Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 hour agoMicrosoft wants all its spending on reopening Three Mile Island to come from taxpayer funded loans, and wants tax credits to reimburse it for the fact the electricity it generates will be so expensiveplus-squarecleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft wants all its spending on reopening Three Mile Island to come from taxpayer funded loans, and wants tax credits to reimburse it for the fact the electricity it generates will be so expensiveplus-squarecleantechnica.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square3fedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 hours agoA new Californian law aims to protect us from Big Tech using AI to infer our private thoughts, but some people think it isn't going far enough.plus-squarewww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkA new Californian law aims to protect us from Big Tech using AI to infer our private thoughts, but some people think it isn't going far enough.plus-squarewww.technologyreview.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 hours agoHumans may be able to grow new teeth within just 6 years. Japanese researchers are advancing a promising tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials.plus-squarewww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down13
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkHumans may be able to grow new teeth within just 6 years. Japanese researchers are advancing a promising tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials.plus-squarewww.popularmechanics.comRewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 hours agoFlu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu. Luckily mRNA vaccines can save us from the worst.message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down12
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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-26 hours agoResearchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have carried out the first successful robotic surgery using a team of millimetre scale robots.plus-squarewww.dkfz.deexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkResearchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have carried out the first successful robotic surgery using a team of millimetre scale robots.plus-squarewww.dkfz.deLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-26 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 hours agoA Spanish startup has successfully showcased its graphene-based brain-computer interface (BCI) in performing precise tumor surgery.plus-squarewww.businesswire.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkA Spanish startup has successfully showcased its graphene-based brain-computer interface (BCI) in performing precise tumor surgery.plus-squarewww.businesswire.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 hours agoNew epigenetic clock based on easy-to-collect cheek cells accurately predicts mortality.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkNew epigenetic clock based on easy-to-collect cheek cells accurately predicts mortality.plus-squarewww.eurekalert.orgRewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoAI-generated college admissions essays tend to sound male and privileged, study findsplus-squarephys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down15
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Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 day agoSomeone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangersplus-squarewww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkSomeone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangersplus-squarewww.404media.coFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square2fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoSpaceship thruster technology fueled by any type of metal could fly 'indefinitely'plus-squarewww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down15
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkSpaceship thruster technology fueled by any type of metal could fly 'indefinitely'plus-squarewww.earth.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square8fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago139,000 neurons unveiled in 1st-ever complete brain map of adult fruit fly.plus-squareinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-link139,000 neurons unveiled in 1st-ever complete brain map of adult fruit fly.plus-squareinterestingengineering.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoNew AI Software Specification Language Could Solve AI Alignment and AI Safety For Future AI and Machinesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down13
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareNew AI Software Specification Language Could Solve AI Alignment and AI Safety For Future AI and Machinesplus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square1fedilink
voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoEngineers develop solar-powered lithium extraction from brineplus-squaretechxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkEngineers develop solar-powered lithium extraction from brineplus-squaretechxplore.comvoidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days agoESO VLT discovers new exoplanet around the nearby Barnard star, only 6 light years away.plus-squarewww.eso.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkESO VLT discovers new exoplanet around the nearby Barnard star, only 6 light years away.plus-squarewww.eso.orgRewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agoCool roofs could have saved lives during London's hottest summerplus-squaretechxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkCool roofs could have saved lives during London's hottest summerplus-squaretechxplore.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoCUBY says its Mobile Micro-Factories can be transported anywhere, and pump out 2-bedroom homes for $100K, that need much less skilled labor to build and finish.plus-squarewww.notboring.coexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkCUBY says its Mobile Micro-Factories can be transported anywhere, and pump out 2-bedroom homes for $100K, that need much less skilled labor to build and finish.plus-squarewww.notboring.coLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agoSquid-inspired fabric allows for temperature-controlled clothingplus-squaretechxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkSquid-inspired fabric allows for temperature-controlled clothingplus-squaretechxplore.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-24 days agoBYD expects mass solid-state battery adoption in cheaper electric cars before 2030plus-squarewww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12
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voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoHow Europe's creating the moon on Earthplus-squarewww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkHow Europe's creating the moon on Earthplus-squarewww.dw.comvoidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agoThe "Tytler" Calumny -- Is Democracy Hopeless? Is a popular idea, in some circles, about predicting the future that is ahistorical and doesn't bear up to much scrutiny.plus-squaredavidbrin.blogspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkThe "Tytler" Calumny -- Is Democracy Hopeless? Is a popular idea, in some circles, about predicting the future that is ahistorical and doesn't bear up to much scrutiny.plus-squaredavidbrin.blogspot.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square4fedilink