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Popularity of AI-Generated Short Dramas Sparks "Face Buying" Trend
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (335+ words) China's short drama industry proved incredibly successful since its launch in 2018, with ultrashort, melodramatic shows designed specifically for smartphone viewing. But the advent of artificial intelligence really took the genre to new heights, allowing companies to produce content faster and…...
Man Builds Autonomous AI-Powered Water Gun Turret to Keep Pigeons Away
3+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) It's amazing what modern technology can do in the right hands, even when it comes to everyday problems most of us struggle to deal with. Case in point, a tech-savvy Reddit user who built an autonomous water gun turret that…...
This Modern Fortress in the Middle of a Russian Field Is the Perfect Zombie Apocalypse Camp
3+ week, 2+ day ago (266+ words) A 1, 100-square-meter cottage on a 1. 2-hectare plot in Peskovatka village, Russia, has recently been put on the market for the modest price of 40 million rubles ($550, 000). Located on the banks of the Don River, a few hundred meters from the nearest…...
Cosplay Models Shock Internet by Selling "Feet Juice" at California Anime Festival
4+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Oddity Central Cosplay Models Shock Internet by Selling "Feet Juice" at California Anime Festival Anime conventions can get pretty wild, but when's the last time you attended an event where cosplay models were selling actual "foot juice", as in fruit…...
Company Develops Drug That Allegedly Slows Biological Aging in Dogs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (21+ words) LOY-002 is a supposedly revolutionary drug that can extend the 'healthy lifespan' of senior dogs by slowing down biological aging....
Controversial "AI-Powered Pet Translator" Boasts a 95% Accurracy Rate
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (320+ words) Oddity Central Controversial "AI-Powered Pet Translator" Boasts a 95% Accurracy Rate While most commercial pet translator apps are largely created with entertainment in mind, Hangzhou-based tech startup Meng Xiaoyi claims that its new pet translator is the real deal! As long…...
Experts Warn About Fingerprint Theft from Popular "V" Hand Gesture in Selfies
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (294+ words) Oddity Central Experts Warn About Fingerprint Theft from Popular "V" Hand Gesture in Selfies Used either as a symbol of victory or as one of peace, the "V" hand gesture using the index and middle fingers facing outwards has long…...
South Africa Cancels AI Policy After Evidence That It was Partially Written by AI
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) Last month, South Africa's Communications minister announced that he had decided to withdraw the country's national AI policy after discovering that at least 6 of its 67 academic citations turned out to be AI hallucinations, mentioning journal articles that didn't exist. "The…...
Family Uses AI Clone of Deceased Man to Spare His 80-Year-Old Mother the Pain of Knowing the Truth
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (225+ words) Nothing pains a mother more than the loss of their child, so if you could spare them the pain of such a tragedy by deceiving them, would you do it? This is the dilemma that recently split Chinese netizens and…...
14-Year-Old Whiz Kid Is Building a Working Aircraft Engine by Hand
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (381+ words) Che Jingang is not your usual 14-year-old middle school student. After developing a passion for aeronautics at a very early age, he started studying the basics, taught himself calculus, and is now building a functional turbojet engine by hand. Che…...