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Nov 19, 2024
A Controversial Theory Says Consciousness Might Secretly Live in Your Brain’s Electric Currents
Posted by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes in category: neuroscience
Nov 19, 2024
In the early days of Silicon Valley’s 3D graphics boom
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, innovation
In the early days of Silicon Valley’s 3D graphics boom, Nvidia stood out as the only company to survive out of about 200 competitors.
The key to its success was a relentless focus on semiconductor technology and a commitment to improving processors every year, even when customers didn’t ask for it.
The company believed that true innovation meant anticipating future needs, not just responding to what people wanted at the time. This vision ultimately helped Nvidia become a leader in the industry.
Nov 19, 2024
“Sam Altman says that we are now on a clear pathway to AGI and “we actually know what to do” now
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
And that “things are going to go a lot faster than people are appreciating right now” — - — 👉 Before you go 👋 If you want to keep up with the latest news on AI startups and how they’re changing the world, join 1000+ subscribers reading our newsletter for FREE! Link in bio. — - — #samaltman #agi #largelanguagemodels #openai #samaltmanquotes #aistartup #artificialgeneralintelligence #todayinai
Nov 19, 2024
Sam Altman says that someday AI will be able to cure cancer in collaboration with humans by suggesting experiments to do then thinking about the results
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
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Nov 19, 2024
Tesla Robotaxi may launch early as Elon Musk bags nationwide autonomous vehicle deregulation
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation
Elon Musk’s bet on the incoming Trump administration is starting to pay off handsomely, with autonomous vehicle permits heading Tesla’s way.
Nov 19, 2024
Google.org commits $20M to researchers using AI for scientific breakthroughs
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: innovation, robotics/AI
Google is committing $20 million in cash and $2 million in cloud credits to a new funding initiative designed to help scientists and researchers unearth the next great scientific breakthroughs using artificial intelligence (AI).
The announcement, made by Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis during a fireside chat at the closed-door AI for Science Forum in London today, feeds into a broader push by Big Tech to curry favor with young innovators and startups, a strategy that has included acqui-hires, equity investments, and cloud partnerships — some of which has attracted the attentions of regulators.
This latest announcement, via Google’s 19-year-old philanthropic arm Google.org, is different in that it centers on non-equity funding for academic and non-for-profit institutions globally. But similar to other Big Tech funding and partnership initiatives, this will go some way toward helping Google ingratiate itself with some of the leading scientific minds, through direct cash injections and by providing infrastructure to power their projects. In turn, this positions Google well to acquire future customers — particularly those currently on the cusp of doing great things, working on projects that require significant AI tooling and compute, which Google can provide.
Nov 19, 2024
Scientists develop incredible gravity-powered system that could change the way we use solar panels: ‘It doesn’t consume any electricity’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: solar power, sustainability
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed a solution to overheating solar panels that requires zero electricity. This development can also double as a method for atmospheric water collection, an important practice in dry regions, as relayed by SciTechDaily.
The research, led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology professor Qiaoqiang Gan, is important because it addresses the problem of overheating solar panels in particularly hot and sunny regions, such as Saudi Arabia.
Do you have a telescope? Would you like to see some of the same night sky objects from the ground that Hubble has from space? We invite you to commemorate Hubble’s 35th anniversary by accepting our year-long stargazing challenge. On a clear night, find a safe location with a dark sky away from bright lights, point your telescope skyward, and with the help of star and finder charts, gaze upon some of the same iconic nebulae and galaxies Hubble has observed. How many of them can you find?
Nov 19, 2024
Quantum time crystals could be used to store energy
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, quantum physics
The weird thermodynamics found in time crystals could be harnessed to store energy in a quantum battery-like device.