Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 25) appeared first on SingularityHub.
As AI shopping goes mainstream, will people keep any real control over what they buy and why? The post OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats—Here’s Why That Matters appeared first on SingularityHub.
It sounds like science fiction, but the system could help people with brain or spinal cord injuries regain lost abilities. The post One Mind, Two Bodies: Man With Brain Implant Controls Another Person’s Hand—and Feels What She Feels appeared first on SingularityHub.
Bacterial nanowires and memristors combine in artificial neurons that can control living cells. The post ‘Unprecedented’ Artificial Neurons Are Part Biological, Part Electrical—Work More Like the Real Thing appeared first on SingularityHub.
Like rooftop solar panels, the approach would use existing infrastructure to lower the cost and widen the reach of carbon-capture efforts. The post Scientists Say New Air Filter Transforms Any Building Into a Carbon-Capture Machine appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 18) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Some companies claim they'll be supplying power commercially within a decade. How likely is that? The post Investors Have Poured Nearly $10 Billion Into Fusion Power. Will Their Bet Pay Off? appeared first on SingularityHub.
The algorithm identified known regions as well as mysterious domains with yet unknown functions. The post ChatGPT-Like AI Unveils 1,300 Regions in the Mouse Brain—Some Uncharted appeared first on SingularityHub.
To kickstart Moore's law, maybe we should focus on ever-thinner chips instead of smaller transistors. The post Chips Just 10 Atoms Thick Could Bring Computers With Extremely Compact Memory appeared first on SingularityHub.
The drug also boosted cognition. More study is needed to show a similar approach might work in humans. The post A Nanoparticle Drug Triggered the Brain to Rapidly Flush Out Toxic Alzheimer’s Proteins in Mice appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. These are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 11) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Two heads are better than one—even when those heads aren’t human. The post An AI Council Just Aced the US Medical Licensing Exam appeared first on SingularityHub.
The universe may not only be geometry and energy—but also memory. And in that memory, every moment of cosmic history may still be written. The post Information Could Be a Fundamental Part of the Universe—and May Explain Dark Energy and Dark Matter appeared first on SingularityHub.
The ‘fourth pillar’ of brain communication potentially impacts Alzheimer’s and other diseases. The post A Mysterious Web of Tunnels Connects Brain Cells—Like the Network of Trees in a Forest appeared first on SingularityHub.
In a ‘red teaming’ effort led by Microsoft researchers, biosecurity programs struggled to flag AI-generated toxins. The post Dangerous AI-Designed Proteins Could Evade Today’s Biosecurity Software appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. These are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 4) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists hope to make atomic qubits compatible with the existing architecture of standard silicon chips. The post Entanglement Breakthrough Linking Cores of Atoms Could Scale Up Quantum Computers appeared first on SingularityHub.
She won the genetic lottery, but a healthy lifestyle also contributed to her extreme lifespan. The post This Spanish Woman Lived to 117. Here’s a Deep Dive Into Her Genetics and Habits. appeared first on SingularityHub.
In a small trial, a gene therapy injected into the brain slowed the disease by 75 percent over three years. The post A New Approach Could Transform Huntington’s Disease Treatment appeared first on SingularityHub.
Researchers created extremely realistic voice clones with just four minutes of recordings. The post People Can’t Distinguish AI Voice Clones From Actual Humans Anymore appeared first on SingularityHub.
Tech OpenAI and Nvidia’s $100B AI Plan Will Require Power Equal to 10 Nuclear ReactorsBenj Edwards | Ars Technica “Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that the planned 10 gigawatts... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 27) appeared first on SingularityHub.
A review of over 100 years of neuroscience research asks if some brain regions are more important than others for consciousness. The post Major Theories of Consciousness May Have Been Focusing on the Wrong Part of the Brain appeared first on SingularityHub.
It's a first step toward AI-generated life forms. The post AI-Designed Viruses Are Replicating and Killing Bacteria appeared first on SingularityHub.
The AI is designed from the bottom up to prevent privacy breaches. The post Google’s VaultGemma AI Hoovers Up Your Data—Without Memorizing It appeared first on SingularityHub.
Trained on over 400,000 patient records, the AI predicts health trajectories for up to 20 years. The post ‘Astonishing’ AI Predicts Over 1,000 Diseases Decades in Advance appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 20) appeared first on SingularityHub.
