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Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale in Superintelligence

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Superintelligence review: A fun take on the AI apocalypse storyline

In Superintelligence, Melissa McCarthy plays a character who must show a sentient AI that humanity is worth saving. The film is a strange but captivating mix of rom-com sci-fi and action

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Bumblebees can fly sideways to fit through tight gaps

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capuchin monkey

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Capuchin monkeys spotted eating infant in rare act of cannibalism

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Woman and fNIRS machine

Health

AI that can diagnose tinnitus from brain scans may improve treatment

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Emotion-detecting AIs are here – do they work and how should we feel?

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Emotion-detecting AIs are here – do they work and how should we feel?

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AI vision could be improved with sensors that mimic human eyes

Technology

AI vision could be improved with sensors that mimic human eyes

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‘Godzilla’ wasps drag caterpillars out of water to lay eggs in them

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‘Godzilla’ wasps drag caterpillars out of water to lay eggs in them

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Female banded mongooses start wars so they can mate with rival males

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Female banded mongooses start wars so they can mate with rival males

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Robots can now understand what you are saying to follow commands

Technology

Robots can now understand what you are saying to follow commands

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octopus

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Octopuses taste their food when they touch it with their arms

Octopuses use their arms to ‘lick’ prey – which researchers say adds to evidence that the cephalopods’ eight appendages are analogous to tongues with ‘hands’ and ‘brains’

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Suckerfish use fast-flowing water to surf across swimming whales' skin

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How many birds do cats kill? Help this science project find out

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Near-uncrushable beetle's exoskeleton could inspire tough structures

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Some male fish use their tails to fan rivals’ sperm away from eggs

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