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Aug 25, 2024

Microsoft closes another door for bypassing the TPM 2.0 requirement in Windows 11

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It’s only in the beta versions of Windows at the moment but it won’t be long before it’s fully rolled out.

Aug 25, 2024

Boardwalk’s new legless robot handles dumbbells and domestic chores

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Boardwalk Robotics has introduced its new humanoid robot called Alex, aiming to enhance productivity and efficiency across various industries.

A video released by the firm showcases the humanoid, devoid of legs, carrying out various household tasks like organizing and cleaning a vessel.

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Aug 25, 2024

In Leaked Audio, Amazon Cloud CEO Says AI Will Soon Make Human Programmers a Thing of the Past

Posted by in categories: information science, robotics/AI

The CEO of Amazon Web Services suggested in leaked audio that human devs may not be coding in as little as two years.

Aug 25, 2024

The testing of AI in medicine is a mess. Here’s how it should be done

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, robotics/AI

Hundreds of medical algorithms have been approved on basis of limited clinical data. Scientists are debating who should test these tools and how best to do it.

Aug 25, 2024

Neuralink’s second patient is using his brain implant to design 3D objects. Here’s how it works

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, neuroscience

Neuralink says it has successfully implanted another brain chip in a human patient.

According to a study update shared by the company, the patient, identified by his first name, Alex, has been improving his ability to play video games and has started learning how to use design software to create 3D objects.

The company said the procedure “went well,” and Alex’s recovery “has been smooth.”

Aug 25, 2024

Skyfire launches to let autonomous AI agents spend money on your behalf

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

Skyfire claims it is offering the world’s first payment network designed to support fully autonomous transactions across AI agents, large language models (LLMs), data platforms and various service providers.

This development marks a significant step toward creating a new global economy where AI agents can function as independent economic actors, capable of making and receiving payments without human intervention.

“We really see that next million users for a lot of these [vendor] companies coming from AI agents being the customer,” said Sarhangi.

Aug 24, 2024

Beyond gene-edited babies: the possible paths for tinkering with human evolution

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, evolution, genetics

CRISPR will get easier and easier to administer. What does that mean for the future of our species?

Aug 24, 2024

Cancer-killing nanorobots ‘armed with lethal weapon’ developed by scientists

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Researchers at a Swedish university have developed tiny robots that can kill cancerous tumours with deadly precision.

Aug 24, 2024

Creature found in lake of cyanide can unlock animal origin secrets

Posted by in category: futurism

The creature is a kind of choanoflagellate, a microorganism closely related to animals:


Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered an unusual creature in Eastern Sierra Nevada’s Mono Lake. This organism could provide insights into the complex animal life that originated on Earth over 650 million years ago.

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Aug 24, 2024

The Universe May Be Inside A Quantum Object — What Just Happened

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Seeing the universe as one quantum object changes how we think about reality. It suggests that the separations we see are just an illusion—a useful one for everyday life, but an illusion nonetheless. At the deepest level, there’s no true division, no separate objects or events. Everything is part of one continuous, interconnected whole.

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