🚀 Chang'e-6 brings far side lunar treasure back to Earth, AI-generated Elon Musk deepfake executes crypto scam on YouTube, Amazon plans most powerful chat assistant ever to battle ChatGPT

China has achieved a monumental milestone in lunar exploration. China’s Chang’e-6 mission has successfully returned to Earth, bringing with it the first-ever rock samples collected from the far side of the moon.

The Chang’e-6 mission launched in May and embarked on a 53-day journey.

After landing on the moon’s far side at the ancient South Pole-Aitken basin, the lander module collected up to two kilograms of precious lunar surface material using its drill tool and robotic arm scoop and drill tools. For more on this development, check out today’s Must-Read.

🔥Today’s job of the day as featured on jobs.interestingengineering.com:

> Senior Engineering Consultant
> Principal Software Engineer, Platform

Reading Time: 4 mins

Did a friend forward this e-mail to you? Subscribe here.

MUST READ

🚀 China’s historic moon mission brings far side lunar treasure back to Earth

As per the South China Morning Post, the successful return happened around 2.07 pm Beijing time on Tuesday, June 25.

The re-entry process began at 1:22 pm using the high-precision navigation data that helped the China National Space Administration (CNSA) track the combined orbiter and re-entry capsule.

Shortly after, at an altitude of roughly 5,000 kilometers above the southern Atlantic Ocean, the capsule separated from the orbiter and made a fiery descent through Earth’s atmosphere.

👾 AI-generated Elon Musk deepfake executes crypto scam on YouTube

In a bizarre online scam, the live stream of artificial intelligence (AI) generated deepfake of Tesla CEO Elon Musk on YouTube fooled thousands of people.

Though the real number of people who saw the livestream isn’t known, the scammers were able to fool viewers using AI technology, with a voice convincing enough to pass off as the Tesla CEO’s.

During the YouTube Live video, the AI-generated deepfake of Musk suggested users deposit their cryptocurrencies, promising that they would receive “double the amount of the cryptocurrency you deposited.”

💬 Metis: Amazon plans most powerful chat assistant ever to battle ChatGPT

Amazon just announced that Metis, their latest offering in AI chatbot technology, is in development, with a planned release for later this year.

An internal document stated that it boasts all the features we’ve come to expect from a chatbot, including answering queries in text and images in a conversational tone. Metis will also share links to its sources, suggest follow-up questions, and even provide images.

Metis implements “retrieval-augmented generation” technology as well that will enable it to deliver real-time responses such as stock prices, according to Silicon Angle.

Love what you're reading, but too many emails? Sign up to IE+ to get Blueprint Weekly, our exclusive weekly premium newsletter that gives all the insights you love in a more digestible weekly format– plus, enjoy an Ad-Free experience on our website. Try IE+ today for just $1 in the first month. Subscribe here

A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR

Concerned about worker safety during heavy lifting tasks? We completely understand.

Heavy lifting often poses a high risk of severe accidents and injuries. One minor slip and a worker could go out of action for weeks due to a serious injury. Moreover, heavy weights also compromise the precision of movement in tight and confined spaces, further increasing the risk of collisions.

Foxtrot Industriel’s TANGO robot is designed to relieve workers of all these unwanted possibilities. It can lift a 10-ton load to a full 4 inches. What’s more, it’s compact, lightweight, precise in its movement, and eco-friendly as well.

Click here to learn more about this game-changing innovation.

HOT TOPICS OF THE DAY

SCIENCE

> Researchers from a US conservation group identified a way to maintain Earth’s biodiversity by protecting key areas worldwide known as Conservation Imperatives, which together account for only 1.2% of the Earth’s surface. (More)

> Giving very premature babies high concentrations of oxygen soon after birth may reduce the risk of death by 50% compared to lower levels of oxygen, says new research. (More)

> Scientists in Japan reversed the signs of Alzheimer’s in lab mice by restoring the healthy function of neuron synapses in their brains. (More)

ENERGY

> Netherlands-based Battolyser is bringing unique technology to the world to help the industry switch from grey to green hydrogen while storing renewable energy. (More)

> Synhelion, an ETH Zurich spinout, has claimed to inaugurate the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat. (More)

> A new study highlights the successful development of the first flexible perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with a record efficiency of 22.8%, representing a major advance in flexible solar cell technology. (More)

INNOVATION

> Researchers have developed a small tabletop robot designed to assist people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Named Carmen, it helps patients learn skills to improve memory, attention, and executive functioning at home. (More)

> Everrati is a UK-based manufacturer known for transforming classic cars like into electric-powered vehicles. The firm’s latest project involved equipping a 1964 Mercedes Pagoda, an iconic two-seat sports car, with modern electric technology. (More)

> It's better to spot drunk drivers as soon as they get in their car, not once they've already been dangerously driving the roads. A new facial tracking system was created with that fact in mind, and it utilizes a regular in-vehicle video camera. (More)

VIDEO

> Human beings have the ability to see faces in objects, from cloud formations to coffee foam. Face pareidolia is the reason why – and it starts when we’re babies. But are there any risks in seeing faces where there are none? (More)

> Inversion Space is soon to launch a mission to turn space into a military warehouse. If space becomes a supply layer, the U.S. military could get supplies anywhere, fast. Could space military warehousing become a new kind of arms race? (More)

IE QUIZ: THE RESULTS

In yesterday’s quiz, we asked, What number would come in the center?

The answer is: 45

Ready for more brainy challenges? Gear up for future IE quizzes by following us on Instagram and Facebook! 

FROM THE WEB

> The world’s biggest gold nugget ever found weighs as much as an adult man, and it is a gold miner’s absolute dream

> Magnetic stimulation therapy may assist patients for whom antidepressants are ineffective

> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from a London jail after agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges

> A Florida family sued NASA after a piece of trash from the International Space Station fell on and damaged their home

> Biomass made from the purple photosynthetic marine bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum is an excellent nitrogen fertilizer, new study says

> Cave lions lived in what is now Italy around 660,000 years ago, confirmed by recent evidence, the oldest to date of the now-extinct big cat in southern Europe