HOW TO PUT A DATA CENTER IN A SHOEBOX - Imec’s plan to use superconductors to shrink computers. (spectrum.ieee.org)
Warp Drive Breakthrough Could Enable Constant-Velocity Subluminal Travel, Physics Team Says (thedebrief.org)
We're about to have our privacy dramatically reduced in desktop computing. Some people think the solution is an open-source OS, but one that isn't Linux. (kschroeder.substack.com)
Germany’s robotic stores must rest on Sundays, too (archive.is)
Architecting Lunar Infrastructure (www.thespacereview.com)
Anthropic just published new research that successfully identified and mapped millions of human-interpretable concepts, called “features”, within the neural networks of Claude. (www.anthropic.com)
There are almost 40 different humanoid robots in development, and open-source tech, and makers of specialist components, are making it easier than ever for other people to make them.
It used to be that you needed years and lots of specialist skills to build humanoid robots. Not anymore. Now base models are open-source. Want more complex appendages? Companies like Shadow Robot are making and selling those. Open-source AI is almost as good as closed-source industry leaders. Unitree’s new advanced humanoid...
AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will be needed (www.bbc.co.uk)
Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers (www.tomshardware.com)
America's population time bomb (www.newsweek.com)
Autonomous F-16 Fighters Are ‘Roughly Even’ With Human Pilots Said Air Force Chief (nationalinterest.org)
Unitree's new G1 humanoid robot is priced at only $16,000, and looks like the type of humanoid robot that could sell in the tens of millions. (newatlas.com)
Astronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Spheres (www.universetoday.com)
Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later (newatlas.com)
How successful are AI-discovered drugs in clinical trials? A first analysis and emerging lessons (www.sciencedirect.com)
AI techniques are making inroads into the field of drug discovery. As a result, a growing number of drugs and vaccines have been discovered using AI. However, questions remain about the success of these molecules in clinical trials. To address these questions, we conducted a first analysis of the clinical pipelines of AI-native...
Artificial intelligence hitting labour forces like a "tsunami" - IMF Chief (www.reuters.com)
The teens making friends with AI chatbots (www.theverge.com)
NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months (www.space.com)
OpenAI and Reddit Partnership (openai.com)
Reddit has sold its content to OpenAI
Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on a PC (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Cambridge-based Raspberry Pi to float on London stock market (www.bbc.co.uk)
With a surface temperature of 42°C, Gliese 12 b, is the nearest, temperate, Earth-size world located to date. (scitechdaily.com)
Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources (www.pcmag.com)
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Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. (techxplore.com)
