Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoSamsung and US researchers say a new technology called thermoelectric cooling can make refrigerators 70% more energy efficient, & could enable them to power themselves from their ambient environmentplus-squarewww.eenewseurope.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down131
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkSamsung and US researchers say a new technology called thermoelectric cooling can make refrigerators 70% more energy efficient, & could enable them to power themselves from their ambient environmentplus-squarewww.eenewseurope.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square34linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoEU President: "We thought AI would only approach human reasoning around 2050. Now we expect this to happen already next year."plus-squareec.europa.euexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down18
arrow-up1-2arrow-down1external-linkEU President: "We thought AI would only approach human reasoning around 2050. Now we expect this to happen already next year."plus-squareec.europa.euLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square17linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 15 hours agoExperts say the US's $175 billion 'golden dome' missile defense idea is a fantasy that is impossible to make work.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareExperts say the US's $175 billion 'golden dome' missile defense idea is a fantasy that is impossible to make work.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Ghost of Carnot@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days agoBlast off: Launch of a project dedicated to realistic futurism and topian thinking.plus-squareghostofcarnot.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkBlast off: Launch of a project dedicated to realistic futurism and topian thinking.plus-squareghostofcarnot.substack.comGhost of Carnot@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoAlmost half the 16-21 year olds surveyed in Britain wish the internet didn't exist, and 70% say social media makes them feel bad about themselves.plus-squarewww.bsigroup.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkAlmost half the 16-21 year olds surveyed in Britain wish the internet didn't exist, and 70% say social media makes them feel bad about themselves.plus-squarewww.bsigroup.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agoWhile energy use continues to rise, China's CO2 emissions have begun declining due to renewable energy. Its wind and solar capacity now surpasses total US electricity generation from all sources.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhile energy use continues to rise, China's CO2 emissions have begun declining due to renewable energy. Its wind and solar capacity now surpasses total US electricity generation from all sources.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoWorld's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now availableplus-squarewww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkWorld's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now availableplus-squarewww.livescience.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Ghost of Carnot@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-24 days agoOur biases about the futureplus-squareimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageOur biases about the futureplus-squareGhost of Carnot@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoBig Tech fuels 'growth' with crime. 70% of new Facebook and Instagram advertisers are scammers—Meta knows but ignores it to impress investors.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareBig Tech fuels 'growth' with crime. 70% of new Facebook and Instagram advertisers are scammers—Meta knows but ignores it to impress investors.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agoPharma company Moderna is merging its HR & Technology Departments, to manage its human and AI workforce as one.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squarePharma company Moderna is merging its HR & Technology Departments, to manage its human and AI workforce as one.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days agoData shows job prospects for new U.S. college grads are declining - is AI responsible, and is this a permanent shift?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareData shows job prospects for new U.S. college grads are declining - is AI responsible, and is this a permanent shift?plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoWorld-first personalized gene-editing therapy saves infant from deadly disease in US. This marks the first instance of a completely customized CRISPR gene editing therapy in the world.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkWorld-first personalized gene-editing therapy saves infant from deadly disease in US. This marks the first instance of a completely customized CRISPR gene editing therapy in the world.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoChina launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation.plus-squarespacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkChina launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation.plus-squarespacenews.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 8 days agoThe US state of Montana is to allow people to buy experimental drugs and treatments, that haven't yet been FDA approved.plus-squarewww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkThe US state of Montana is to allow people to buy experimental drugs and treatments, that haven't yet been FDA approved.plus-squarewww.technologyreview.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 8 days agoScientists Can Now 3D Print Tissues Directly Inside the Body—No Surgery Needed - A new bioprinter uses ultrasound to print tissues, biosensors, and medication depots deep in the body.plus-squaresingularityhub.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down11
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkScientists Can Now 3D Print Tissues Directly Inside the Body—No Surgery Needed - A new bioprinter uses ultrasound to print tissues, biosensors, and medication depots deep in the body.plus-squaresingularityhub.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days agoMeet AlphaEvolve, the Google AI that writes its own code—and just saved millions in computing costsplus-squareventurebeat.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkMeet AlphaEvolve, the Google AI that writes its own code—and just saved millions in computing costsplus-squareventurebeat.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square3linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days agoAI therapy is a surveillance machine in a police state: Big Tech wants you to share your private thoughts with chatbots — while backing a government with contempt for privacy.plus-squarewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down12
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkAI therapy is a surveillance machine in a police state: Big Tech wants you to share your private thoughts with chatbots — while backing a government with contempt for privacy.plus-squarewww.theverge.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days agoA coalition of leading researchers is calling for embedded biosecurity safeguards in generative AI tools used in biotechnology.www.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkA coalition of leading researchers is calling for embedded biosecurity safeguards in generative AI tools used in biotechnology.www.nature.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 10 days agoChina is more popular than the US in most countries, including in Canada and most of Europe.plus-squarewww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down14
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkChina is more popular than the US in most countries, including in Canada and most of Europe.plus-squarewww.politico.euLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square88linkfedilink
