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Jan 19, 2022

Elon Musk: Tesla could play a role in Artificial General Intelligence, decentralize Tesla Bot to avoid Terminator scenario

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI

Elon Musk announced that he is thinking about involving Tesla in the creation of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

He also added that he plans on decentralizing the control of Tesla Bot to avoid a Terminator-like scenario.

For a few years now, Musk has been pushing the idea that Tesla is the world’s leading company when it comes to real-world applications of artificial intelligence.

Jan 19, 2022

Commentary: To avoid the superbug pandemic, we must fix the antibiotics business

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business

Doctors must be careful when they consider treating their patients with the newest antibiotics, because every time these drugs are used, bacteria have a chance to build resistance. As a result, new antibiotics are generally used sparingly–leaving antibiotic companies with little chance of selling enough doses to recoup their investment.


If scientists don’t discover new antibiotics soon, the world will eventually return to the pre-antibiotic era when simple cuts could kill.

Jan 19, 2022

Delivery robots get airbags to protect you in case of collision

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, robotics/AI

Autonomous vehicle maker Nuro has added external airbags to its self-driving delivery robots to protect pedestrians — but there’s reason to be skeptical about their effectiveness.

Drivers wanted: During the pandemic, more people started ordering their food, groceries, and other goods for delivery rather than venturing into stores and restaurants for them.

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Jan 19, 2022

Google’s Incredible New Quantum Computer Company — SandBox

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, robotics/AI

Sandbox is the newest Quantum Computer company straight from Google which is focusing on the newly discovered Time Crystals which are posed to revolutionize computers in terms of efficiency and performance. Sandbox is separate from Google’s quantum computing team in Santa Barbara, and focuses on software and experimental quantum projects. The unit is currently led by Jack Hidary.

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Jan 19, 2022

Autonomous battery-powered rail cars could steal shipments from truckers

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Advances in batteries, autonomy could extend the reach of freight railroads.

Jan 19, 2022

A $3bn bet on finding the fountain of youth

Posted by in category: life extension

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Jan 19, 2022

Quantum startups Pasqal and Qu&Co merge and promise 1,000 qubits by 2023

Posted by in categories: computing, information science, particle physics, quantum physics

Hardware company uses neutral atom design while algorithm experts integrate quantum algorithms into existing software platforms.

Pasqal is combining its neutral atom-based hardware with Qu&Co’s algorithm portfolio to launch a combined quantum computing company based in Paris with operations in seven countries. The companies announced the merger Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Jan 19, 2022

Mars city: Elon Musk warns a major Earth problem could stop it happening

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, mathematics, space

Musk is sounding a familiar alarm. But the math might not add up.


SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is sounding the alarm, as data sparks concern over global population figures.

Jan 19, 2022

Water on Mars found hidden in massive canyon

Posted by in categories: energy, food, space

Scientists have discovered a huge store of hidden water on Mars — and it could be the key to human survival on the Red Planet.

The challenge: Researchers have already discovered ice water on Mars at or near the surface of its frigid poles. They’ve also found evidence of water — either in the form of ice or bound to minerals in the soil — deep underground closer to the Red Planet’s equator.

What they really want, though, is near-surface water closer to the equator. That’s where future Mars explorers are likely to land, and an accessible source of water would be hugely useful for their missions, not only for drinking and growing food, but also for creating oxygen and fuel.

Jan 19, 2022

Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development

Posted by in category: space travel

Excellent news.


More than five years after its founding, Renton, Wash.-based Radian Aerospace is emerging from stealth mode and reporting a $27.5 million seed funding round to support its plans to build an orbital space plane.

The round was led by Boston-based Fine Structure Ventures, with additional funding from EXOR, The Venture Collective, Helios Capital, SpaceFund, Gaingels, The Private Shares Fund, Explorer 1 Fund, Type One Ventures and other investors.

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