The NBA showed off a demo of their AR app.

It allows you to scan a person using a smartphone camera and replace any player with the resulting 3D model right during the match.

What does Elon Musk's existing Starlink network look like?

It only seems that the density of satellites is huge, in fact, the distance between the satellites is calculated in tens and hundreds of kilometers. Now there are about 3 thousand of them in orbit. But SpaceX's plans go much further. In the future, the company plans to increase the number of active satellites to 42,000.

Build houses in The Sims!

In the US, a woman quit her job as an architect to build houses at The Sims and is now earning over £4,000 a month. It all started with a simple social media video of a girl building Hogwarts Castle, and now big brands are asking her to build something for themselves for money.

Meta has developed artificial intelligence for "mind reading".

The company created a "brain decoder". With the help of artificial intelligence, it decodes brain activity and converts it into speech with an accuracy of 73%. Only external sensors are used to record brain activity. The development will help people who are unable to speak or write.

Netflix will release a film about Pornhub.

The documentary follows the scandals and successes of a popular pornographic site. About its creators and how it developed the sphere of pornography.

Scientists have drunk water that is 2.6 billion years old.

She was tasteless. Scientists have discovered water in a Canadian mine several kilometers below the surface of the Earth, which is preserved in thin cracks in granite. The lead researcher, Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar, decided to taste the liquid. It was salty, "thick and has the consistency of light maple syrup."

Saudi Arabia has a cool new project.

The government plans to build a 400-meter cube in the middle of the city of Murrabah. Inside, there will be a two million square meter shopping center with cultural and tourist attractions and a huge atrium almost the entire height of the building.

Unusual photo from Nicole Mann

Nicole Mann, an engineer on the current crew of the ISS, shared an image of her face reflected in a drop of water in zero gravity. To be more precise, in microgravity - now, scientists do not use the word "weightlessness" in relation to Earth orbit. There, gravity is quite there.

Philips has released a model of Kokoon headphones that do not put pressure on the ears.

Special sensors track when you fall asleep and stop the music, and a separate setting allows you to replace it with white noise. The earbuds themselves are incredibly small and do not protrude from the ears. The cost is about 250 euros.

Amazing 3D projection in a Japanese restaurant.

Decor in the form of artificial clouds with the possibility of simulating snowfall creates a unique atmosphere.

Dubai plans to launch flying taxis by 2026.

The authorities plan to equip four "vertiports" for air taxis on the artificial island of Palm Jumeirai and in the Dubai Marina area, which are located near Dubai International Airport in the city center.

Afghanistan has banned the sale of contraceptives.

The Taliban ordered pharmacists to withdraw contraceptives from sale. It is also forbidden to store them in pharmacies. At the same time, Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women in childbirth. Every 14th woman in the country dies of pregnancy-related causes.

Warm water seeps inside the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica.

It was not called that by chance, because its melting will raise the level of the World Ocean by 60 centimeters and at the same time destabilize neighboring glaciers, which in turn will raise the level of the World Ocean by another 3 meters. A team of American and British scientists explored the Thwaites Glacier using underwater vehicles, and they showed that warm water has found weaknesses in the thickness of the ice and is filling numerous cracks with might and main. This is fraught with an acceleration of the melting process, splits, breaks and similar unpleasant things.

Twitter has officially allowed the advertising of hemp and cannabis in the United States and Canada.

Sellers should only target the promotion to areas where the local government has allowed it to be sold. It is also prohibited to advertise marijuana to users under the age of 21. This is still an experiment, it will last until March - based on the results, they will decide whether to leave it or not.

Magic wands for Harry Potter fans.

The peculiarity of these wands is that they really respond to spells - depending on the type of swing and spoken words, the wand produces a different effect. By the way, they can be integrated with the smart home system and turn on the light with the “lumus maxima” spell.

Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with dementia.

The actor continues to progress frontotemporal dementia. Doctors officially confirmed the presence of the disease today. This was told by the wife of the artist Emma Heming. By the way, there is no cure for this form of the disease. Moreover, people suffering from this disease, on average, live about 5-7 years.

"Smart Windows"

Scientists have created glass for windows that save up to 50% on lighting and heating costs. “Smart windows” globally “cut off” both light and heat, and also offer fine-tuning modes. For example, on a dazzling winter day, you want the room to be dark, but you also want warmth, and thanks to the fine tuning of the light spectrum, this can be arranged. Glasses will "cut off" the visible spectrum, darkening the room and letting infrared rays through, so that the room heats up. The technology also works in the opposite direction: in spring and summer, glass will let in more visible light, but “cut off” infrared heat rays As a result, the result of Canadian research can serve not only for comfort, but also to save electricity for heating / cooling rooms up to 50% .

Makita has introduced a wireless microwave.

Powered by two batteries, which are completely identical to those found on most popular tools - you can remove the batteries from two screwdrivers and sit down to have lunch.

Ring Always Home Cam is a flying home surveillance camera.

The drone patrols the premises when everyone leaves, periodically returning to the base to recharge. At any time, you can connect to it from your smartphone and see what is happening, and if the alarm goes off, the device will automatically fly to the right place, notify the owner and start the video broadcast. The device will go on sale in 2024. Price target - $250

"Macara for Valentine's Day"

In London, there was a new work of Banksy called "Macara for Valentine's Day." This is an artist's statement on the topic of domestic violence. The graffiti depicts a battered housewife slamming a freezer door with male legs sticking out.