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30 JUL

OpenAI’s ‘state-of-the-art’ system gives robots humanlike dexterity

OpenAI, a nonprofit, San Francisco-based AI research company backed by Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, and Peter Thiel, among other titans of industry, made headlines in June when it announced that the latest version of its Dota 2-playing AI — dubbed OpenAI Five — managed to beat amateur players. Today, it unveiled another first: a robotics sy…Read […]

03 OCT

This ex-Pepsi CEO’s 17th century Italian castle just underwent a $12 million renovation to become a state-of-the-art cooking school — take a look inside

Castello di Ugento If there’s one thing Italians know how to do, it’s cook — and now they can do it in one of the most stunning settings imaginable. A majestic 17th century castle in the heart of southern Puglia, Italy has undergone an $ 11.7 million transformation to become an art culinary institute. It’s […]

17 JUL

Inside the state-of-the-art tech behind ‘The War for the Planet of the Apes’

War for the Planet of the Apes The INSIDER Summary: “War for the Planet of the Apes” features some stunning state-of-the-art technology. The actors had to wear unitards covered in reflective Velcro balls and dotted markers to help capture their movements. A behind-the-scenes clip shows the complex production process. “War for the Planet of the […]

03 JUN

Set up your own Basecamp with this state-of-the-art caravan

GETTY The Basecamp is a modern caravan that can be towed by any small car We wanted to pull the duvet back over our heads when the alarm went off – but we had a date with a dinosaur. Or dinosaurs, to be exact. “Jack, go and put your head in its mouth, quick,” I […]

09 MAY

1,000s of troops, state-of-the-art weaponry parade through Moscow on V-Day (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Thousands of exemplary servicemen and women, along with the most advanced and battle-tested equipment, paraded through Red Square in a grand military exhibit that constitutes the focal point of the annual Victory Day celebrations in Russia. LIVE UPDATES: Russia celebrates Victory Day More than 10,000 soldiers and officers took part in the parade marking the […]

02 FEB

Ethiopia’s state-of-the-art commodity exchange

ON THE walls of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) in Addis Ababa, the capital, hang glossy black-and-white photographs of provincial market towns and rustic life. For the merchants and brokers striding across its high-tech trading floor they serve as a reminder that the ECX, sub-Saharan Africa’s most modern commodity exchange outside Johannesburg, exists for a […]