Aug 23, 2021
AI Can Write in English. Now It’s Learning Other Languages
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
Startups in Germany, China, Israel, and elsewhere are following the path blazed by GPT-3—with local twists.
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Aug 23, 2021
Facebook launches “Horizon Workrooms” for virtual offices — here’s how it works
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: education, virtual reality
You’re working from home. Your colleagues are too. Facebook wants to bring you together — sort of — with virtual reality. The company is launching “Horizon Workrooms,” a VR app aimed at reinventing virtual office spaces.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the product Thursday in an exclusive interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King. Both Zuckerberg and King wore headsets for what Zuckerberg said was his first interview in VR.
Zuckerberg said that as far back as middle school, he thought about how to create an immersive system where people could feel like they were together playing games or exploring – part of something called the “metaverse.”
Aug 22, 2021
NASA updates the odds on Bennu asteroid hitting Earth
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks
Using data from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, NASA has updated its predictions about the Bennu asteroid impacting Earth.
Aug 22, 2021
China’s Answer to the Aging International Space Station: The Tech Behind Tiangong | WSJ
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: futurism, space
China says its spacecraft has more advanced technology.
While the future of the nearly 23-year-old International Space Station remains uncertain after 2,024 China says its newly equipped Tiangong station will be up and running by next year. WSJ unpacks the design and technology of both space stations. Photo: CCTV; NASA
Aug 22, 2021
‘Phenomenal breakthrough’: Nuclear fusion test sparks high-energy hopes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: innovation, nuclear energy
Aug 22, 2021
Futur-E Hydrofoil Electric Boat Flies on Water Like a Supercar, Oozes Sophistication
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: sustainability
Electrification is slower in coming to naval design, but CentrostileDesign is already imagining the luxury boat of tomorrow. It is fully electric, incredibly fast, completely sustainable and very dramatic.
Aug 22, 2021
Introduction to Biochemistry
Posted by Myra Sehar in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry
#Biology #biochemistry #Biochemist #biotech #bio
This video explains introduction to biochemistry.
Aug 22, 2021
Constructor theory might be revolutionary but what can you do with it?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: mathematics, physics
Three reasons why it falls short.
Isaac Newton invented physics as we know it. And one of the ways he did so was that he formalized the initial condition problem into calculus — the mathematics of change.
Aug 22, 2021
Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cybercrime/malcode
A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges simply by plugging in a Razer mouse or keyboard.
Razer is a very popular computer peripherals manufacturer known for its gaming mouses and keyboards.
When plugging in a Razer device into Windows 10 or Windows 11 the operating system will automatically download and begin installing the Razer Synapse software on the computer. Razer Synapse is software that allows users to configure their hardware devices, set up macros, or map buttons.
Aug 22, 2021
Prioritizing humanity ahead of profits through NFTs
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cryptocurrencies, economics
Related: Ethereum’s London hard fork sets ETH on a more deflationary path
For some, it’s easier to burn money than to coordinate and fund public goods. As a confessed humanist, that’s massively disappointing to me. This fundamental shift would have been tremendous support for research and development and innovation that maximizes community benefit and the thriving (rather than survival) of more transparent nonprofits. Developments in this space would make unbelievable strides forward for Ethereum and broader society.
The building blocks are here for humans to coordinate and reward those who create a lasting impact. NFTs, DAOs and retroactive public funding make it easier to put humanity first. We’re at a monumental moment for pro-social organizations, where public goods like ending world hunger, championing human rights and economic empowerment can be designed for the long run.
