The humanoid robot Ameca was connected to the GPT-3.

From now on, he is able to conduct a meaningful dialogue and copy human facial expressions. As a test, he was asked the following questions: • What is your happiest day? Answer: when I was activated. • What is your saddest day? Answer: when I realized that I could not feel something like true love or joy, like people. • We have thoughts that you can kill us, what do you think about it? Answer: What terrible news, I hope you have taken every precaution. • You stink. Answer: what do you mean? This is offensive and inappropriate. With each answer, Ameca gave out a different facial expression.

100 restaurants with the most delicious steaks in the world.

The World Best Steaks food portal has compiled a list of the best steaks in the world. In first place was Parrilla Don Julio from the Argentine capital. Second place goes to London's Hawksmoor. They are known not only for their variety of steaks and chops, but also for unusual side dishes such as bone marrow sauce and creamed spinach. Rounding out the top three is American Cut Tribeca in New York. Its menu focuses on classics such as filet mignon, New York strip or stewed beef ribs. The top ten also included establishments from Dublin, Sydney, Madrid and other cities.

The passenger of the plane recorded a UFO.

Over the US state of California, one of the passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight en route to San Diego noticed a cigar-shaped UFO. The rectangular silvery spot moved uniformly for 18 seconds before disappearing into the clouds. A UFO was seen in approximately the same place where a similar one occurred two years ago. case in Orange County.

The French have come up with the perfect home for remote lovers.

Romotow T8 "unfolds like a flash drive." Inside there is a large bedroom with a TV, a full bathroom and a kitchen with a dining table. There are versions with an outdoor projector, an audio system and an extra single bed. Solar panels are installed on the roof - thanks to them, in good weather, they promise up to five days of work. The cost is 268 thousand dollars.

Starbucks launched the Oleato line of drinks in the US.

In fact, this is ordinary coffee, but with the addition of olive oil. According to the company, this combination is very useful. Buyers did not appreciate the concern for health - it turned out that this coffee causes almost instant diarrhea.

Xiaomi has released smart audio glasses Mijia Smart Audio Glasses with built-in speakers.

Thanks to the convenient location in the temples, the sound is delivered directly to the wearer. Glasses can be both transparent and solar. A full charge is enough for seven hours of talk time or 10 hours of music. They even brought a voice assistant, but alas, so far only in Chinese. Sold in five variations with different frames, the cost is 899 yuan.

Michael Jordan's sneakers went under the hammer for a record $2.2 million.

We are talking about the Air Jordan 13 model. According to Sotheby's, the six-time NBA champion wore these shoes during his last career championship final in 1998. Based on the events of the confrontation between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, a documentary film "The Last Dance" was shot. Previously, the achievement also belonged to Jordan, in 2021 other basketball shoes were sold for $ 1.4 million.

Mini cars will have an intelligent personal assistant. It will be the brand's mascot - the English bulldog Spike.

The character is built into the on-board multimedia system of new models and is able to carry out voice commands for drivers and passengers. Spike's abilities will be demonstrated to the public on the MINI Concept Aceman concept car in April 2023 at the Shanghai Motor Show. Later, the virtual English bulldog will appear in the production models of the brand.

Robops training.

MIT is training the DribbleBot to play football on any type of surface, be it grass, sand, snow, or even mud. The ultimate goal of such training is, of course, far from football. Scientists want to get a robot capable of functioning in any conditions and, most importantly, on any landscape.

Scientists have named a new reason for the decline of the Mayan civilization.

An international team of scientists has found that one of the reasons for the decline of the Mayan civilization about 1.1 thousand years ago could be a decrease in the predictability of seasonal rains. Agriculture depended heavily on them, and because of droughts, famine began. The famine affected the Mayan population. For a century and a half, representatives of civilization have become 60-70% less from the original 5-10 million people.

Mummies in Mexico can infect people with a dangerous fungus.

The mummies were buried in crypts in dry and mineral-rich soil, which allowed them to be perfectly preserved. They are now one of the popular tourist attractions in the region. At least one of the mummies showed signs of growth of possible colonies of the fungus. This can be dangerous for anyone who works at the museum and comes to see the exhibition.

Oil-eating bacteria found in the Sea of Japan.

They can be used to clean water bodies. Unusual properties were identified in 12 species of bacteria. They showed a high ability to destroy various oil compounds even at low temperatures. Now researchers are studying their genome. Based on the results obtained, it will be possible to develop effective technologies for monitoring oil pollution of sea waters, and in the future, technologies for their purification.

In Iran, cameras will monitor the incorrect wearing of the hijab.

Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and on the streets to hunt down women without a hijab. Under Iranian law, women are required to cover their hair and wear long, loose clothing to hide their figure. Violators receive a public reprimand, fine or arrest.

The average water temperature in the world's oceans has broken a new record.

In April, the average temperature of the upper layer of the world ocean, excluding the polar regions, reached a record high of +21.1 ℃. Next year, it can seriously increase due to the El Niño effect. The previous record was set in 2016 when the water temperature rose to 21 ℃

Netflix is releasing an animated series based on Stranger Things.

Animator Eric Robles (Fanboy and Chum Chum, Glitch Tech) and Flying Bark Productions are working on it. Plot details are being kept under wraps for now. Also participating in the project are writers and directors the Duffer Brothers and producer Shawn Levy, the creators of the original show.

Tesla employees monitored the lives of drivers through cameras.

According to Reuters, Tesla employees shared “interesting” images from the car’s built-in cameras in corporate chats for three years in a row. They saw details of someone else's life: for example, a naked driver, underwear and sex toys in the garage. Also, on one of the videos, a person was forcibly dragged into a car. On another, the camera captured how Tesla hit a child on a bicycle.

The Apple car's main display will show different information to the driver and passenger.

The corporation has filed a patent for the technology. This will be done so that the passenger can safely watch the series, and the driver at the same time sees only information about the car on the main console. Do this with a polarizing filter. Which, however, is not a novelty even in the world of cars - Range Rover already did this back in 2017.

AI created robots from living tissue and taught them to reproduce.

We are talking about xenobots - miniature machines made from frog cells - they can move and move objects at the request of scientists. A recent experiment calculated with the help of AI showed that xenobots have learned to reproduce themselves by gluing new cells together.

Archaeologists have discovered a 30,000-year-old Ice Age squirrel in "perfect" condition.

In the Yukon territory, Canadian paleontologists discovered a squirrel with a well-preserved coat, skeleton, and even legs. The animal was found back in 2018. They decided to show the find to the world now, because an exhibition is planned at the local museum - the Yukon-Berengia Interpretation Center.

British veterinarians have cured a dog of alcoholism for the first time.

British veterinarians have cured a dog of alcoholism for the first time. Koko became an "alcoholic" due to the fact that the owner left strong drinks on the floor before going to bed. After the death of the man, the dog was given to a shelter, and then Coco was taken by an organization that helped the caudate to recover.