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Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot can now 'play fetch' — thanks to MIT breakthrough

The future of smarter robots may lie in combining neural networks with advanced computer vision.

LiveScience · Oct 31, 2024

This laser technology could save the planet and help AI industry claw back more than $100 billion — half of GPUs are 'wasted' because of limited bandwidth, and this US startup wants to change that

Xscape Photonics' ChromX laser technology could help AI industry and save the planet

TechRadar · Oct 30, 2024

Humanist chaplain Greg Epstein: ‘Our bowed interactions with our phones look like worship’

The Harvard ethicist and author on the similarities between digital technology and religion, the value of scepticism, and how to develop a positive relationship with our devices

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

MIT researchers make progress on 3D-printed electronics, using semiconductor-free logic gates

MIT researchers attempt to make electronics without semiconductors, and succeed in some ways.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 21, 2024

I run a $100M VC fund for immigrants—here’s why they’re often better than those born here

Adapting to a new country gave me the relentless drive to launch successful tech companies—and then to seek out that same spirit in others.

Fortune · Oct 15, 2024

Role Of Government, Poverty Research Tipped For Economics Nobel

Closing the season, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.

International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024

'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits

An MIT-led project asked young users to talk to an AI-powered simulation of their 60-year-old selves through a chatbot interface. The experience led to decreased anxiety and a boost in optimism.

LiveScience · Oct 11, 2024

NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

Space · Oct 11, 2024

How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

LiveScience · Oct 8, 2024

This AI tool lets you confront your future self – and you might like what you find

MIT researchers showcase Future You with AI simulation of users from 30 years in the future.

TechRadar · Oct 7, 2024