Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoGrid storage is increasing so rapidly that China and some other countries may be able to meet all their electricity needs from renewables as soon as 2030.plus-squarereneweconomy.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down10
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkGrid storage is increasing so rapidly that China and some other countries may be able to meet all their electricity needs from renewables as soon as 2030.plus-squarereneweconomy.com.auLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square6linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agoRobotics businesses aren't scalable the way internet/software/AI are, & this means they will probably develop as many companies across the globe, rather than be dominated by a few 'unicorn' giants.plus-squarewww.deeptech.asiaexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkRobotics businesses aren't scalable the way internet/software/AI are, & this means they will probably develop as many companies across the globe, rather than be dominated by a few 'unicorn' giants.plus-squarewww.deeptech.asiaLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoAmerica is broke and depends on borrowing from foreigners. What happens if they cut up the credit card? We may be about to find out.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down14
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareAmerica is broke and depends on borrowing from foreigners. What happens if they cut up the credit card? We may be about to find out.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 4 days agoAI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns: Most businesses are still waiting for AI to boost revenue and cut costs.plus-squarewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkAI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns: Most businesses are still waiting for AI to boost revenue and cut costs.plus-squarewww.techspot.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agoWill Virtual Reality ever take off? After spending $73 billion, Meta has abandoned its metaverse VR efforts.plus-squaretechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkWill Virtual Reality ever take off? After spending $73 billion, Meta has abandoned its metaverse VR efforts.plus-squaretechcrunch.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoChinese Scientists Develop Cooling Cement Technology that uses no Electricityplus-squarehappyeconews.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkChinese Scientists Develop Cooling Cement Technology that uses no Electricityplus-squarehappyeconews.comvoidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoDanish researchers say that a tiny protein tweak could unlock nitrogen-fixing super-crops that slash global fertilizer demand.plus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkDanish researchers say that a tiny protein tweak could unlock nitrogen-fixing super-crops that slash global fertilizer demand.plus-squarewww.nature.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agoIs it time for Europe to abandon the US's Artemis Accords and work more closely with China in Space instead?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareIs it time for Europe to abandon the US's Artemis Accords and work more closely with China in Space instead?plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days agoAI regulation isn't about 'Innovation', it's about National Security. New research says that, even without malevolent intent, AI's inherent design is toxic to the institutions that underpin democracy.plus-squarepapers.ssrn.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkAI regulation isn't about 'Innovation', it's about National Security. New research says that, even without malevolent intent, AI's inherent design is toxic to the institutions that underpin democracy.plus-squarepapers.ssrn.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoBuilding the Electric Sheep: What could possibly go wrong if the training data for your domestic robot’s AI includes hundreds of science fiction stories about robots?plus-squarekschroeder.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkBuilding the Electric Sheep: What could possibly go wrong if the training data for your domestic robot’s AI includes hundreds of science fiction stories about robots?plus-squarekschroeder.substack.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days agoBiohacking your own medicines is only going to get easier & the vogue for Chinese peptide use in California shows us plenty of people will want to take advantage.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkBiohacking your own medicines is only going to get easier & the vogue for Chinese peptide use in California shows us plenty of people will want to take advantage.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 10 days agoSun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces: Bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto.plus-squarewww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkSun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces: Bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto.plus-squarewww.science.orgFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 11 days agoChinese researchers are testing a 3MW helium-filled floating wind turbine that floats at a 2 kilometer altitude to reach stronger winds.plus-squarewww.globaltimes.cnexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkChinese researchers are testing a 3MW helium-filled floating wind turbine that floats at a 2 kilometer altitude to reach stronger winds.plus-squarewww.globaltimes.cnLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 11 days agoChina applies to put 200,000 satellites in space after calling Starlink a crash riskplus-squarearchive.phexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkChina applies to put 200,000 satellites in space after calling Starlink a crash riskplus-squarearchive.phLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 days agoSodium-ion batteries are making their way into cars—and the gridplus-squarewww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkSodium-ion batteries are making their way into cars—and the gridplus-squarewww.technologyreview.comRewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agoThe Digital Red Queen project used AI to evolve competing programs in the Core War game via continuous self-play. This created increasingly resilient code & offers a sandbox to study adversarial AI.plus-squaresakana.aiexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkThe Digital Red Queen project used AI to evolve competing programs in the Core War game via continuous self-play. This created increasingly resilient code & offers a sandbox to study adversarial AI.plus-squaresakana.aiFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agoAt today’s build rates, China is on track to reach 100% renewables by 2051.plus-squarepv-magazine-usa.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down11
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkAt today’s build rates, China is on track to reach 100% renewables by 2051.plus-squarepv-magazine-usa.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 12 days agoWhat would the world be like without the US Dollar as a reserve currency? Some of the same people in America's government working to dissolve NATO want to end the Dollar's global primacy, too.plus-squarewashingtonspectator.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down13
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkWhat would the world be like without the US Dollar as a reserve currency? Some of the same people in America's government working to dissolve NATO want to end the Dollar's global primacy, too.plus-squarewashingtonspectator.orgLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 15 days agoA new plan to deploy 30,000 humanoid robots each year by 2028 was unveiled, and Hyundai Motor Group said it will use Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robots to automate repetitive factory tasks.plus-squarewww.hyundai.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkA new plan to deploy 30,000 humanoid robots each year by 2028 was unveiled, and Hyundai Motor Group said it will use Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robots to automate repetitive factory tasks.plus-squarewww.hyundai.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 15 days agoChinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: Breaking the plasma density limit brings researchers a step closer to viable fusion reactors.plus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkChinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: Breaking the plasma density limit brings researchers a step closer to viable fusion reactors.plus-squarewww.nature.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
