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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 19 hours ago

AI's Speedy Search for Better Battery Materials

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AI's Speedy Search for Better Battery Materials

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 19 hours ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

A Florida-based company has a fresh take on renewable energy - shipping container-sized boxes that collect and store solar energy, without solar panels.

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A Florida-based company has a fresh take on renewable energy - shipping container-sized boxes that collect and store solar energy, without solar panels.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

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Korkki@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days ago

Drone Delivery Is Taking Off

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Drone Delivery Is Taking Off

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

Will China be the world's robot superpower? There are now more robots in China than in the rest of the world combined.

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Will China be the world's robot superpower? There are now more robots in China than in the rest of the world combined.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

A Research Agenda for the Economics of Transformative AI

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A Research Agenda for the Economics of Transformative AI

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection that offers near-total protection against HIV, will now be available for $40 per patient a year, in 120 low- and middle-income countries.

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Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection that offers near-total protection against HIV, will now be available for $40 per patient a year, in 120 low- and middle-income countries.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

Tumor-targeting Salmonella engineered to boost colon cancer survival represents a striking advance in cancer immunotherapy.

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Tumor-targeting Salmonella engineered to boost colon cancer survival represents a striking advance in cancer immunotherapy.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

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Korkki@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago

Refining Moon Regolith With Lasers

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Refining Moon Regolith With Lasers

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Korkki@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

AheadForm's prototype human-like head for humanoid robots is remarkably lifelike.

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AheadForm's prototype human-like head for humanoid robots is remarkably lifelike.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

OpenAI says AI is now approaching expert-level ability at 1,320 tasks across 44 occupations from 9 industries, and exceeds most junior employees.

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OpenAI says AI is now approaching expert-level ability at 1,320 tasks across 44 occupations from 9 industries, and exceeds most junior employees.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 1.5 is another indication that general-purpose robots capable of most unskilled work are not too far off.

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DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 1.5 is another indication that general-purpose robots capable of most unskilled work are not too far off.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

Renewables are technology-driven, not just energy sources. Innovations like cooling hydrogels and double-sided solar panels are rapidly increasing solar efficiency.

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Renewables are technology-driven, not just energy sources. Innovations like cooling hydrogels and double-sided solar panels are rapidly increasing solar efficiency.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 11 days ago

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

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OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 11 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 12 days ago

Between 2010 and 2025, the percentage of Americans who say college is "very important" has shrunk from 70% to 35%, though there are sharp differences depending on political affiliation.

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Between 2010 and 2025, the percentage of Americans who say college is "very important" has shrunk from 70% to 35%, though there are sharp differences depending on political affiliation.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 12 days ago

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 12 days ago

An AI has achieved 8th place in the Metaculus Cup, a leading competition to forecast near-future events. In 2024 AI only ranked at 300th place.

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An AI has achieved 8th place in the Metaculus Cup, a leading competition to forecast near-future events. In 2024 AI only ranked at 300th place.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 12 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 13 days ago

One of Britain's largest recruitment agencies said middle-class parents should train their kids for manual labor, not send them to university, as graduate job openings are falling so fast due to AI

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One of Britain's largest recruitment agencies said middle-class parents should train their kids for manual labor, not send them to university, as graduate job openings are falling so fast due to AI

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 13 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 days ago

At almost $250 billion a year, China's green energy investments in the developing world are now the equal of the US's post-WW2 Marshall Plan, adjusted for inflation.

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At almost $250 billion a year, China's green energy investments in the developing world are now the equal of the US's post-WW2 Marshall Plan, adjusted for inflation.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 days ago

Researchers at Stanford/Arc Institute just created the first AI-generated, entirely new viruses from scratch that successfully infect and kill bacteria, a breakthrough in computational biology.

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Researchers at Stanford/Arc Institute just created the first AI-generated, entirely new viruses from scratch that successfully infect and kill bacteria, a breakthrough in computational biology.

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 days ago

Humanity has entered an Age of Rewilding. Global agricultural land use has been declining since the 2000s, and even with the population projected to peak at 9 billion, it will still decline further.

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Humanity has entered an Age of Rewilding. Global agricultural land use has been declining since the 2000s, and even with the population projected to peak at 9 billion, it will still decline further.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 days ago

sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alEnglish · 14 days ago

Pigs will fly: Uber Eats to trial drone delivery

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Pigs will fly: Uber Eats to trial drone delivery

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alEnglish · 14 days ago

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