LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agoThe US government is seeking to ban all new solar and wind projects.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareThe US government is seeking to ban all new solar and wind projects.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 16 hours agoSub-Saharan Africa is experiencing the most rapid population increase in human history. 7 of the world's Top 10 fastest-growing cities are in Africa.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareSub-Saharan Africa is experiencing the most rapid population increase in human history. 7 of the world's Top 10 fastest-growing cities are in Africa.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Nemeski@mander.xyz to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 2 days agoWaymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York Cityplus-squaretechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkWaymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York Cityplus-squaretechcrunch.comNemeski@mander.xyz to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 17 hours agoFirst started in 1624, the Danish Postal Service says it will discontinue the delivery of letters from 2025. Will more countries soon follow?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareFirst started in 1624, the Danish Postal Service says it will discontinue the delivery of letters from 2025. Will more countries soon follow?plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days ago80% of AI start-ups applying for VC funding with Andreessen Horowitz are using Chinese Open-Source AI.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-square80% of AI start-ups applying for VC funding with Andreessen Horowitz are using Chinese Open-Source AI.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 days agoWhat would society be like if everyone could be 30 IQ points smarter? In the future, we may be able to use gene editing to edit our brains throughout our lives, successful tests in mice suggest.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down14
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhat would society be like if everyone could be 30 IQ points smarter? In the future, we may be able to use gene editing to edit our brains throughout our lives, successful tests in mice suggest.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 days agoUS researchers have successfully fused brain organoid neurons to a robot's control system, so they can receive feedback from the robot and execute commands directing its actions.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareUS researchers have successfully fused brain organoid neurons to a robot's control system, so they can receive feedback from the robot and execute commands directing its actions.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · edit-23 days agoAre we searching for aliens wrong? New findings support panspermia—the idea that Earth's life came from elsewhere and that simple life is common in the galaxy.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareAre we searching for aliens wrong? New findings support panspermia—the idea that Earth's life came from elsewhere and that simple life is common in the galaxy.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
voidxA to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 3 days agoWaymo granted first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles in New York Cityplus-squarewww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkWaymo granted first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles in New York Cityplus-squarewww.cnbc.comvoidxA to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alM to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 4 days agoBaidu sees robocab profits as it enters high-fare countriesplus-squarewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkBaidu sees robocab profits as it enters high-fare countriesplus-squarewww.theregister.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.alM to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 7 days agoChina’s Biotech Is Cheaper and Faster. China has made global prices for cars, electronics, and energy radically cheaper - might it be about to do the same for medicine?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareChina’s Biotech Is Cheaper and Faster. China has made global prices for cars, electronics, and energy radically cheaper - might it be about to do the same for medicine?plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
voidxMA to FuturologyEnglish · 6 days agoJapan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuokaplus-squarejapantoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkJapan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuokaplus-squarejapantoday.comvoidxMA to FuturologyEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
LughA to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 6 days agoChina’s vision for a driverless future is miles ahead of everyone else’splus-squarerestofworld.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkChina’s vision for a driverless future is miles ahead of everyone else’splus-squarerestofworld.orgLughA to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughA to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 8 days agoBaidu’s Apollo Go clocks up 20,000km of ‘safe driving’ in Hong Kong trialsplus-squarewww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkBaidu’s Apollo Go clocks up 20,000km of ‘safe driving’ in Hong Kong trialsplus-squarewww.scmp.comLughA to Autonomous VehiclesEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 days agoChina installed 290,000 industrial robots in 2024; twice as many as the EU, Japan & the US, the other top 4 nations combined.plus-squarewww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkChina installed 290,000 industrial robots in 2024; twice as many as the EU, Japan & the US, the other top 4 nations combined.plus-squarewww.scmp.comLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
voidxMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 days agoEarth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping pointsplus-squarewww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down18
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkEarth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping pointsplus-squarewww.economist.comvoidxMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square57linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 10 days agoU.S. researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) capable of decoding a person’s inner speech with up to 74% accuracy from a vocabulary as large as 125,000 words.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkU.S. researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) capable of decoding a person’s inner speech with up to 74% accuracy from a vocabulary as large as 125,000 words.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 10 days agoThere's a growing campaign to replace the use of the Mercator map by governments and international bodies with one that more accurately reflects countries' true sizes.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareThere's a growing campaign to replace the use of the Mercator map by governments and international bodies with one that more accurately reflects countries' true sizes.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 10 days agoThe IEA says renewables, at 36% globally, will overtake coal and become the world's biggest source of electricity generation in 2026.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareThe IEA says renewables, at 36% globally, will overtake coal and become the world's biggest source of electricity generation in 2026.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 11 days agoThe rise of the robot boy/girlfriend? A new humanoid robot is being primarily marketed as a $5,500 companion for young people.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareThe rise of the robot boy/girlfriend? A new humanoid robot is being primarily marketed as a $5,500 companion for young people.plus-squareLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
