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Apr 6, 2022

30-year-old Crypto Billionaire Wants to Give Away 99 Percent of His Wealth

Posted by in category: futurism

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He doesn’t want a yacht but wishes to maximize altruism.30-year-old, Sam Bankman-Fried, is a textbook example of a modern-day tech billionaire who got rich overnight. He thinks sleeping is a waste of time, plays video games during meetings, and is also vegan. But instead of buying the luxuries of the world, Bankman-Fried wants to give away his wealth so others may benefit, Bloomberg reported.


Tech billionaire follows the philosophy of effective altruism to maximize good for most people. He wants to earn more money so that he can give it away.

Apr 6, 2022

Hyundai outlines its hydrogen aviation plans, including regional eSTOLs

Posted by in categories: economics, sustainability, transportation

And they could enter service by 2030.The automotive world is transforming to meet the needs of the future.


Hyundai has already made it very clear that it’s making a serious play at next-gen electric aviation, establishing its own eVTOL subsidiary Supernal late last year and promising to flex its automotive-grade manufacturing muscle to get air taxis built in bulk. Now, the company has made a presentation at the Vertical Flight Society’s H2 Aero workshop to confirm that it’s also bringing its hydrogen expertise into the aviation world.

Hyundai/Kia and Toyota, of course, have been the two main hydrogen fuel cell stalwarts in the automotive industry. Batteries make more sense for most passenger car applications globally, but Japan and Korea are committed to building a “hydrogen economy” powering much more than personal transport, so these companies in particular have persisted with building and selling relatively small numbers of fuel cell-electric cars like the Nexo and Mirai.

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Apr 6, 2022

Nuclear bombs and missiles market to reach $126 billion by 2030

Posted by in categories: existential risks, geopolitics, military, treaties

The nuclear bombs and missiles market is set to witness growth in this decade as market capitalization will reach $126 billion, Allied Market Research said in a recent report.

Back in 1994, Ukraine had signed on to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and declared itself a non-nuclear state. Even after the annexation of Crimea, the country remained committed to its non-nuclear status and found itself at a disadvantage with Russia threatening to attack its borders. Given that the Ukrainian conflict has continued unabated for over a month now, it is likely that countries will move toward nuclear weapons adversaries. Although a nuclear war would be catastrophic for one and all, the weapon serves as a good deterrence measure during periods of uncertainty.

Apr 6, 2022

Why AGING Therapies Will Be AFFORDABLE To Us | Dr David Sinclair Interview Clips

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, economics, genetics, life extension

The only way life extension would remain financially out of reach is if we vote ourselves into a dystopia.


Dr David Sinclair explains why aging therapies will be eventually affordable to us in this clip.

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Apr 6, 2022

Harvesting Energy at Night: Solar Cell Keeps Working Long After Sun Sets

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, solar power, sustainability

Need to get 24/7 solar panels up and running.


Inspired by the cognitive science theory, we explicitly model an agent with.

Both semantic and episodic memory systems, and show that it is better than.
having just one of the two memory systems. In order to show this, we have.
designed and released our own challenging environment, “the Room”, compatible.

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Apr 6, 2022

A Machine With Human-Like Memory Systems

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

“Inspired by the cognitive science theory, we explicitly model an agent with both semantic and episodic memory systems, and show that it is better than having just one of the two memory systems. In order to show this, we have designed and released our own challenging environment, ” the Room”, compatible with OpenAI Gym, where an agent has to properly learn how to encode, store, and retrieve memories to maximize its rewards. The Room environment allows for a hybrid intelligence… See more.


Inspired by the cognitive science theory, we explicitly model an agent with.

Both semantic and episodic memory systems, and show that it is better than.
having just one of the two memory systems. In order to show this, we have.
designed and released our own challenging environment, the Room, compatible.

Continue reading “A Machine With Human-Like Memory Systems” »

Apr 6, 2022

Ginkgo Bioworks tightens DNA ties with Twist Bioscience to fuel expansion plans

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, food

After eating up about one billion base pairs to fuel its synthetic biology and cell programming efforts, Ginkgo Bioworks is going back for seconds, with another large order from the DNA weaver Twis | After eating up about one billion base pairs to fuel its synthetic biology and cell programming efforts, Ginkgo Bioworks is going back for seconds, with another large order from the DNA weaver Twist Bioscience.

Apr 6, 2022

Twitter majority shareholder Elon Musk asks followers if they want an edit button

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

At the time of writing, 73.6% of the 2,407,025 participants have voted yes (or yse) for an edit button.

Apr 6, 2022

Breakthrough Discovery of New Model for “Global” DNA Repair

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

Breakthrough techniques in living cells upend field.

Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their DNA.

Led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the work revolves around the delicacy of DNA molecules, which are vulnerable to damage by reactive byproducts of cellular metabolism, toxins, and ultraviolet light. Given that damaged DNA can result in detrimental DNA code changes (mutations) and death, cells evolved to have DNA repair machineries. A major unresolved question in the field, however, is how do these machineries rapidly search for and find rare stretches of damage amid the “vast fields” of undamaged DNA.

Apr 6, 2022

Real Life Resurrections: Worms Frozen for 42,000 Years Come Back to Life

Posted by in category: futurism

Scientists defrosted and analyzed 300 prehistoric worms from different ages and origins. Some came back to life.