tech news of the week

Each week, the Clubic team gives you a short summary of the Tech news of the week in 7 news.

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NASA detects a very unusual black hole that contradicts our theories about the universe

A black hole which raises many questions. The celestial body observed by the Hubble Space Telescope, located in the heart of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, 130 million light-years away, questions the community: the presence of a thin accretion disk would not take place being. Why ? This Clubic article answers the question.

Tesla Roadster: SpaceX booster would be hidden behind the license plate

Elon Musk was talkative about the pack SpaceX which will benefit in the future his sporting Tesla Roadster. The latter should indeed accommodate mini-thrusters capable of boosting the acceleration and the top speed of the vehicle, in particular. As for knowing now where this equipment will take place? " Hidden behind the license plate ", quite simply.

Neuralink: Musk announces start-up is ready to test its technology on humans

Founded by Elon Musk, the startups of neurotechnology baptized Neuralink continues its development. The American entrepreneur has also announced that prototypes of brain implants used to communicate with machines could be tested on humans – people with paralysis in the first place – from the second quarter of 2020. doing this, the group still needs to get endorsement from theUS Food and Drug Administration.

Five years after its release, The Sims 4 receives a huge and surprising update

Fans of the game The Sims 4 will appreciate this information. Launched in 2014, the title developed by the studio Electronic Arts enjoys a deep update that no one expected. And the least we can say is that the instigators of this project have scored: indeed a user can now create his Sims through a personality test in ten questions. What to stick even more to reality. A thousand new objects also enrich the experience.

Evija: the electric hypercar of Lotus takes care in nine small minutes

This is probably one of the electric hypercars the most powerful in the market. Designed by Lotus, Evija impresses with its performance: 2000 horsepower, 1700 Nm torque for an acceleration up to 100 km / h in less than three seconds. But above all, the racing car is compatible with a recharge of 800 kW, which, however, does not exist yet. It will for the moment be content with a 350 kW (80% in 18 minutes), still very rare.

Artificial intelligence sends five poker champions to the mat at the same time

After Libratus in 2017, who had distinguished himself heads up (head-to-head) against four professional poker players, up to Pluribus in 2019. The artificial intelligence developed by the Facebook and Carnegie-Mellon University teams in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, emerged as the winner of a No Limit Hold'em facing humans. For more details, go to this article.

Counter-nature or absolute necessity? A cooler for Raspberry Pi makes its appearance

Big problems, great solutions. On the strength of a more and more attractive data sheet, the Raspberry Pi face a new problem. Especially the last jewel of the foundation, the Pi 4subject to significant heating that may impact performance. That's why a custom-made cooler has been designed to reduce the temperature of the unit by 50%.