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🤖 Neuralink Monkey Autopsy
👶 Mother Gives Birth To 2 Foot Tall Baby
🕳️ China Is Digging A 10,000-Meter Hole
🧸 4 New Products
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technology
Wingcopter, a drone startup, is revolutionizing grocery delivery in Germany. Partnering with REWE, a leading supermarket chain, Wingcopter aims to provide swift and sustainable delivery solutions. The drones can cover a 10-kilometer radius and carry up to 6 kilograms of goods, enhancing efficiency and reducing carbon footprint. The collaboration gives options to remote shoppers who can now get zero-emission groceries on a daily basis.
Neuralink's latest experiment faced a setback when a monkey's brain implant ruptured. The incident, reported by Futurism, raises concerns about the technology's safety. Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, aims to develop brain-machine interfaces for medical and non-medical applications. The mishap highlights the challenges in seamlessly integrating such advanced technologies with living organisms. Ongoing research will likely address safety issues to ensure the success and ethical use of brain implants in the future.
science
In Brazil, Cleidiane Santos dos Santos, 27, welcomed a 2-foot tall baby named Angerson, weighing 16lbs (7.3kg) via C-section at Hospital Padre Colombo. Both mom and baby are reported to be in excellent health. The record for the largest naturally born baby goes to Anna Bates in Italy, 1955, at 22lbs 8oz (10.2kg), roughly equivalent to a fully grown Beagle's weight.
China is embarking on a fascinating project, digging a 10,000-meter hole through 10 layers of rock to explore the Cretaceous System, which dates back to 145 million years. The drilling project is poised to identify mineral resources and assess environmental risks like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Bloomberg suggests its potential applications extend beyond pure curiosity, hinting at practical benefits in resource identification and risk management.
new products
Netflix Sleeping Bags - To honour their very last DVD mail out, Netflix decided to create a sleeping bag that looks those classic red envelopes. (link)
The Measuring Coin - Someone invented a coin that you can roll on its side to give you a quick measurement. (link)
Board Game Books - As a way to declutter those old board game piles, this company released board games that fit inside a book, so you can just pop them up on your bookshelf. (link)
Mario LEGO Piranha - New LEGO set features a collaboration with Nintendo to bring you the iconic ‘Piranha Plant’ from Super Mario (link)
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