We are living in strange times, or how some guys made a trash can that recognizes what you throw inside it

The trash can in question is called Oscar and it is the creation of the Initiative AI company. Basically it is a trash bin equipped with a set of cameras and an AI; these tools allow it to recognize the kind of trash that someone wants to throw inside it and suggest the correct bin to put it into. What is more, if you ignore Oscar's suggestions, the device ...

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Yet another US shootout

This one was small, with ”only” three people dead, including the assailant. The latest shootout took place in the Pearl Harbor military base; an US Navy soldier opened fire upon three civilian US Department of Defense employees for reasons that are currently unknown. Two of the victims died, one is injured. The attack ended when the assailant ...

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The infamous Chernobyl gradually loses its veil of secrecy. Power plant's control room has been opened for tourists

The ”Chernobyl” HBO show did the trick - Ukraine government has allowed tourists to visit the control room of the closed nuclear power plant, the place where the catastrophic meltdown has started. The control room can be visited despite it still exhibiting radiation 40 thousand times higher than the norm; every visit is limited to 5 minutes, ...

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