MMDA probes staff caught playing ‘Mobile Legends’ during work hours
A viral video shows MMDA personnel gaming at a convenience store, prompting a closer look at digital discipline.
Category: Odd Web
Odd, out-of-the-ordinary news and features from around the web.
Zuckerberg’s leadership retreats? Think MMA cage sessions with senior execs
Meta’s CEO swaps boardroom bonding for combat training, using MMA to toughen up executive leadership—both physically and mentally.
Robot rabbits: Florida’s wild new way to outsmart invasive pythons
Florida’s wildlife defenders have unleashed solar-powered robo-rabbits that look, move, smell, and even warm up like marsh bunnies—to draw out sneaky Burmese pythons hiding in the Everglades.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov plans to leave his $14B fortune to over 100 kids
Durov said he recently wrote a will that gives equal inheritance rights to his six “official” children and more than 100 others born through his longtime sperm donations.
Heads up! Too much phone use can literally weigh you down, says medical journal
We all know staring at our phones too much isn’t great—but for one young man in Japan, it turned into a serious medical issue.
Can we build computers a million times faster using pulses of light?
What if computers could run a million times faster than today’s best processors—using nothing but light?
China pushes ahead in robotics with marathon-running humanoids
The humanoid robot that won the race—Tien Kung Ultra—was developed in China, but the specific company behind it has not been publicly named.
This AI-powered dental assistant can identify x-rays with 98.2% accuracy
Researchers have developed a deep learning model that can identify tooth and sinus structures in dental X-rays with an accuracy of 98.2%.
The AI-powered robot horse: Is this the future of mobility?
The robot, called “CORLEO,” is said to combine the strength and endurance of a mechanical system with the adaptive learning and decision-making capabilities of AI.
AI-powered robot makes coffee: Next step in autonomous robotics
Researchers say an AI-powered robot is now capable of autonomously preparing coffee in a complex kitchen environment.