A battle between immune cell family members hints at why chronic inflammation occurs with age. The post Scientists Say a Newly Discovered Immune Cell May Drive Inflammation as We Age appeared first on SingularityHub.
The business incentives driving consumer AI development remain fundamentally misaligned with reducing hallucinations. The post Why OpenAI’s Solution to AI Hallucinations Would Kill ChatGPT Tomorrow appeared first on SingularityHub.
The algorithm discovered early signals of consciousness in extremely subtle facial movements. The post This AI Found Signs Comatose Patients Were Waking Up Days Before Doctors Did appeared first on SingularityHub.
New bioprinting techniques make it possible to 3D print skin with complex networks of blood vessels. The post Scientists Hope 3D-Printed Skin Can Bring On-Demand Treatment for Serious Injuries appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 13) appeared first on SingularityHub.
I asked an AI agent to play the role of me, an Oxford lecturer on media and AI, and teach me a personal master’s course, based entirely on my own work. The post I Got an AI to Impersonate Me and Teach Me My Own Course—Here’s What I Learned About the Future of Education appeared first on SingularityHub.
An extensive brain map shows how regions collaborate during complex decision-making. The post In a First, Scientists Record Decision-Making as It Happens Across a Whole Mouse Brain appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists want to know if a biohybrid robot can form a long-lasting biological “mind” to direct movement. The post This Crawling Robot Is Made With Living Brain and Muscle Cells appeared first on SingularityHub.
Thanks to AI and an electrode-studded cap, participants controlled a robotic arm with just their thoughts. The post An AI Copilot Quadrupled the Performance of This Wearable Brain-Reading Device appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 6) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists mapped the timing of plant growth cycles around the globe with 20 years of satellite imagery. The post Watch Earth’s Seasons Change the Face of the Planet in a New Animated Map appeared first on SingularityHub.
The treatment takes a step towards a universal cancer vaccine by making multiple cancers more susceptible to current immunotherapies. The post New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Wipes Out Multiple Types of Cancer in Mice appeared first on SingularityHub.
Such sensors could one day carry out MRI at the scale of individual cells or aid researchers in drug development. The post Scientists Just Made ‘Biological Qubits’ That Act as Quantum Sensors Inside Cells appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 30) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The price tag is orders of magnitude cheaper than most robots in its class, which can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The post A Humanoid Robot Is Now on Sale for Under $6,000—What Can You Do With It? appeared first on SingularityHub.
The lung survived nine days but also whipped up an immune response. It's hoped pig organs could one day ease the donor organ shortage. The post In a First, Scientists Transplant a Modified Pig Lung Into a Person appeared first on SingularityHub.
Though the technology is embryonic, a new study takes a stab at predicting whether space-based solar could play a role in the energy transition. The post Could a Swarm of Space Mirrors Replace Much of Europe’s Solar and Wind by 2050? appeared first on SingularityHub.
After 100,000 genetic changes, the bacteria is radically different than any other life on Earth. The post Meet Syn57, the Most Stripped-Down Living Synthetic Bacteria Yet appeared first on SingularityHub.
Future Meet the Researcher Hosting a Scientific Conference by and for AIPeter Hall | MIT Technology Review “Agents4Science is a one-day online event that will encompass all areas of science,... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 23) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The tech could revolutionize how spacecraft, airplanes, ships, and submarines navigate when GPS is unavailable or compromised. The post Quantum Alternative to GPS Will Be Tested on the US Military’s X-37B Spaceplane appeared first on SingularityHub.
The featherlight devices are smaller than a dime and need no solar panels, propellers, or engines to move. The post These Tiny Aircraft Are Powered Entirely by the Sun’s Heat appeared first on SingularityHub.
Energy stored in liquid CO2 is converted back into gas to turn turbines on demand. The post Google Will Store Energy in Giant Domes Filled With CO2 appeared first on SingularityHub.
Accurate predictions could accelerate the design of new experiments and bring practical fusion power closer. The post This AI Model Predicts Whether Fusion Power Experiments Will Work appeared first on SingularityHub.
Thoughts are translated into speech in real time—with a passcode to prevent broadcasting private musings. The post New Brain Implant Decodes ‘Inner Monologue’ of People With Paralysis appeared first on SingularityHub.