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Oct 23, 2019

Google officially lays claim to quantum supremacy

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, supercomputing

The quantum computer Sycamore reportedly performed a calculation that even the most powerful supercomputers available can’t reproduce.

Oct 23, 2019

The transhumanists ‘upgrading’ their bodies

Posted by in categories: computing, government, transhumanism

Dr Neal also said there were safety risks with people buying the equipment from online sites and doing the procedures from home.

The Scottish government told BBC Scotland’s The Nine it intended to regulate procedures carried out by non-healthcare professionals and it was consulting on how this could be done.


Meet the people seeking to improve their bodies by implanting technology such as microchips.

Oct 23, 2019

Brain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membrane

Posted by in category: futurism

A new microfluidic device for long-term tissue culture.

Oct 22, 2019

A weird physics theory is gaining traction. Another version of you might already know it

Posted by in category: quantum physics

New book by Caltech astrophysicist Sean Carroll explores the ‘many worlds’ interpretation of quantum mechanics and its bizarre implications.

Oct 22, 2019

Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to Say

Posted by in categories: alien life, evolution

Could intelligence simply be unlikely to evolve? Unfortunately, we can’t study extraterrestrial life to answer this question. But we can study some 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history, looking at where evolution repeats itself, or doesn’t.

Related: from big bang to present: snapshots of our universe through time.

Oct 22, 2019

New CRISPR editing tool could potentially fix 89% of genetic defects

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

It’s a “precise new approach” to targeting and replacing mutated genes, scientists say.

Oct 22, 2019

Intel takes on Google and Amazon with 2 new AI-focused chips

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Intel has unveiled two new processors as part of its Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP) lineup with an aim to accelerate training and inferences drawn from artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Dubbed Spring Crest and Spring Hill, the company showcased the AI-focused chips for the first time on Tuesday at the Hot Chips Conference in Palo Alto, California, an annual tech symposium held every August.

Oct 22, 2019

Intel RealSense Depth Cameras and Intel Neural Compute Stick 2

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Intel RealSense technologies offer a variety of vision‑based solutions to give your products the ability to understand and perceive the world in 3D. When combined with the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2, which re‑defined the AI at the edge development kit, you get low power, high performance intelligent computer vision at low cost for your prototype.


Depth sensing meets plug-and-play AI at the edge inferencing with Intel® RealSense™ stereo depth cameras bundled with the Intel® Neural Compute Stick 2.

Oct 22, 2019

Courses ® AI Developer Program

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Learn AI theory and follow hands-on exercises with our free courses from the Intel® AI Academy for software developers, data scientists, and students. These lessons cover AI topics and explore tools and optimized libraries that take advantage of Intel® processors in personal computers and server workstations.


Access courses from Intel on artificial intelligence provide a foundation for software developers, data scientists, and students.

Oct 22, 2019

SpaceX plans to start offering Starlink broadband services in 2020

Posted by in category: space travel

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