Chima Wisdom – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:19:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 OpenAI chief says it needs new open-source strategy https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/openai-chief-says-it-needs-new-open-source-strategy https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/openai-chief-says-it-needs-new-open-source-strategy#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:19:08 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/openai-chief-says-it-needs-new-open-source-strategy

OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday said his high-profile artificial intelligence company is “on the wrong side of history” when it comes to being open about how its technology works.

Altman’s comments came during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit where he fielded questions including whether he would consider publishing OpenAI research.

Altman replied he was in favor of the idea and that it is a topic of discussion inside San Francisco-based OpenAI.

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Chinese hackers target US Treasury computers used for sanctions — Committee on Foreign Investment specifically targeted https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/chinese-hackers-target-us-treasury-computers-used-for-sanctions-committee-on-foreign-investment-specifically-targeted https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/chinese-hackers-target-us-treasury-computers-used-for-sanctions-committee-on-foreign-investment-specifically-targeted#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:04:08 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/chinese-hackers-target-us-treasury-computers-used-for-sanctions-committee-on-foreign-investment-specifically-targeted

No secret information was stolen.

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Flexible electronics integrated with paper-thin structure for use in space https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/flexible-electronics-integrated-with-paper-thin-structure-for-use-in-space https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/flexible-electronics-integrated-with-paper-thin-structure-for-use-in-space#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:36:30 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/flexible-electronics-integrated-with-paper-thin-structure-for-use-in-space

Innovative integration of flexible electronics with a lightweight, self-deployable boom offers multifunctionality for space applications. This ultrathin composite structure, designed to withstand harsh space conditions, enhances satellite capabilities. The Virginia Tech CubeSat, featuring this technology, is set for a 2025 launch.


Being lightweight is essential for space structures, particularly for tools used on already small, lightweight satellites. The ability to perform multiple functions is a bonus. To address these characteristics in a new way, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign successfully integrated flexible electronics with a three-ply, self-deployable boom that weighs only about 20 grams.

The study, “Multifunctional bistable ultrathin composite booms with ,” by Yao Yao and Xin Ning from Illinois, Juan Fernandez from NASA Langley Research Center and Sven Bilén at Penn State, is published in Extreme Mechanics Letters.

“It’s difficult to get commercial electronics integrated into these super thin structures,” said Xin Ning, an aerospace professor in The Grainger College of Engineering at U. of I. “There were a lot of engineering constraints adding to the challenge of making the electronics able to withstand the harsh environment of space.”

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Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/invisible-man-german-startup-bets-on-remote-driver https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/invisible-man-german-startup-bets-on-remote-driver#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:08:45 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/01/invisible-man-german-startup-bets-on-remote-driver

A German startup is pioneering remote driving technology, offering a unique alternative to autonomous vehicles. By utilizing human drivers operating from remote locations, the company provides cost-effective rides and vehicle delivery services. This innovative approach is gaining traction, with a growing fleet and thousands of completed rides.


With no one in the driver seat, the SUV pulling up resembles an autonomous robotaxi like those becoming increasingly present in some cities—but the car from German startup Vay is something else.

One of a number of emerging players aiming to disrupt road transportation, the seven-year-old company is built around remote driving, where a human is very much present, though sitting in an office using TV monitors to guide the car.

Over the last year, riders in Las Vegas have been able to test drive Vay, and the company was demonstrating its technology ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s most important tech show.

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