Surgerii unveils new robot

Surgerii has presented a new robot. For performing the most precise and meticulous operations without human involvement. As an example, a quail egg was used - three manipulators removed its shell and then stitched the thinnest membrane under the shell.

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Performance Breaks Records

Kendrick Lamar's performance during the Super Bowl halftime show became the most watched in the show's history, with 133.5 million viewers tuning in live. The rapper managed to break Michael Jackson's record from 1993. The football game itself was watched by 126 million people, making Lamar's halftime show more popular than the game. Following the event, all tracks performed by Kendrick saw an increase in streams on Spotify - especially “Not Like Us”, which saw a 430% increase in streams. The YouTube recording of the performance gained 42 million views in two days.

China Establishes 'Planetary Defense' Unit

China is forming a 'planetary defense' unit due to asteroid 2024 YR4, which may collide with Earth with a probability of 2.2% in 2032 and destroy an entire city. The team will be tasked with monitoring similar objects and developing defense strategies against them, similar to NASA's project in 2022, when a kamikaze probe was launched to alter the trajectory of the asteroid Dimorphos.

AI makes people dumber

This was stated by scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and researchers from Microsoft. We increasingly rely on AI in our work, which leads us to use less critical thinking, resulting in the weakening of cognitive abilities.

Weight Loss Video Game Released in the USA

A weight loss video game has been released in the USA. Fitness Fables immerses the player in a virtual fantasy world where they must actively move and burn calories to complete quests. The game's creator even lost 30 kg during the development process.

Creation of Human-Animal Hybrids Approved in Japan

The creation of human-animal hybrids has been approved in Japan for the purpose of growing organs for transplantation. It will be something like a farm for cultivating living tissues, where biological materials from humans and animals are combined. In the future, this could evolve into growing a needed organ "to order".

Cat Delays Flight in Rome

A Boeing 737 was unable to leave Rome for two days due to a cat hidden on board. Meowing was heard before passengers boarded, and when the crew tried to catch the cat, it hid in the paneling, which was partially dismantled to no avail. Eventually, the cat left the plane on its own after a couple of days, and the cost of the delay was estimated at tens of thousands of euros.

Dutch Lopifit Releases Treadmill E-Bikes

Dutch company Lopifit produces e-bikes with treadmills instead of pedals - to ride it, you need to walk. It features a 250-watt motor that speeds up to 25 km/h (with a walking pace of 5 km/h), and the battery lasts for 70 km. It costs €3000.

«The Most Creative Disney Ad of the 21st Century»

A promotional video that aired last night during the Super Bowl in the USA is being discussed on social media. The company cleverly played on funny scenarios where animals unexpectedly run onto the field, with Stitch causing chaos in the TV commercial. This is Disney's way of reminding audiences about the movie adaptation of «Lilo & Stitch», coming to theaters this May.

Meat Valentines on Sale in Japan

In Japan, meat valentines have gone on sale. The Kikui Takahashi shop from Nagoya is coming to the aid of girls who don't like chocolate and other sweets. Instead of ordinary candies, they can request hearts, cat faces, and flowers made from premium marbled beef.

Quantum Teleportation Used for Distributed Computation

Quantum teleportation has been used for distributing computations between processors. Scientists from the University of Oxford have for the first time used quantum teleportation to unite two separate quantum processors located at a distance of 2 meters. This paves the way for creating distributed quantum computations where several processors can operate as a single system. The method relies on the entanglement of strontium and calcium ions, with strontium responsible for communication and calcium for local memory and computation. Teleportation allows for the transmission not only of data but also of entire quantum logic operations (gates), making the system a universal quantum computer. In the experiment, scientists managed to execute Grover's algorithm with an accuracy of 70%.

British Scientists Peek Inside Herculaneum Scroll

British scientists have looked inside one of the Herculaneum scrolls for the first time, which was burnt during the eruption of Vesuvius around 2000 years ago. Due to severe damage, it cannot be physically unrolled, so X-rays and neural networks were used to virtually 'unroll' the papyrus. The full text is still being deciphered, but several recurring words like 'aversion' have already been discovered.

Tom Cruise Shares Experience of Filming Daring Stunt

Tom Cruise shared the process of filming a crazy stunt for the movie 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning'. The 62-year-old actor is seen holding onto a narrow bar attached to the top of an inverted airplane at about 2000 meters above the mountains. He earlier told Empire magazine that he lost consciousness several times during the filming of the stunts in the sky.

Cordyceps Mushrooms from 'The Last of Us' Used as Viagra Worldwide

Cordyceps mushrooms from 'The Last of Us' are used as Viagra worldwide. In the Himalayas, a subspecies called Cordyceps sinensis grows, which is four times more expensive than gold. In folk medicine, it is believed that the mushroom cures almost everything, including erectile problems. It is even called Himalayan Viagra. In Beijing, the highest price for the mushroom is $136,000 per 0.5 kg. Cordyceps grows high in the mountains and collecting it is extremely dangerous - last year more mushroom hunters died than people conquering Everest. Moreover, this business has become extremely dangerous due to gangs that steal and kill to claim the harvest. In a way, Cordyceps turns people into zombies - so much does everyone want to get it for different purposes.

Sharks with Swollen Brains Found on Canadian and US Shores

Sharks with swollen brains have started to wash up on the shores of Canada and the USA. Something is affecting the brains of the predators, and scientists don't know what it is: the fish showed no signs of injury or starvation. In total, nine great white sharks were found washed ashore in pristine condition on the Atlantic coasts from 2022 to 2024. It should be noted that until 2023, no sharks with meningoencephalitis had been found in Canadian territory for at least 30 years, so Canadian wildlife defenders are particularly concerned about these incidents. Sharks are believed to rarely suffer from infectious diseases because they have a very strong immune system. Perhaps some new and yet unknown bacteria have killed the sharks.

Nudist Cruise through the Caribbean

A nudist cruise is set to depart soon: A ship with hundreds of naked people will sail the Caribbean for 11 days. Ticket prices start from $2000 and go up to $33000. The organizers have established a couple of strict rules - no touching in public and clothing must be worn during meals.

Porsche Admits Mistake in Electric Transition Strategy

Porsche admitted a mistake in their strategy for transitioning to electric vehicles and is resuming the development of internal combustion engines. The company announced a significant change in its plans, directing considerable investments toward the development of models with traditional engines. Experts suggest that other car manufacturers may also reconsider their approaches to 'green energy' and revert to more familiar technologies.

Hide and Seek in Japan's Snowy Mountains

The Japanese Hide and Seek Association is seeking 100 people for a hide and seek game in the snowy mountains. 'Hide and Seek in the Snow 2025' will take place in Hokkaido at a temperature of -10°C - it will not just be a game, but a survival challenge. Anyone aged 6 to 60 can participate. Participants will be 'tracked' by professional seekers, including Antarctic researchers and Self-Defense Force rangers. The game will take place on February 23.

Asteroid YR4 Impact Risk Increases

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has risen to 2.3%. The asteroid, 90 meters in diameter, could arrive on December 22, 2032, causing an explosion with a yield of 7.7 megatons TNT. Megacities like Mumbai, Bogotá, or Lagos could be affected.

Scientists Discover Largest Structure in the Universe

Scientists have discovered the largest structure in the Universe - Quipu stretches across 1.3 billion light-years and contains approximately 200 quadrillion solar masses. The superstructure is located about 250 megaparsecs from Earth and is part of a network of four others. Together, they contain 45% of all known galaxy clusters today and 25% of all matter. To understand the scale: Quipu could potentially contain approximately 690,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 solar systems.