FuturologistEnglish · 3 hours agoSingle-photon LiDAR delivers detailed 3D images at distances up to 1 kilometerplus-squarephys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkSingle-photon LiDAR delivers detailed 3D images at distances up to 1 kilometerplus-squarephys.orgFuturologistEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
FuturologistEnglish · 2 hours agoResearchers confirm an exoplanet potentially capable of sustaining lifeplus-squarephys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkResearchers confirm an exoplanet potentially capable of sustaining lifeplus-squarephys.orgFuturologistEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 1 day agoThe signs are the world is splitting into 3 siloed zones, each dominated by different types of AI: American, European, and China/Rest of World.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down13
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareThe signs are the world is splitting into 3 siloed zones, each dominated by different types of AI: American, European, and China/Rest of World.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square2fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 1 day agoGlobal temperatures rose 0.4°C in the last 2 years - much more than expected - and eliminating sulphur from maritime fuels may account for some of it.plus-squarewww.tandfonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkGlobal temperatures rose 0.4°C in the last 2 years - much more than expected - and eliminating sulphur from maritime fuels may account for some of it.plus-squarewww.tandfonline.comLughMAEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square3fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 2 days agoFigure Robotics & Amazon talk about replacing 100,000s of human jobs with robots.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareFigure Robotics & Amazon talk about replacing 100,000s of human jobs with robots.plus-squareLughMAEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
FuturologistEnglish · 2 days agoAnti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down12
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkAnti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFuturologistEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
EspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 3 days ago‘Dear, did you say pastry?’: meet the ‘AI granny’ driving scammers up the wallplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-link‘Dear, did you say pastry?’: meet the ‘AI granny’ driving scammers up the wallplus-squarewww.theguardian.comEspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square4fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 3 days agoThe new US administration is forcing a rethink among international partner space agencies, by suggesting plans for lunar exploration are a waste of time, and the Artemis program should be dropped.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkThe new US administration is forcing a rethink among international partner space agencies, by suggesting plans for lunar exploration are a waste of time, and the Artemis program should be dropped.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.substack.comLughMAEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square10fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 3 days agoGermany got 60% of its electricity from renewables in 2024, and two thirds are planning to get home solar, meaning it is on track for its goal to be a 100% renewables nation within 10 years.plus-squarewww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkGermany got 60% of its electricity from renewables in 2024, and two thirds are planning to get home solar, meaning it is on track for its goal to be a 100% renewables nation within 10 years.plus-squarewww.euronews.comLughMAEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square5fedilink
EspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 4 days agoResearchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50plus-squarewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down111
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkResearchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50plus-squarewww.theverge.comEspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square8fedilink
EspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 4 days agoClimate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm Januaryplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkClimate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm Januaryplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukEspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square7fedilink
LughMAEnglish · edit-24 days agoSatellite images indicate China may be building the world's largest and most advanced fusion reactor at a secret site.plus-squareedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkSatellite images indicate China may be building the world's largest and most advanced fusion reactor at a secret site.plus-squareedition.cnn.comLughMAEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square1fedilink
PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish · 4 days agoRice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.plus-squaregrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkRice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.plus-squaregrist.orgPhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2fedilink
EspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 6 days agoGoogle drops pledge on AI use for weaponsplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkGoogle drops pledge on AI use for weaponsplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukEspiritdescaliMAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square3fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 6 days agoWithin 24 hours, OpenAI's Deep Research has been replicated by an open-source version that already scores 54% on the same validation set OpenAI's scored 67%.plus-squarehuggingface.coexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkWithin 24 hours, OpenAI's Deep Research has been replicated by an open-source version that already scores 54% on the same validation set OpenAI's scored 67%.plus-squarehuggingface.coLughMAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square10fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 7 days agoJust as the US gears up to become more autocratic, the EU has passed laws to ban the AI that enables it.plus-squaretechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down17
arrow-up1195arrow-down1external-linkJust as the US gears up to become more autocratic, the EU has passed laws to ban the AI that enables it.plus-squaretechcrunch.comLughMAEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square6fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 5 days agoThe European Space Agency has started a second reusable rocket initiative focussed on making the upper stages of the existing Ariane 6 rocket reusable.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkThe European Space Agency has started a second reusable rocket initiative focussed on making the upper stages of the existing Ariane 6 rocket reusable.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.comLughMAEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square7fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 6 days agoShould We Really Be Messing with Asteroid Orbits?plus-squarenautil.usexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkShould We Really Be Messing with Asteroid Orbits?plus-squarenautil.usLughMAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 6 days agoThe Global Race for Humanoid Robots Heats Upplus-squareforeignpolicy.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkThe Global Race for Humanoid Robots Heats Upplus-squareforeignpolicy.comLughMAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
LughMAEnglish · 6 days agoThe EU is to create its own open-source AI, that supports 30 European languages, and has EU values 'baked in.'plus-squareopeneurollm.euexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkThe EU is to create its own open-source AI, that supports 30 European languages, and has EU values 'baked in.'plus-squareopeneurollm.euLughMAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square10fedilink