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Dec 26, 2023

This light-bending tech will let scientists see the sun like never before

Posted by in category: futurism

It’s a sheer physical challenge to construct sieves with such precision.

Dec 26, 2023

‘Veil of death’: Giant star’s demise challenges stellar evolution theories

Posted by in category: cosmology

Contrary to established theories, the star’s supernova was enveloped in layers of dust, profoundly altering the expected shockwave dynamics.

Dec 26, 2023

Electrically conductive soil boosts growth by 50% in plants

Posted by in category: futurism

In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linköping University have developed an electrically conductive “soil” which can boost the plant growth by 50% in 15 days.

Dec 26, 2023

AI Is Ravenous for Energy. Can It Be Satisfied?

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

The revolution in artificial intelligence may soon require more electricity than all electric vehicles combined.

Dec 26, 2023

Musk’s xAI Incorporates as Benefit Corporation With ‘Positive Impact’ Goal

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is following in the footsteps of rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in opting for an unusual corporate structure.

XAI has been organized in Nevada as a for-profit benefit corporation, a structure that allows the company to prioritize having a positive impact on society over its obligations to shareholders, according to a late November filing with Nevada. Musk, who launched the secretive startup earlier this year, has long expressed concern over the impact AI could have on society.

Dec 26, 2023

Uber CEO Stunned When He Heard Cost of 3-Mile Uber Ride

Posted by in category: futurism

Today in clueless rich guys, we have Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who was stunned to learn how much it costs to take a three-mile ride in New York City using his company’s app.

In a wide-ranging interview with Wired, Khosrowshahi was veritably stunned when the reporter questioning him asked if he knew how much a ride in the Big Apple costs.

“I traveled 2.95 miles in an Uber to get here today,” the reporter, Steven Levy, asked the CEO. “What do you think it cost?”

Dec 26, 2023

Using AI to Translate Animal Communication — Joe Rogan

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin are the co-founders of the Center of Humane Technology and hosts of the podcast \.

Dec 26, 2023

Workers think less creatively in Zoom meetings, study finds

Posted by in category: futurism

Face-to-face gatherings produce more ideas – and more inventive ones – than videoconferencing, say researchers.

Dec 26, 2023

Zombie Deer Disease Gets Worse, Scientists Fear Spread To Humans

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Highly transmissible and dubbed the Zombie Deer disease, scientists are closely monitoring this new infection as they fear it will spread to humans.

Dec 26, 2023

Star Maker: the cosmic theology of Olaf Stapledon

Posted by in category: futurism

In my recent tribute to Sir Arthur C. Clarke I cited earlier science fiction writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon, who had a profound influence on Clarke. Here I’m zooming on Stapledon’s cosmic theology.