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Jan 24, 2022

Meta says its new AI supercomputer will be the world’s fastest

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, robotics/AI, supercomputing

Has the first phase of a new AI. Once the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) is fully built out later this year, the company believes it will be the fastest AI supercomputer on the planet, capable of “performing at nearly 5 exaflops of mixed precision compute.”

The company says RSC will help researchers develop better AI models that can learn from trillions of examples. Among other things, the models will be able to build better augmented reality tools and “seamlessly analyze text, images and video together,” according to Meta. Much of this work is in service of its vision for the metaverse, in which it says AI-powered apps and products will have a key role.

“We hope RSC will help us build entirely new AI systems that can, for example, power real-time voice translations to large groups of people, each speaking a different language, so they can seamlessly collaborate on a research project or play an AR game together,” technical program manager Kevin Lee and software engineer Shubho Sengupta wrote.

Jan 24, 2022

Cities are using beets to deice streets this winter

Posted by in categories: chemistry, transportation

In an attempt to clear the winter roads (and make deicing easier on the environment, vehicles, and infrastructure), cities across the U.S. are exploring rock salt alternatives — and beet juice is one of the most promising.

Ice breaker: Adding salt to water can drop its freezing point below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

That little quirk of chemistry has proven incredibly useful for driving in winter weather — by dumping rock salt on roads when it snows, we can prevent water on them from freezing (or melt ice that’s formed) until temperatures sink below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Jan 24, 2022

Nuclear Bomb Simulation Shows How Devastating Nukes Can Be in a Major City

Posted by in categories: engineering, military

What would happen if a nuclear bomb 100 times the size of the one dropped on Hiroshima hit a city of 4 million people?

#Engineering

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Jan 24, 2022

New humanoid robot Tocabi | Elon Musk’s Mechazilla SpaceX Tower | High Tech News

Posted by in categories: drones, Elon Musk, media & arts, military, robotics/AI, space travel

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Jan 24, 2022

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Calls For Cross-Platform Ban Program

Posted by in category: futurism

If that can’t happen, Spencer said he hopes to see a system that lets you bring a “banned user list” to a new network.

Jan 24, 2022

Tesla Cybertruck prototype shown in detail in new leaked walkaround video

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

After a few pictures leaked this weekend, we now have a full video walkaround of Tesla’s latest Cybertruck prototype.

As we previously reported, some pictures of the latest Tesla Cybertruck have leaked this weekend. It appears to be from Gigafactory Texas, where the automaker plans to build the electric pickup truck late this year. The pictures gave us a better look at the lack of door handles as well as the new wheels without any aero cover on.

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Jan 24, 2022

Why Europe’s new mega-rocket could make human missions to Mars possible before SpaceX

Posted by in category: space travel

The European Space Agency is planning to use the Ariane 6 for a variety of missions.


Here’s what you need to know about how they compare.

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Jan 24, 2022

Here’s How Humans Might Beat Other Intelligent Life in a Science Fictional Space Race

Posted by in categories: alien life, science

“Here’s How Humans Might Beat Other Intelligent Life in a Science Fictional Space Race | Tor.com


Suppose for the moment that one is a science fiction writer. Suppose further that one desires a universe in which intelligence is fairly common and interstellar travel is possible. Suppose that, for compelling plot reasons, one wants humans to be the first species to develop interstellar flight. What, then, could keep all those other beings confined to their home worlds?

Here are options, presented in order of internal to external.

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Jan 24, 2022

Elon Musk’s Brain Chip Company Is Preparing to Launch Human Trials

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

Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink appears to be gearing up to launch its first-ever human trials, with the firm now looking to recruit a director to run the tests.

According to The Guardian, the entrepreneur, who owns a variety of science-based start-ups, is preparing to take Neuralink’s brain chip research to the next stage by hiring a mission-driven Clinical Trial Director to begin human testing. The company is moving toward potentially finding a way to use the technology to treat people with brain and spinal injuries.

Jan 24, 2022

How a Rare Brain Mutation Spread Across America

Posted by in category: neuroscience

The Bowlin family knew they had a history of malformations in the brain. But they had no idea how far back it went.