily be something the company is working on behind the scenes. Designer Jimmy Huynh put...