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The World’s Worst Financial Catastrophe Could Happen Soon

On the positive side, some human entrepreneurs could become very wealthy, possibly trillionaires if they could tap into these AI’s wealth somehow. Additionally, super rich AIs could be a solution to the United States’ growing debt crisis, and eliminate the need for whether countries like China can continue to buy our debt so we can indefinitely print dollars. In fact, can America launch its own AI agents to create enough crypto wealth to buy its debt?

Naturally, the risk is that these AIs might eventually try to buy other financial instruments, like existing bonds and stocks. But it’s unlikely they’d be able to do so, unless more of the U.S.’ economy went into crypto and became blockchain based. Additionally, AI bots aren’t allowed to have traditional bank accounts yet.

Whatever happens, clearly there is an urgent need for the U.S. government to address such potentialities. Given that these AIs could start to proliferate in the next few months, I suggest Congress and the Trump administration immediately convene a special task force to specifically tackle the possibility of an AI Monetary Hegemony.

The real danger is that even with regulation, programmers will still be able to release autonomous AIs into the wild—just as many illegal things already happen on the web despite the existence of laws. Programmers might release these types of AIs for kicks, while others try to profit from it—and some may even do so even as a form of terrorism to try to hamper the world economy. Whatever the reason, the creation of autonomous AIs will soon be a reality of life. And vigilance and foresight will be needed as these new AIs start to autonomously disrupt our financial future.

A new experimental system to bring quantum technologies closer to students

The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine.

Quantum technologies are attracting more and more students who want to learn about concepts from the subatomic world—such as quantum entanglement or —to explore the innovative potential of quantum science.

In fact, understanding the non-intuitive nature of quantum technology concepts and recognizing their relevance to technological progress is one of the challenges of 2025, declared the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by UNESCO.

U.S. Cyber Trust Mark: La FCC Lanza el Sello de Confianza Cibernética de EE. UU. para Mejorar la Seguridad de los Dispositivos IoT

En un esfuerzo por fortalecer la ciberseguridad de los consumidores, la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC, por sus siglas en inglés) ha lanzado el programa U.S. Cyber Trust Mark. Esta iniciativa voluntaria tiene como objetivo ayudar a los consumidores a identificar dispositivos del Internet de las Cosas (IoT) que cumplan con estrictos estándares de ciberseguridad, al tiempo que incentiva a los fabricantes a adoptar mejores prácticas. Sin embargo, se aplican ciertas restricciones, especialmente en lo que respecta a productos de algunas entidades extranjeras, incluidas empresas chinas.

Los dispositivos inteligentes, como cámaras de seguridad para el hogar, rastreadores de actividad física y electrodomésticos inteligentes, se han convertido en elementos esenciales de la vida moderna. Aunque ofrecen una comodidad sin precedentes, estos dispositivos también presentan riesgos significativos de ciberseguridad, haciéndolos vulnerables a ataques informáticos.

El programa Cyber Trust Mark busca mitigar estos riesgos proporcionando una etiqueta que indique que un producto cumple con estándares robustos de ciberseguridad. La presidenta de la FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, destacó la importancia de la iniciativa, afirmando: “Este programa no solo ayuda a proteger a los consumidores, sino que también crea incentivos para que los fabricantes prioricen la ciberseguridad.”

Harnessing electromagnetic waves and quantum materials to improve wireless communication technologies

A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has developed innovative methods to enhance frequency conversion of terahertz (THz) waves in graphene-based structures, unlocking new potential for faster, more efficient technologies in wireless communication and signal processing.

THz waves, located in the far-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, can be used to perform non-invasive imaging through for security and quality control applications. Additionally, these waves hold great promise for wireless communication.

Advances in THz , which can be used to change the frequency of electromagnetic waves, are essential for the development of high-speed and signal processing systems for 6G technologies and beyond.

🚀 SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 7 and Attempts Another Booster Catch

SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh Starship flight test. The window for the launch opens at 4 p.m. local time on Monday. The company has confirmed on its website, and X, that it is targeting a potential catch of the Super Heavy booster, if flight parameters allow for it. SpaceX will also try to re-ignite a single Raptor engine in space to demonstrate deorbit capabilities. This flight is the first one, that will feature the new upgraded Starship upper stage!

Window Opens: January 15th at 4PM CST (22:00 UTC)
Window Closes: January 15th at 5PM CST (23:00 UTC)

Mission: Starship’s seventh fully integrated test flight.
Launch location: Orbital Launch Pad A, Starbase, Earth.
Target orbit: Trans-atmospheric.
Booster: Booster 14
Booster recovery: Orbital Launch Pad A launch tower arms.
Ship: Ship 33
Ship recovery: Will attempt soft splashdown on the Indian Ocean.
Rocket trajectory: Straight east over the Gulf of Mexico.
Payload: 10 Starlink simulators.
Stats:
· SpaceX’s 7th launch of the year and the 7th launch of the month.
· Starship’s 7th launch.
· 3rd Super Heavy recovery attempt, hopefully the 2nd successful one.

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China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports

The Chinese government is considering a plan that would have Elon Musk acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations to keep the app from being effectively banned, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

The contingency plan is one of several options China is exploring as the U.S. Supreme Court determines whether to uphold a law that calls for China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. business by Jan. 19, the report said, citing anonymous sources.

After that deadline, third-party internet service providers would be penalized for supporting TikTok’s operations in the country.

Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to boost battery life in smart devices — with lifespan in some rising up to 6 times

But the Spiking Neural Processor T1 should drastically slash the power consumption of future smart devices.

It works by analyzing sensor data in real time to identify patterns and potentially clean up the data coming out of the sensors — and no internet connection would be required.

The device is a neuromorphic processor — meaning its architecture is arranged to mimic the brain’s pattern-recognition mechanisms. To draw an analogy, when you sense something — whether it’s a smell or a sound — different collections of neurons fire to identify it.