Futurism – Lifeboat News: The Blog

Apple announces new iMac Pro with up to 18-core processor, 5K display

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in computing, futurism

Jun 7
2017

Today, Apple announced a brand-new tier of its all-in-one desktop called the iMac Pro. The new product, unveiled onstage at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, is supposed to be a “the most powerful Mac ever,” according to the company. In other words, this computer is going to replace the painfully outdated and woefully mismanaged Mac Pro line, at least for the foreseeable future. The iMac Pro will start shipping this December starting at $4,999, Apple confirmed.

Apple says the computer will ship with an 8-core Xeon processor, with configurations that scale up to an 18-core Xeon processor, 5K display, and an all-new AMD Radeon Vega GPU. You’ll also be able to shell out for up to 16GB of VRAM, up to 128GB of data corruption-protecting ECC RAM, and up to 4TB for SSD storage. There’s a whole bunch of other upgrades in there. Check out the full list Apple shared in its presentation below:

Twin Strangers

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Jun 7
2017

Apparently there are 6–8 people in the world who look exactly like you.

Via Twinstrangers.com

Lean Into Ambiguity With Ethan Hawke

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Jun 7
2017

The subconscious communicates truths better than intellect.

Actor Ethan Hawke on ambiguity.

How obsessive artists colorize old photos

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Jun 7
2017

How old, black and white photos get colorized — and why artists do it despite criticism.

China is building a 50km bridge to Hong Kong

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Jun 7
2017

It will be the longest sea crossing in the world.

Solar System’s Long-Term Future Could Lie Outside Milky Way

Posted by Bruce Dorminey in futurism, space

Jun 7
2017

A story on why we might one day become an extragalactic solar system. From the archives.

Why Earth and the rest of our solar system may eventually become an intergalactic solar system.

Scientists Can Now Answer How Stardust Makes Molecules

Posted by Yugal Agrawal in futurism

Jun 7
2017

Millions of years ago grand old stars exploded violently which in turn resulted in the formation of molecules. This stardust makes up all of us.

A New Personal Flight Experience. Affordable. Easy to Pilot. Safe Design. Only SureFly

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in futurism

Jun 5
2017

This is an prototype design.

A Net Neutrality Nightmare? / Part II (Future A to Z)

Posted by Johnny Boston in futurism, information science, internet, journalism, law, media & arts, software, strategy, supercomputingTagged ajit pai, broadband privacy, fcc, fcc live, free speach, free the internet, freedom, future a to z, future now, Galactic Public Archives, go fcc yourself, GPA, internet, net neutrality, open internet, open source, save the internet, technology, web freedom

Jun 2
2017

The recent efforts to remove Net Neutrality have given many a sense of impending doom we are soon to face. What happens to an Internet without Net Neutrality? Advocates have a vision of the possible results — and it is quite the nightmare! In this segment of Future A to Z, The Galactic Public Archives takes a cheeky, yet compelling perspective on the issue.

Part 1 / Part 2

Dutch testing tube unveiled by Hyperloop transport system

Posted by Dan Kummer in futurism, transportation

Jun 1
2017

A Dutch tech startup and a construction company on Thursday unveiled a Hyperloop test facility, a steel tube that will be used to help develop the futuristic high-speed transportation system.

It is a first step toward developing the system in the Netherlands, a key European transportation transport hub, and beyond.

“It’s our goal to let it be available for the daily commuter,” said Tim Houter, CEO of Hardt Global Mobility, which is working on the project with construction company BAM. He described the concept as “a sort of on-demand, high-speed transportation system for everyone.”