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Aug 3, 2021

NASA considers renaming new telescope due to anti-LGBTQ+ claims

Posted by in category: space

Interesting.


The NASA team is considering renaming its new groundbreaking telescope due to anti-LGBTQ+ claims involving its honoree James Webb.

Aug 3, 2021

Is DeepMind’s new reinforcement learning system a step toward general AI?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

DeepMind has released a new paper that shows impressive advances in reinforcement learning. How far does it bring us toward general AI?

Aug 3, 2021

SpaceX Starship: Astonishing photos show Mars-bound ship ahead of key test

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

SpaceX gears up to launch its Starship rocket to all-new heights.


SpaceX is gearing up to launch its Starship rocket to all-new heights, and CEO Elon Musk has shared photos of the team hard at work.

Aug 2, 2021

Transgenic mice for in vivo epigenome editing with CRISPR-based systems

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Two conditional transgenic mouse lines based on CRISPRa and CRISPRi enable epigenome editing in vivo.

Aug 2, 2021

Artificial intelligence uncovers the building blocks of life and paves the way for a new era in science

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

The idea is to offer the predictions for the structure of practically every protein with a known sequence of amino acids free of charge. “We believe that this is the most important contribution to date that artificial intelligence has contributed to scientific knowledge,” he said following the publication of DeepMind’s research in the medical journal Nature.


DeepMind, a company bought by Google, predicts with unprecedented precision the 3D structure of nearly all the proteins made by the human body.

Aug 2, 2021

Sony releases a more powerful wearable AC

Posted by in categories: health, wearables

Sony has announced a follow-up product to the Reon Pocket, the app-controlled “wearable air conditioner” it released last year after crowdfunding it on the company’s own platform. The Reon Pocket 2 looks more or less the same as the original model, but the newly designed internals can achieve up to twice the level of heat absorption, according to Sony, resulting in more powerful cooling performance. Sony also says that it’s improved the sweat-proofing in the Reon Pocket 2, making it more suitable for light exercise situations.


Just in time for summer.

Aug 2, 2021

PwnedPiper PTS Security Flaws Threaten 80% of Hospitals in the U.S.

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, security

PwnedPiper pneumatic tube system (PTS) security flaws threaten 80% of Hospitals in the U.S.

Aug 2, 2021

Bluetooth-enabled tracking startup Wiliot raises $200M

Posted by in categories: electronics, finance

Wiliot, a company developing Bluetooth-enabled sensors for tracking and analytics, has raised $200 million in venture capital.

Aug 2, 2021

Google’s Next Pixel Phone Will Be Powered By a Custom Chip

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones

Following the industry trend of tech giants manufacturing their own processors, the company will start putting bespoke silicon in its mobile hardware.

Aug 2, 2021

The Pentagon Is Experimenting With Using Artificial Intelligence To “See Days In Advance”

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ux-KZEY_wrg

The Pentagon aims to use cutting-edge cloud networks and artificial intelligence systems to anticipate adversaries’ moves before they make them.