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Jan 14, 2021

The inside world of cryonics

Posted by in categories: cryonics, life extension

The many things you should know about the field of cryonics. The Cryonics Symposium International takes place Saturday in Hollywood, Fla.

Jan 14, 2021

Elon Musk declared richest person in the world!

Posted by in category: futurism

Jan 14, 2021

FTC settlement with Ever orders data and AIs deleted after facial recognition pivot

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, information science, robotics/AI

The maker of a defunct cloud photo storage app that pivoted to selling facial recognition services has been ordered to delete user data and any algorithms trained on it, under the terms of an FTC settlement.

The regulator investigated complaints the Ever app — which gained earlier notoriety for using dark patterns to spam users’ contacts — had applied facial recognition to users’ photographs without properly informing them what it was doing with their selfies.

Under the proposed settlement, Ever must delete photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts and also delete all face embeddings (i.e. data related to facial features which can be used for facial recognition purposes) that it derived from photos of users who did not give express consent to such a use.

Jan 14, 2021

This Is Cadillac’s Wild Flying Car Concept

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Flying by yourself in a single-seater flying car is the lavish lifestyle vision of the future we deserve.

Jan 14, 2021

SpaceX wins contracts for lunar lander, environmental satellite launches

Posted by in category: satellites

WASHINGTON — SpaceX secured contracts Jan. 13 for the launches of a commercial lunar lander mission backed by NASA as well as a privately funded satellite to track methane emissions.

Intuitive Machines announced that it selected SpaceX for the launch of its IM-2 lunar lander mission on a Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 2022. IM-2 will land in the south polar region of the moon carrying payloads arranged through the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program in October.

The IM-2 mission will fly a drilling experiment called Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1), which will look for water ice below the lunar surface. Intuitive Machines said that, besides the PRIME-1 drill, two other NASA technology payloads will fly on the lander.

Jan 14, 2021

The secret forces that squeeze and pull life into shape

Posted by in category: futurism

Scientists are getting to grips with the role of mechanical forces in the body, from embryo to adult.

Jan 14, 2021

An Online Conference Focused on “THE GREATER RESET” will be held from January 25th-29th 2021

Posted by in category: futurism

The Greater Reset, a conference being held online from January 25th — 29th, 2021, is the world’s collective response to the World Economic Forum’s Initiative: The Great Reset.

We offer an alternative to the WEF’s top-down, centralized, authoritarian vision. Our desire is to help all people find community and liberty by providing practical steps and knowledge for co-creating a world that respects individual liberty, bodily autonomy, and choice.

We invite you to join us for 5 days of online discussion about the diverse opportunities available for those who seek to live in harmony with humanity and the planet, while respecting our innate freedom.

Jan 14, 2021

Scientists Have Sequenced Dire Wolf DNA. Thanks, Science!

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, science

The creatures made famous by Game of Thrones went extinct some 13000 years ago. Now geneticists know a little more about where they come from.

Jan 14, 2021

Hackers used 4 zero-days to infect Windows and Android devices

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Boobytrapped websites are used by attackers to infect people who visited them.

Jan 14, 2021

Carcopter is a flying hydrogen-powered formula 1 car conceived

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

is it a car? is it a helicopter? no, it’s carcopter. conceived by french start-up, MACA, this hydrogen-powered concept aims to revolutionize the way we travel. with its aerodynamic body and theoretical top speed of 153 mph (246 kph), this prototype in question is designed for a racing scenario. it intends to be the first (manned) flying hydrogen formula 1 car. the highly-futuristic vehicle is set to be shown at annual tech event, CES 2021.