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OpenAI's new text-to-video AI called Sora is a major step forward, far ahead of any other AI with this capability. (openai.com)
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The rise of virtual influencers: These humans do not exist and they are ready to steal hearts and influence people (www.humanityredefined.com)
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Researchers have reversed advanced heart disease in animal tests by using gene therapy to get the heart to build new healthy muscle tissue. (medicalxpress.com)
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Tech giants pledge to fight AI deepfakes ahead of elections. Companies will unveil plans at the Munich Security Conference to join forces to combat abuse of deepfakes in major votes. (www.politico.eu)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid (newatlas.com)
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Tech companies axe 34,000 jobs since start of year in pivot to AI (www.ft.com)
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Did a NASA study pull the plug on space solar power? (www.thespacereview.com)
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New research suggests up to 70 interstellar objects, like 2017's Oumuamua, could pass through our solar system every year, and ESA's upcoming Comet Interceptor Mission could be adapted to visit one. (phys.org)
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France has had to halt a government-funded scheme to let low-income people lease electric vehicles for €100-a-month because it's been too popular. (www.theguardian.com)
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AI Is Driving More Layoffs Than Companies Want to Admit (www.bloomberg.com)
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A Russian researcher says not only has no one yet developed a means to control AI - it may be impossible to do so. (techxplore.com)
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Austrian researchers combine 3D printing with stem cells to create cartilage tissue. (phys.org)
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First ‘private’ nuclear reactor to power 2m British homes (finance.yahoo.com)
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AI's most popular chipmaker Nvidia is trying to use AI to design chips faster (www.businessinsider.com)
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Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 as five billion people made poorer in “decade of division,” says Oxfam (www.oxfamamerica.org)
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The World’s Population May Peak in Your Lifetime. What Happens Next? (www.nytimes.com)
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Are people irrational to start law degrees in 2024? New research shows AI can do many of the tasks of junior lawyers and other legal staff at less than 1% the cost of their wages. (arxiv.org)
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A radical new drug is poised to extend the life of large dogs, allowing them to live as long as small breeds. (www.sciencealert.com)
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CRISPR treatment for inherited disease aces first human trial. Participants saw a 95% reduction in attacks soon after receiving the therapy. (www.freethink.com)
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For all the investor money flowing into AI, OpenAI's pivot to autonomous agents shows its weakness. It's yet to show a way of turning a profit, and autonomous agent's prospects look doubtful too (garymarcus.substack.com)
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The open-science movement for sharing laboratory materials gains momentum (www.nature.com)
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A new NASA study seems to pull the plug on space solar power, by saying its vastly more expensive than Earth based solar. (www.thespacereview.com)
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Bulletproof RoboCop-like suit unveiled to help police bust dangerous crooks (www.the-sun.com)
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‘Bionic woman’ is first to have robotic limb merged with bone — and controlled with her mind (nypost.com)
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Super-Earth discovered in the "optimal" habitable zone of its star, TOI-715 b (www.earth.com)
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