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Apr 8, 2018

Robot attends class at MIT, can’t find a seat

Posted by in categories: habitats, robotics/AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYvUJfnuPg

SpotMini attends MIT 6.S099: Artificial General Intelligence https://agi.mit.edu Thanks to our friend from Boston Dynamics for the visit. Notes: There’s no audio. SpotMini’s movements are not sped up. All were performed live in front of a packed house of students. It was amazing to witness in person.

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Apr 8, 2018

Iran hit by global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

DUBAI (Reuters) — Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centers in Iran where they left the image of a U.S. flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday.

FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo.

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Apr 8, 2018

Gene therapy may help astronauts going to Mars resist deadly radiation

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, space travel

Researchers and scientists say new discoveries and drug creation could be beneficial to future astronauts on deep space missions.

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Apr 8, 2018

How to See the ‘Jupiter Triangle’ in April’s Night Sky

Posted by in category: space

Jupiter and two bright stars make up a “Jupiter triangle” in the night sky. Here’s how to look for it in April and through summer.

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Apr 8, 2018

3 Worlds in a Line

Posted by in category: space

The waning moon is in the predawn sky, busily passing planets. EarthSky community photos of the moon, Mars and Saturn, here.

moon, Saturn, Mars over Triton fountain

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Apr 8, 2018

The CDC is terrified of these germs, so it’s trying to contain them

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

As might be expected, the CDC is spooked by these bacteria. If they spread, as infections are want to do, the agency is tasked with stopping them, and that’s no easy task.

On April 3, CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat announced the agency’s latest containment strategy, which recommends an aggressive response to the appearance of even a single case of drug-resistant infection. The germs usually appear in hospital settings, so the CDC says health care workers should be prepared to contain the drug-resistant microbes before they can travel beyond a hospital’s doors.

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Apr 8, 2018

Elon Musk Urges People to Watch Chris Paine’s A.I. Movie While It’s Free

Posted by in categories: education, Elon Musk, robotics/AI

“Do You Trust this Computer?” is a documentary about artificial intelligence and it’s free to stream until tonight.


Chris Paine, the man behind “Who Killed the Electric Car” that looked at General Motors and Tesla, has a new documentary called “Do You Trust This Computer” that looks at how artificial intelligence could threaten the future of humanity. Elon Musk shared the video on Twitter.

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Apr 8, 2018

Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030

Posted by in categories: business, policy

The research was commissioned by Liam Byrne, the former Labour cabinet minister, as part of a gathering of MPs, academics, business leaders, trade unions and civil society leaders focused on addressing the problem.


World leaders urged to act as anger over inequality reaches a ‘tipping point’

Policy editor.

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Apr 8, 2018

Here’s how the US needs to prepare for the age of artificial intelligence

Posted by in categories: government, robotics/AI

Above all, the government needs to understand what AI is and what it will do. Since artificial intelligence is such a complex and fast-moving field, it is especially important for experts to be brought in to brief policymakers and the administration. Without technical acumen, it will be a challenge to act effectively in any area relevant to AI.


Government indifference toward AI could let the US lose ground to rival countries. But what would a good AI plan actually look like?

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Apr 8, 2018

It’s Happening: Space Hotel Says It’ll Welcome Guests by 2022

Posted by in category: space

384 sunsets in 12 days.


Looking for a getaway that offers unmatched views of sunrises and sunsets? Specifically, 384 of them in 12 days?

Try outer space.

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