People with low incomes are more likely to experience pain.

The lower a person's income, the more likely they are to experience physical pain without actual injury. Sociologists from the City University of London came to such conclusions during the analysis of data from 1.3 million people from 146 countries.

AI pranks have reached a new level.

Jennifer Stefano from the US received a call with her daughter's crying voice about being kidnapped. The girl was on vacation, so the excitement of the mother can be understood. According to her, after her daughter, a man came up to the phone and demanded a $1 million ransom. As a result of negotiations, the amount decreased to 50 thousand. Fortunately, in parallel, Jennifer tried to contact her daughter and she confirmed that everything was fine with her - it turned out that the attackers simply recreated her voice with the help of AI in order to try to make money on her parents.

A patient with 90% brain loss.

In 2016, an ordinary Frenchman went to the hospital with weakness in his leg. The doctor did not find a problem and decided to send the poor fellow for a full examination, which showed that the patient was missing 90% of the brain. The man quietly lived 44 years of a normal life without knowing that he had one big dropsy in his head. At the same time, his IQ is 84, which is quite a bit below average.

Accessories based on Monsters Inc.

Pixar has partnered with CASETiFY to unveil a ton of Monsters, Inc.-inspired Apple tech accessories. The collection includes cases for smartphones, tablets and laptops, as well as cases for headphones and watch straps. Launch of the Pixar x CASETiFY Monsters Inc collection. scheduled for April 27, price ranges from $38 to $98.

In the US, a "smart" gun has appeared that will not shoot in the wrong hands.

The Biofire Smart has a built-in fingerprint scanner and a 3D face scanner - if the owner does not confirm both methods of identification, the weapon will refuse to fire. It is curious that the pistol is civilian - it will not be supplied to the military, but is intended for self-defense. Price - 1499 dollars.

In Japan, the invasion of raccoons, and the fault is anime.

In 1977, the title "Rascal the Raccoon" was released, which went so far to the Japanese that they began to import raccoons into the country as pets at a rate of 1,500 individuals per month. For decades of carefree stay in the island state, without the influence of predators, the raccoon population has grown so much that tens of thousands of animals have been making hell in some prefectures for years, swarming in the garbage. Unfortunately, the Japanese government did not come up with a better solution than to start exterminating animals.

Chinese conglomerate BYD showed the YangWang U9 supercar that can jump.

It's all about the advanced Disus-X suspension and a special control system - thanks to them, the car can not only make short jumps, but also continue to move if one of its four wheels falls off. Up to a hundred in two seconds, inside 4 electric motors with a power reserve of 700 km. To jump on pedestrians, you have to pay about a million yuan.

The NYPD has begun using robots to fight crime.

Spot or Digidog is a remote-controlled four-legged robot designed to work in situations that are dangerous for people. The robot is controlled remotely and can be used in situations that are dangerous for ordinary police officers, for example, when taking hostages. They, among other things, will be engaged in patrolling the city subway. The city police will buy two Spots for a total of $750,000. This is the second attempt to launch such a robot into the police service. The first, undertaken two and a half years ago under former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, culminated in the winding down of the project after the public called it "terrifying" and "apocalyptic."

Spaniard spent 500 days in a cave and broke the world record for isolation.

Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini spent 500 days in a cave without communication with the outside world at a depth of 70 meters and broke the world record for underground isolation. The Flamini experiment is part of the Timecave project. Its participants wanted to find out how social isolation and disorientation in time affect his perception and the human psyche. Flamini's health was monitored with video cameras. Food and water were left for her without contact at a predetermined point in the cave.

In Spain began to grow hydroponic hops - he will save beer from climate change.

In Spain, they began to grow hops using hydroponics, as some varieties of the plant suffer from drought and crop failure. This will help protect the beer from climate change. Hydroponic systems allow you to grow vines using up to 95% less water than traditional outdoor methods. Special sensors measure important parameters - from humidity to CO2 levels.

The water of the oceans could have formed right on Earth.

Prior to this, the main hypothesis about its origin was numerous asteroids containing ice. Scientists have created a model to understand how processes on our planet could have developed tens of millions of years ago. She confirmed that the oxygen released from the magma is able to react with hydrogen in the atmosphere, forming water.

Chinese engineers have created a tiny flea robot.

Its weight is only 12 milligrams, and the body length is 3.4 millimeters. At the same time, he is able to jump 87 times his own height. The robot can move through difficult terrain, overcoming bottlenecks on the surface due to its small size and jumping over high obstacles.

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.