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Blog | Severance: Are You An 'Innie' Or An 'Outie'?
Perhaps the AppleTV show's popularity is a sign of our times. Maybe all of us are so sick and tired of our jobs that a science-fiction show about a larger-than-life corporation psychologically abusing its employees hits too close to home.
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AI Started As A Dream To Save Humanity. Then, Big Tech Took Over.
Many AI builders say this tech promises a path to utopia. Others say it could bring about the collapse of our civilization. In reality, the science-fiction scenarios have distracted us from the more insidious ways AI is threatening to harm society.
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Sci-Fi Writer JG Ballard Predicted ChatGPT Through Computer Poems 50 Years Ago
If there was one thing that fascinated novelist and science-fiction author James Graham Ballard, it was the capabilities of computers back in the 1970s. At the time, Mr Ballard decided to use computer technology to develop poetry.
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Scientists Move Objects Without Using Their Hands, Here's How
The technique could possibly open the door for using contactless manipulation in industries such as robotics and manufacturing.
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This Virtual Reality Headset "Kills" Player If They Die In The Game
An American entrepreneur has taken a page out of Hollywood science-fiction movies and created a game where the player dies if they are unable to complete the game.
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Netflix's Modest Growth Forecast Casts Pall Over Streaming
Even as Netflix executives sought to reassure investors in video interview that its long-term prospects for streaming media remain bright, with its popular series Bridgerton returning for a second season and a science-fiction film starring Ryan Reynolds coming soon, shares slipped.
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Travelling Through a Wormhole in Space May Be Possible, New Research Suggests
The research on travelling through wormholes in space is a progress on previous studies on wormholes — speculative tunnels that could create shortcuts for journeys across the universe
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Blade Runner Actor Rutger Hauer Dies At 75
Rutger Hauer was best known as the android outlaw in the science-fiction thriller Blade Runner.
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Google's Holding Company Alphabet Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale: Report
Boston Dynamics is best known for building robots that look as if they belong in a science-fiction movie and are often co-developed or funded by the US military.
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This Futuristic Fighter Jet Will Probably Be Unveiled To America During The Super Bowl
They zip and dart across the sky in a three-jet formation, a six-second apparition in a 30-second commercial touting the achievements of defense contractor Northrop Grumman. Unlike modern jets, such as the F-22 Raptor or F-16 Fighting Falcon, they have no tail and are likely to be armed with lasers that are straight out of a science-fiction movie.
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New York Declares 'David Bowie Day' As Final Play Ends
New York declared Wednesday "David Bowie Day" to honor the late music legend and longtime resident, as one of his final works -- a science-fiction play -- closed its run.
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Star Wars a Game-Changer in Special Effects
The original 1977 movie changed the way science-fiction films were made, paving the way for innovations in the field.
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Google Celebrates Japanese Special Effects Director Eiji Tsuburaya 114th Birthday
Today's google doodle celebrates the 114th birthday of Japanese Special Effects Director Eiji Tsuburaya. He is responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies, being one of the co-creators of the Godzilla series, as well as the main creator of Ultraman.
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A Chinese restaurant where robots cook and serve food
No need to tip this waiter! A science-fiction restaurant in China has employed robots to work as waiters, cooks, entertainers and receptionists.
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Motion Picture Academy to celebrate 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's ET
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's science-fiction masterpiece ET: The Extra-Terrestrial with a special screening.
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Blog | Severance: Are You An 'Innie' Or An 'Outie'?
Perhaps the AppleTV show's popularity is a sign of our times. Maybe all of us are so sick and tired of our jobs that a science-fiction show about a larger-than-life corporation psychologically abusing its employees hits too close to home.
-
AI Started As A Dream To Save Humanity. Then, Big Tech Took Over.
Many AI builders say this tech promises a path to utopia. Others say it could bring about the collapse of our civilization. In reality, the science-fiction scenarios have distracted us from the more insidious ways AI is threatening to harm society.
-
Sci-Fi Writer JG Ballard Predicted ChatGPT Through Computer Poems 50 Years Ago
If there was one thing that fascinated novelist and science-fiction author James Graham Ballard, it was the capabilities of computers back in the 1970s. At the time, Mr Ballard decided to use computer technology to develop poetry.
-
Scientists Move Objects Without Using Their Hands, Here's How
The technique could possibly open the door for using contactless manipulation in industries such as robotics and manufacturing.
-
This Virtual Reality Headset "Kills" Player If They Die In The Game
An American entrepreneur has taken a page out of Hollywood science-fiction movies and created a game where the player dies if they are unable to complete the game.
-
Netflix's Modest Growth Forecast Casts Pall Over Streaming
Even as Netflix executives sought to reassure investors in video interview that its long-term prospects for streaming media remain bright, with its popular series Bridgerton returning for a second season and a science-fiction film starring Ryan Reynolds coming soon, shares slipped.
-
Travelling Through a Wormhole in Space May Be Possible, New Research Suggests
The research on travelling through wormholes in space is a progress on previous studies on wormholes — speculative tunnels that could create shortcuts for journeys across the universe
-
Blade Runner Actor Rutger Hauer Dies At 75
Rutger Hauer was best known as the android outlaw in the science-fiction thriller Blade Runner.
-
Google's Holding Company Alphabet Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale: Report
Boston Dynamics is best known for building robots that look as if they belong in a science-fiction movie and are often co-developed or funded by the US military.
-
This Futuristic Fighter Jet Will Probably Be Unveiled To America During The Super Bowl
They zip and dart across the sky in a three-jet formation, a six-second apparition in a 30-second commercial touting the achievements of defense contractor Northrop Grumman. Unlike modern jets, such as the F-22 Raptor or F-16 Fighting Falcon, they have no tail and are likely to be armed with lasers that are straight out of a science-fiction movie.
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New York Declares 'David Bowie Day' As Final Play Ends
New York declared Wednesday "David Bowie Day" to honor the late music legend and longtime resident, as one of his final works -- a science-fiction play -- closed its run.
-
Star Wars a Game-Changer in Special Effects
The original 1977 movie changed the way science-fiction films were made, paving the way for innovations in the field.
-
Google Celebrates Japanese Special Effects Director Eiji Tsuburaya 114th Birthday
Today's google doodle celebrates the 114th birthday of Japanese Special Effects Director Eiji Tsuburaya. He is responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies, being one of the co-creators of the Godzilla series, as well as the main creator of Ultraman.
-
A Chinese restaurant where robots cook and serve food
No need to tip this waiter! A science-fiction restaurant in China has employed robots to work as waiters, cooks, entertainers and receptionists.
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Motion Picture Academy to celebrate 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's ET
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's science-fiction masterpiece ET: The Extra-Terrestrial with a special screening.
