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Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries) - Devices that connect brains to computers are increasingly sophisticated. Can the nascent neurorights movement catch up? (undark.org)
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Revolutionizing AI: Chiral Magnets Pave the Way for Energy-Efficient Brain-Like Computing (scitechdaily.com)
submitted 2 years ago by RewindAgain@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Xiaomi has launched its first EV. As well as a 800km range, and charging to 500km capacity in 15 minutes, it will share an AI voice-driven OS with the maker's smartphones. (www.techradar.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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New research suggests current LLM AIs are not showing emergent capabilities, and evidence they are may just be an artifact of the metrics by which they are measured. (openreview.net)
submitted 2 years ago by BaylorSwift3@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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A city in the US state of Georgia is testing a system that will allow robots to make deliveries via underground tunnels. (cities-today.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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By incorporating the latest AI, LG's new smart home robot might be more than just a novelty or toy. Maybe, useful home robots have finally arrived. (www.designboom.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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The world's first commercial pilotless passenger drone flight took place this week. Maker eHang says 2024 commercial operations will be "aerial sightseeing, tourism and regional shuttles" (www.flightglobal.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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A Scottish company has successfully tested oscillating aerofoils it says may convert wind to electricity at ground level, as cheaply and efficiently as current wind turbines. (www.katricktechnologies.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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eSoil: A low-power bioelectronic growth scaffold that enhances crop seedling growth (www.pnas.org)
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What Might 21st Century Anti-Tech Terrorism Look Like? (www.truthdig.com)
submitted 2 years ago by shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Unitree's new $100,000 industrial robot gives us an insight into the near future of robots in the workplace. (www.inceptivemind.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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ZEEKR launches 007 sedan for under $30K, 870 kilometer range, and over 50,000 pre-orders in place (electrek.co)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Perovskite Solar Cell Mystery Solved, Now Comes The Hard Part (cleantechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Solar power growth is currently exponential - with the potential for a terawatt to be deployed annually in just a few years - “No single energy tech ever in history has grown as massively steeply" (pv-magazine-usa.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Tiny ‘Robots’ Made From Human Cells Show Wound-Healing Potential. The so-called “anthrobots” can self-assemble and move on their own, and they prompted damaged neurons to regenerate in a recent study. (www.smithsonianmag.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Meta is still betting big on the metaverse concept, and is now wondering how it will intersect with AI (about.fb.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Almost 52% of Germany's gross electricity consumption was produced by renewable electricity in 2023. An increase of 5% in one year. The goal is 80% by 2030; 100% by 2035. (www.cleanenergywire.org)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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AI will make computer programming obsolete - a possible timeline. (matthewberman.substack.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Hyperloop One shuts down, but the dream of superfast trains in vacuum tubes still lives on in China. (electrek.co)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American sci-fi. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook. (www.scientificamerican.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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‘Graphene will change the world’: the boss using the ‘supermaterial’ in the global microchip war. (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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A new California burger restaurant claims a world first - the first restaurant where all ordering and meal production is fully automated. (misorobotics.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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U.S. and China race to shield secrets from quantum computers (www.reuters.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Espiritdescali@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Meet Ashley, the world's first AI-powered political campaign caller (www.reuters.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Espiritdescali@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change (www.space.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Espiritdescali@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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