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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 hours ago

Germany will triple its defence budget to €167 billion ($175 billion) by 2029, focus on innovation and new technology, and doesn't want to buy American. How will this affect Europe's future?

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Germany will triple its defence budget to €167 billion ($175 billion) by 2029, focus on innovation and new technology, and doesn't want to buy American. How will this affect Europe's future?

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day ago

MIT researchers have developed a groundbreaking AI system that lets robots learn to control themselves using vision alone, no sensors, no pretraining, just a single camera.

www.livescience.com

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MIT researchers have developed a groundbreaking AI system that lets robots learn to control themselves using vision alone, no sensors, no pretraining, just a single camera.

www.livescience.com

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 24 hours ago

TSMC chairman C.C. Wei says major US tech clients anticipate the business potential of humanoid robots to be more than ten times that of electric vehicles (EVs).

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TSMC chairman C.C. Wei says major US tech clients anticipate the business potential of humanoid robots to be more than ten times that of electric vehicles (EVs).

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 24 hours ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

Over 90% of global renewable power projects are now cheaper than fossil fuels. Solar power costs 41% less than the cheapest fossil fuel option, and onshore wind is under half the price.

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Over 90% of global renewable power projects are now cheaper than fossil fuels. Solar power costs 41% less than the cheapest fossil fuel option, and onshore wind is under half the price.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

Will Europe ban American AI? The U.S. mandates algorithmic manipulation for federal contracts, while France investigates Twitter/X for similar practices.

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Will Europe ban American AI? The U.S. mandates algorithmic manipulation for federal contracts, while France investigates Twitter/X for similar practices.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

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cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

Wild Video Shows Entire Mountain Range in China Covered With Solar Panels

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Wild Video Shows Entire Mountain Range in China Covered With Solar Panels

cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

OpenAI is heralding a gold medal-winning math score as an AI breakthrough, but others argue it may not be as impressive as it seems.

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OpenAI is heralding a gold medal-winning math score as an AI breakthrough, but others argue it may not be as impressive as it seems.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

What will the AI arising from the post-AI-Bubble-Crash look like?

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What will the AI arising from the post-AI-Bubble-Crash look like?

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

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voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

Netflix is already using generative AI in its original shows

www.engadget.com

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Netflix is already using generative AI in its original shows

www.engadget.com

voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

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voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

Wall Street’s AI Bubble Is Worse Than the 1999 Dot-com Bubble, Warns a Top Economist

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Wall Street’s AI Bubble Is Worse Than the 1999 Dot-com Bubble, Warns a Top Economist

voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

Will the US soon have its own version of China's Great Firewall? The US government wants to ban "woke" AI from federal contracts.

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Will the US soon have its own version of China's Great Firewall? The US government wants to ban "woke" AI from federal contracts.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

Japanese researchers got obese mice to lose weight using single-shot gene editing to get their bodies to produce the same drug that is in Ozempic.

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Japanese researchers got obese mice to lose weight using single-shot gene editing to get their bodies to produce the same drug that is in Ozempic.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

Europe now has 3 separate spaceplanes in development. Will any of them get to space?

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Europe now has 3 separate spaceplanes in development. Will any of them get to space?

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

Three quarters of S&P 500 companies now describe AI as a risk.

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Three quarters of S&P 500 companies now describe AI as a risk.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

IVF researchers in England say 8 healthy children have been born, each with DNA from 3 different people.

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IVF researchers in England say 8 healthy children have been born, each with DNA from 3 different people.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

New Data Suggests AI Progress Might be Moving Much Faster than Expected

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New Data Suggests AI Progress Might be Moving Much Faster than Expected

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

A new deep learning tool called EchoNext can detect structural heart disease (SHD) from routine ECGs—sidestepping the cost and scarcity of echocardiography.

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A new deep learning tool called EchoNext can detect structural heart disease (SHD) from routine ECGs—sidestepping the cost and scarcity of echocardiography.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

German researchers have begun testing a floating platform in the North Sea that will produce synthetic fuels using just wind energy, seawater, and ambient air.

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German researchers have begun testing a floating platform in the North Sea that will produce synthetic fuels using just wind energy, seawater, and ambient air.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days ago

The US government says it may leave the International Energy Agency (IEA), because it doesn't believe the future global green energy transition it talks about is real.

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The US government says it may leave the International Energy Agency (IEA), because it doesn't believe the future global green energy transition it talks about is real.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 9 days ago

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Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 9 days ago

Colombia Seizes First Unmanned Narco-Sub Equipped With Starlink Connection

www.marineinsight.com

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Colombia Seizes First Unmanned Narco-Sub Equipped With Starlink Connection

www.marineinsight.com

Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 9 days ago

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