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Toys 'R' Us Spits On Its Own Grave With AI-Generated Trash

Private equity vultures made Toys ‘R’ Us go bankrupt in 2017 . All its U.S. stores closed in 2021. But the zombie brand is still around thanks to a licensing deal with Macy’s. Now it’s using generative AI to reanimate its corpse with an origin story ad that puts its 70-year

Assessing the place of citizen science in modern research

In recent years, numerous fields of research have seen an explosion in the volume and complexity of their scientific data. To keep pace with these changes, EU-funded research projects are increasingly crowdsourcing their data through citizen science projects, which allow the

The space bricks have landed

ESA scientists have been exploring how a future moon base might be built from materials on the lunar surface. Inspired by LEGO building, they have used dust from a meteorite to 3D-print "space bricks" to test the idea. ESA's space bricks are on display in selected LEGO Stores

NASA, SpaceX launch NOAA's latest weather satellite

NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) will benefit the nation by

Time to build zero-debris satellites

ESA is committed to delivering on the promise of Zero Debris by 2030. To ensure compliant satellites can be designed and built in time, ESA is supporting industry during this technologically challenging transition.

Heems – “MANTO” (Feat. Vijay Iyer)

Earlier this year, Heems released Lafandar , his first solo LP in nine years, and it was our Album Of The Week . Today, Himanshu Suri is already announcing its follow-up, Veena LP . The Sid Vashi-produced single “Manto” is out now, and it features Vijay Iyer.

Uniform – “This Is Not A Prayer”

Last year, Uniform teamed up with Boris for the collaborative album Bright New Disease . Today, the New York noise-rock duo announce their new LP American Standard and share the blistering lead single “This Is Not A Prayer.”