Russian Robotics Company Offers $200,000 for Rights to One Person’s Face and Voice A Russian robotics company has sparked global attention—and some ethical debate—after announcing a highly unusual offer: $200,000 USD in exchange for the lifetime rights to one individual’s face and voice for use in their next generation of humanoid robots. The company, which…
It was late afternoon when 16-year-old Jake walked through the front door, cradling a baby in his arms. His mother, Sarah, looked up from the kitchen, her eyes widening in shock. “Jake, where did you get that baby?” she demanded, rushing over. Jake looked nervous but determined. “Mom, I found him alone in the park….
From the moment I stepped into the operating room, I knew I had found my purpose. Becoming a surgeon was more than just a job—it was a calling. After years of grueling training, sleepless nights, and relentless pressure, I had finally earned my place as a full-fledged surgeon at one of the most prestigious hospitals…
It was a 14-hour flight, so I paid for a premium economy seat because I wanted to be comfortable. The person in the seat next to mine asked if I could switch seats with his wife as they had just gotten married and were on their honeymoon. I congratulated him on his nuptials and asked…
Well-fed and unusually calm, have reportedly been standing shoulder to shoulder, occasionally exchanging nods and guttural grunts. Some are even holding up crude wooden signs that, while unreadable, have fueled concerns that bears may now be literate. Scientists are scrambling to understand the cause of the gathering, with theories ranging from early hibernation confusion to…
Mark Humphrey/AP/REX/Shutterstoc Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone‘s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65. He had been battling throat cancer for several years. Kilmer’s…
Hi everyone, Hannah here. This is a difficult story to share, but I feel like I need to. I’m a 38-year-old mom of two amazing kids (seven and five), and I’ve been married to my husband, Luke, for nearly a decade. We’ve had our share of challenges, like any couple. But something that happened on…
I wanted to surprise my son, Dmitry, by visiting his restaurant. I wore a simple, neat dress and carried with me the quiet pride only a mother can feel—pride for the man my son had become and the place he had built with his own hands. I was eager to see his work firsthand, to…
That May morning, Emma was getting ready to cook a special breakfast. Only three days remained until their trip, and she wanted to set the vacation mood. The night had been rough—her headache wouldn’t go away—but she blamed it on exhaustion. Emma was carefully chopping vegetables when she suddenly felt the knife slip from her…
We thought she was gone. The fire had already swallowed most of the second floor by the time we got the call. A warehouse—empty, supposedly. Just a leftover shell filled with forgotten boxes and bad insulation. Turned out, not everything inside was forgotten. He was the first one through the smoke. Duffield—helmet #31, the guy…