Just about everyone who has played Portal is familiar with GLaDOS, the artificially intelligent computer system from the game. Gamer and YouTuber Dave Niewinski of Dave’s Armoury built a real-life version using the NVIDIA Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics.
The LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (75257) set has 1,351 pieces, and you can get it for $135.99 shipped today, originally $169.99. This miniature Corellian freighter starship features rotating top / bottom turrets, 2 spring-loaded shooters, a lowering ramp and an opening cockpit with space for 2 minifigures. Product page.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully mapped the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b, which is located 280 light-years from Earth. It was able to make precise brightness measurements over a broad spectrum of mid-infrared light and then combined that data with 3D climate models and previous observations from other telescopes.
The Cheyenne supercomputer could be yours for the right price, as it’s currently being auctioned off by the US General Services Administration. It consists of two air-cooled management racks, each weighing 2,500 lb, with 26 1U Servers (20 with 128 GB RAM, 6 with 256 GB RAM), 10 Extreme Switches, and 2 Extreme Switch power units.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman created an AI twin of himself and then recorded a Q&A session to see how this digital version might challenge himself. Hour One generated the video avatar, while its voice was created by Eleven Labs.
You’ve seen the clever Japanese condiment packet, now check out a strange Gachapon capsule machine that dispenses Intel CPUs. These coin-operated vending machines typically dispense toys, but for just over $3 USD, you get a computer processor from this one.