LughMAEnglish · 10 hours agoAnimals already have some rights; what if they also had a stake in democratic decision making?plus-squarewww.positive.newsexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkAnimals already have some rights; what if they also had a stake in democratic decision making?plus-squarewww.positive.newsLughMAEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square6linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 10 hours agoPossible sign of life in deep space faces new doubtsplus-squarephys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkPossible sign of life in deep space faces new doubtsplus-squarephys.orgLughMAEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square2linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · edit-210 hours agoIn a small Swiss village, an ornate 5-storey tower has become the world's tallest 3-D printed structure.plus-squarewww.tor-alva.chexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkIn a small Swiss village, an ornate 5-storey tower has become the world's tallest 3-D printed structure.plus-squarewww.tor-alva.chLughMAEnglish · edit-210 hours agomessage-square1linkfedilink
EspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 2 days agoAnthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunchplus-squaretechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down19
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkAnthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunchplus-squaretechcrunch.comEspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 3 days agoSamsung and US researchers say a new technology called thermoelectric cooling can make refrigerators 70% more energy efficient, & could enable them to power themselves from their ambient environmentplus-squarewww.eenewseurope.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down132
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkSamsung and US researchers say a new technology called thermoelectric cooling can make refrigerators 70% more energy efficient, & could enable them to power themselves from their ambient environmentplus-squarewww.eenewseurope.comLughMAEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 1 day agoNASA's pivot from the Moon to Mars, leaves European space efforts adrift.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareNASA's pivot from the Moon to Mars, leaves European space efforts adrift.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 2 days agoExperts say the US's $175 billion 'golden dome' missile defense idea is a fantasy that is impossible to make work.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareExperts say the US's $175 billion 'golden dome' missile defense idea is a fantasy that is impossible to make work.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Ghost of CarnotEnglish · 4 days agoBlast off: Launch of a project dedicated to realistic futurism and topian thinking.plus-squareghostofcarnot.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkBlast off: Launch of a project dedicated to realistic futurism and topian thinking.plus-squareghostofcarnot.substack.comGhost of CarnotEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 4 days agoAlmost half the 16-21 year olds surveyed in Britain wish the internet didn't exist, and 70% say social media makes them feel bad about themselves.plus-squarewww.bsigroup.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkAlmost half the 16-21 year olds surveyed in Britain wish the internet didn't exist, and 70% say social media makes them feel bad about themselves.plus-squarewww.bsigroup.comLughMAEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 3 days agoEU President: "We thought AI would only approach human reasoning around 2050. Now we expect this to happen already next year."plus-squareec.europa.euexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down19
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1external-linkEU President: "We thought AI would only approach human reasoning around 2050. Now we expect this to happen already next year."plus-squareec.europa.euLughMAEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 5 days agoWhile energy use continues to rise, China's CO2 emissions have begun declining due to renewable energy. Its wind and solar capacity now surpasses total US electricity generation from all sources.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhile energy use continues to rise, China's CO2 emissions have begun declining due to renewable energy. Its wind and solar capacity now surpasses total US electricity generation from all sources.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 5 days agoWorld's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now availableplus-squarewww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkWorld's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now availableplus-squarewww.livescience.comLughMAEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Ghost of CarnotEnglish · edit-26 days agoOur biases about the futureplus-squareimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageOur biases about the futureplus-squareGhost of CarnotEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 6 days agoPharma company Moderna is merging its HR & Technology Departments, to manage its human and AI workforce as one.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squarePharma company Moderna is merging its HR & Technology Departments, to manage its human and AI workforce as one.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 7 days agoData shows job prospects for new U.S. college grads are declining - is AI responsible, and is this a permanent shift?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareData shows job prospects for new U.S. college grads are declining - is AI responsible, and is this a permanent shift?plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 8 days agoBig Tech fuels 'growth' with crime. 70% of new Facebook and Instagram advertisers are scammers—Meta knows but ignores it to impress investors.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareBig Tech fuels 'growth' with crime. 70% of new Facebook and Instagram advertisers are scammers—Meta knows but ignores it to impress investors.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
RewindAgainEnglish · 8 days agoAlphaEvolve, Google’s new AI doesn’t just write code. It discovers new algorithms to make code run faster.plus-squareventurebeat.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down15
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkAlphaEvolve, Google’s new AI doesn’t just write code. It discovers new algorithms to make code run faster.plus-squareventurebeat.comRewindAgainEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 9 days agoChina launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation.plus-squarespacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkChina launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation.plus-squarespacenews.comLughMAEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
LughMAEnglish · 9 days agoWorld-first personalized gene-editing therapy saves infant from deadly disease in US. This marks the first instance of a completely customized CRISPR gene editing therapy in the world.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkWorld-first personalized gene-editing therapy saves infant from deadly disease in US. This marks the first instance of a completely customized CRISPR gene editing therapy in the world.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgLughMAEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
FuturologistEnglish · 10 days agoThe US state of Montana is to allow people to buy experimental drugs and treatments, that haven't yet been FDA approved.plus-squarewww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkThe US state of Montana is to allow people to buy experimental drugs and treatments, that haven't yet been FDA approved.plus-squarewww.technologyreview.comFuturologistEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
