Scientists from Switzerland have proposed replacing Internet cables with lasers.

During the experiment, they aimed a laser at the Jungfraujoch mountain, which is located 53 km from the Bern Observatory, and transmitted data at a speed of 1 Tbps.

ChatGPT created four viruses in one hour.

This chatbot even provided instructions on how to get these potential pathogens from synthetic DNA. Although this data is insufficient to create a bioweapon, researchers have expressed concerns about the possible development of future versions of the GPT. There is a risk that language patterns may evolve to the point of inadvertently triggering another pandemic.

Google is developing a "selfie generator".

He will independently create a selfie, and the user will not have to pose in front of the camera. The service will create realistic images of the user based on other pictures of this person. With the help of text prompts, you can change the background and other details.

Ecological collapse can come already during our lifetime.

The researchers studied models of how tipping events in nature reinforce and accelerate each other. It turned out that the ecological collapse may begin earlier than previously thought. Scientists warn that more than a fifth of the planet's ecosystems, including the Amazon rainforest, are at risk of catastrophic destruction within the lifetime of modern humans.

Researchers have introduced a companion robot - it moves around the body.

Calico moves along a special track attached to clothes. Thanks to the ability to change location, it can perform a variety of functions: from health monitoring to assistance in sports training - for example, during squats, the robot can go down to knee level, and then rise to its back to control how the user stands in the plank.

The trailer for "Bad Money" has been released.

The film is about how Reddit users raised the shares of the "dying" GameStop chain of stores by 700%, although the entire Wall Street put it down. Then hedge funds suffered losses, and the whole world started talking about the situation. Starring: Paul Dano, Nick Offerman, Pete Davidson, Seth Rogen. The film will be released in Russian cinemas on October 19.

The perfect beer-shaped ice cube mold was made by Miller Lite.

According to the company's marketers, in the summer you should drink only cold beer, and ice most often spoils everything - therefore, they suggest making ice from beer.

Swans in Slovakia are addicted to poppy seeds.

They contain opium. Hundreds of drugged birds have become easy prey for predators. Animal activists sent swans for rehabilitation. But they fear that as soon as the opportunity arises, the swans will return to the poppy fields.

Fight of the century.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk agreed to fight after a dispute over Meta's strategy to copy features from other companies. It all started with the fact that Musk ridiculed the rumors that Meta was going to release an analogue of Twitter, and invited the head of the company to meet in a wrestling match. Zuckerberg asked to send the location and received a response. Now Zuckerberg is posting photos from his jiu-jitsu workouts, and Musk is joking that he will use the walrus move when he just lays down on his opponent and does nothing.

Your cat will never be bored alone again.

Startup O-Sister has released an AI robot of the same name to care for cats. The robo-nanny is able to recognize by the gestures and movement of the fluffy what he wants now: to play, sleep or eat. For the latter, a compartment with food is even provided inside the robot. For those who cannot spend even a couple of hours without a pet, there is a video calling function. The price is $199.

The ant orgy left the people of Germany without the Internet.

It took a week to restore the connection. A group of ants were looking for a new home and settled in the equipment of a local Internet provider. During the mass mating of insects, acid was released, which corroded the microcircuits. After that, life in a small town in western Germany went offline for a week.

Mercedes has unveiled the Vision One-Eleven concept sports car.

It became a modern interpretation of the experimental C111 coupe, developed in 1969. The new concept has similar body lines, a low front end and gullwing doors. In front, instead of a radiator grille, a liquid crystal screen is installed. Exactly the same display is located in the stern. The car will not go into production, but some of the ideas embedded in the car will be embodied in the brand's production cars in the future.

Neuralink plans to implant the chip into people live.

The brain chip company founded by Elon Musk plans to implant people with tetraplegia or paralysis during the broadcast. The chip should help people regain mobility skills. Previously, experiments were carried out only on animals.

Skyscrapers have been banned in Paris.

Paris has adopted a new urban development plan, which prohibits the construction of buildings in the French capital above 12 floors, that is, 37 meters. Parisians believe that skyscrapers spoil the architectural appearance of the city. The decision was made after criticism of the pyramid-shaped Tour Triangle tower. It will be the third tallest building in the city.

Apple wants to ban Swiss farmers from using the apple logo.

The company sued the Swiss company Fruit Union Suisse, which has been defending the rights of fruit farmers for almost a hundred years. The lawsuit is about the requirement to prohibit the company from using the apple logo, although there is no resemblance to the Apple logo at all.

67% of Americans would rather go back in time without smartphones or internet.

Predictably, the highest percentage of nostalgia lovers was in the 35-54 age group. There, 77% of people voted for the rejection of technology. But even in the junior category, aged 18-34, there are also the majority of refuseniks - 63%.

If you have not received a ticket to Hogwarts, now you can buy it.

The largest park in the Harry Potter universe has opened in Tokyo. This is where most of the school is, including the dining hall, suspension bridge and stairs, Diagon Alley, the Ministry of Magic, platform 9¾, and even the Dursleys' apartment. All the scenery is original and taken straight from the filming. Admission for an adult is 6,300 yen.

At an auction in Hong Kong, a Chinese bowl was sold for $25 million.

The bowl was made during the reign of Emperor Yongzhen in the 18th century and is part of a rare group of ceramic products. Now it belongs to the collector Alice Cheng.

The world's largest outdoor TV with a diagonal of 201 inches.

C-SEED 201 has a matrix of seven MicroLED panels that hide in a stand and unfold epicly when needed. By the way, the whole process takes 40 seconds. The cost of the TV is 600 thousand dollars.

Scientists have found the answer to the eternal question of what came first - the egg or the chicken.

After analyzing 51 fossil and 29 modern types of chickens, including oviparous and viviparous, scientists concluded that as a result, the chicken appeared first. Studies have shown that the ancient ancestors of chickens were reptiles that existed long before the time of the dinosaurs, and they practiced live birth. The appearance of the egg as a shell occurred later, as a result of evolutionary processes, and played an important role in the survival of offspring.