Futurology

https://www.businessinsider.com/deepsouth-supercomputer-simulates-human-brain-go-online-next-year-2023-12

The supercomputer, named DeepSouth, will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations a second, rivalling operations of the human brain.

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-regeneration-spinal-cord-injuries-reverses.html

When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair of the spinal cord doesn't occur and there is no recovery. Meaningful recovery after severe injuries requires strategies that promote the regeneration of nerve fibers, but the requisite conditions for these strategies to successfully restore motor function have remained elusive.

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https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/chart-the-remarkable-rise-of-californias-grid-battery-capacity

In 2020, California had 500 megawatts of grid battery storage. Now, just three years later, it has over 5,000 megawatts.

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https://themessenger.com/news/nypd-robot-nyc-subway-times-square

The mayor says they are paying less per hour than the city's minimum wage to lease the robot

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https://futurism.com/neoscope/terrible-things-monkeys-neuralink-implants

An investigation by Wired reveals the grisly complications of Neuralink brain implants in monkeys, including brain swelling and paralysis.

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https://www.pcworld.com/article/2073592/googles-bard-ai-can-now-access-gmail-drive-docs-and-more.html

The latest updates to Google’s generative AI chat bot lets it dig through your personal email, documents, and more—so you can get things done faster.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/19/nearly-half-of-ceos-believe-ai-could-replace-their-own-jobs-poll.html

Many American CEOs say they're worried about their workplace's lack of AI skills, a new survey of C-suite executives and workers found. Here's why.

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https://www.newsweek.com/china-aims-replicate-human-brain-bid-dominate-global-ai-1825084

The pursuit of the most advanced AI—human-like artificial general intelligence—has prompted concerns among experts about potential dangers if it runs amok.

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https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/future-perfect/2023/9/19/23879648/americans-artificial-general-intelligence-ai-policy-poll

63 percent of Americans want regulation to prevent artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which OpenAI aims to build.

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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/intels-glass-substrate-1t-transistors

Intel said it has made a significant breakthrough in the development of glass substrates for next-generation advanced packaging.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/facial-recognition-technology-police-arrests-b2413116.html

The latest generation of police surveillance tools are overused, underregulated and often completely wrong, opponents tell Josh Marcus and Alex Woodward

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https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/09/12/planes-trains-or-automobiles-which-has-the-lowest-carbon-footprint/

Three industry professionals traveled 3,000 miles across America. Their mission: to dissect their carbon footprint. What they found was a complex calculation, with results more tightly-knit than anticipated – and a CO2 revelation.

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https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/centaurs-and-cyborgs-on-the-jagged

I think we have an answer on whether AIs will reshape work....

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https://singularityhub.com/2023/09/14/electric-vehicle-battery-recycling-gains-momentum-with-a-big-new-closed-loop-system/

With growing concerns about supply shortages, recycled battery materials could soon be playing a major role in the electric vehicle transition.

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https://scitechdaily.com/new-vaccine-can-completely-reverse-autoimmune-diseases-like-multiple-sclerosis-type-1-diabetes-and-crohns-disease/

This is fascinating as it works contrary to how most vaccines work. The usual method is to teach the immune system to attack things ( Covid, Polio, Influenza, etc, etc). This does the opposite, it makes the immune system forget to attack things it shouldn't be attacking. The list of autoimmune diseases is long, and many people suffer from them. That said, this is only a Phase 1 Clinical trial. That will test if the vaccine is safe, and see what its side-effects are. The journey from amazing lab results to a viable treatment is rocky, and often ends in failure. Still, if this can prove its potential as a treatment it will be revolutionary.

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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/genetically-modified-bacteria-may-eat-up-ocean-plastic-waste

This genetically engineered microorganism has the ability to break down a type of plastic known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

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https://www.sciencealert.com/liquid-computer-made-from-dna-comprises-billions-of-circuits

For eons, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has served as a sort of instruction manual for life, providing not just templates for a vast array of chemical structures but a means of managing their production.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/moon-missions-why-astronauts-have-not-returned-2018-7

The last time a human visited the moon was in December 1972 during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. Since then, there have been many foiled plans to go back.

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https://thebulletin.org/premium/2023-09/if-you-worry-about-humanity-you-should-be-more-scared-of-humans-than-of-ai/#post-heading

Advances in artificial intelligence have prompted extensive public concern about its capacity to contribute to the spread of misinformation, bias, and cybersecurity breaches—and its potential existential threat to humanity. But, if anything, AI can aid human beings in making decisions aimed at improving social equality, safety, productivity—and mitigate some existential threats.

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https://phys.org/news/2023-09-german-circus-animals-holograms.html

"If you can project someone who's no longer living onto a holographic screen, why can't you do it with an animal, a horse, an elephant?"

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