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Bizarre Military Tech and From Canvas to NFT

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Google’s AI spotlights a human cognitive glitch: mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought

Linguistics helps explain why humans fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient, conscious, or intelligent.

Found in translation

India has almost 800 different languages. Here’s how artificial intelligence is trying to bridge the communication gap.

Russia’s Yandex opens public access to AI large language model

YaLM 100B contains 100 billion parameters, more than any GPT-like model available in open-source under a licence that allows commercial use.

How BTS Became One of the Most Popular Bands in History

In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania.

How a school teacher became one of Nepal’s biggest YouTube stars

With his YouTube channel, Purvi Blues, Sachin Neupane’s hopes to help Nepalis connect with their history and culture.

Art - from canvas to NFT

Picasso was a joke. Then he was a god. How did his art finally take off in America?

Bizarre new military tech lets soldiers see through walls, objects In any setting

An Israeli startup called Camero-Tech claims to have built a radar-based device that lets soldiers "see through walls," Insider reported.

Honda and Sony team up to tackle Tesla

Fast-growing market for electric vehicles draws more big players.

India needs National Technology Coordinator. An Indian model in digital infrastructure is ready

India has built a unique digital infrastructure. What is needed now is the grammar that gives firm meaning to India’s Digital Way.

Forget lasers. The hot new tool for physicists is sound

From acoustic tweezers to holograms, engineers are taking inspiration from the field of optics—and riding the sound wave.

Honorary mentions

Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign

3D printing technology used to create N95 mask with a nanoparticle coating

AI no longer fringe tech for Indian companies, says a Bain & Company report

Ten scientific inventions to reduce design and architecture's impact on the planet

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