Lawrence Livermore National Lab simulates ‘Armageddon’-style nuclear asteroid deflection

[ad_1] As if last year’s fabulous Dual Asteroid Redirection Test firing a satellite bullet into an asteroid wasn’t enough, now researchers are doing detailed simulation of the nuclear deflection scenario…

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Lingrove’s carbon-negative wood alternative branches out with $10M round

[ad_1] These days even niche industries have concerned souls looking for more eco-friendly options for materials and processes, from washing machine waste to artificial wool. Lingrove is taking on laminates…

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Anthropic’s latest tactic to stop racist AI: Asking it ‘really really really really’ nicely

[ad_1] The problem of alignment is an important one when you’re setting AI models up to make decisions in matters of finance and health. But how can you reduce biases…

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AI invades ‘word of the year’ lists at Oxford, Cambridge and Merriam-Webster

[ad_1] Few would disagree that 2023 was, in the world of technology at least, dominated by artificial intelligence. The dictionaries have taken note in their “word of the year” lists,…

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Boox’s latest e-readers combine quiet, compact styles with big customization

[ad_1] Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle and Kobo. The…

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Cambrium aims to one-up nature with designer proteins that scale sustainably

[ad_1] Nature has done a hell of a job over the last few billion years, but there’s always room for improvement. The proteins in our bodies are great but not…

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Microsoft would like to remind you that they are all-in on AI

[ad_1] In case you weren’t sure how Microsoft felt about AI, CEO Satya Nadella is here to tell you: they like it. They like it a lot. In the company’s…

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Embodied AI spins a pen and helps clean the living room in new research

[ad_1] Sure, AI can write sonnets and do a passable Homer Simpson Nirvana cover. But if anyone is going to welcome our new techno-overlords, they’ll need to be capable of…

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What is Amazon’s [redacted] ‘Project Nessie’ algorithm?

[ad_1] The FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon alleging anti-competitive practices is largely full of things we already knew in a general sense: price hikes, pressure to use Amazon fulfillment and so…

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Musk says he limited Ukraine’s Starlink to prevent attack on Russia

[ad_1] Elon Musk has confirmed that he in essence scuttled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to allow Starlink to be used in the process. The billionaire claims…

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