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Meta has withdrawn its Galactica AI, only 3 days after its release, following intense criticism. Meta’s misstep—and its hubris—show once again that Big Tech has a blind spot about the severe limitations of large language models in AI.
technologyreview.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_yytfpr in Futurology
Italian startup Energy Dome claims its CO2 grid storage batteries are cheaper than lithium-ion, and need no rare minerals, being made from just off-the-shelf steel components, water & CO2. It's opening its first 200 MWh facility in Sardinia in 2023
electrek.coSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_yw53j1 in Futurology
English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae.
prnewswire.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_yortnc in Futurology
Chinese scientists have demonstrated "highly efficient" production of methane and oxygen from lunar soil samples, lending weight to the proposition that mining the Moon to service Earth-orbiting craft with an in-space fuel-depot might be a currently viable business model.
academic.oup.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_yicfrm in Futurology
A new NASA report on its lunar base, says only a tiny strip of the lunar south pole - 30km by 70km, approx the size of Luxembourg - will be suitable for human bases & will need to be shared with China & others, and suggest "transit corridors" & other security measures to reduce conflict situations
nasa.govSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_ygsvme in Futurology
The EU's Digital Services Act, due to become law in 2024, will likely become the global gold standard that American tech firms will be forced to adapt to. It will place substantial content moderation requirements on tech firms, including limiting false information, hate speech, and extremism.
slate.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_yfpvoe in Futurology
Chinese researchers say they have successfully tested a new maglev train in a partial vacuum tube at 130km/hour, and will now proceed with further testing. They hope further tests will reach speeds of 1,000km/hour, faster than commercial airliners.
global.chinadaily.com.cnSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_y8fl8s in Futurology
Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why - Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting competition.
propublica.orgSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_y4vogy in Futurology
US DoE-funded researchers claim a major breakthrough in dramatically reducing EV costs. They claim that using nickel foil as heating regulators allows 70% charging in 11 minutes, for batteries with a range of 320 km (200 miles), which will only need to be one-third the size of today's batteries.
azocleantech.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_y3x8i1 in Futurology
China reveals early designs for its ILRS Moonbase that it's naming "Laurel Tree". These envisage it would be housed underground in a lava tube, be built with inflatable arches as structural components, and use concrete made from lunar material.
scmp.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_xyw39z in Futurology
Form Energy, a company that says it's Iron-Air grid batteries that can hold charge for 3-5 days, and at a tenth of the cost of Lithium-Ion batteries, has received $450 million in funding to go commercial. The batteries are based around rusting and de-rusting cheap iron pellets.
cleantechnica.comSubmitted by lughnasadh t3_xxxauu in Futurology