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 April 25) appeared first on SingularityHub.
A year after most robots failed to finish the Beijing race, nearly half the field autonomously ran a course of slopes, narrow passages, and 20 turns. The post A Humanoid Robot Beat the Human World Record for a Half Marathon appeared first on SingularityHub.
That's a few minutes longer than it takes to fill up the average gas-powered car—but still fast enough it might not matter. The post CATL’s New EV Battery Charges in Six Minutes appeared first on SingularityHub.
A new tool that tethers healthy mitochondria to ailing cells has shown promise in mice with inherited blindness. The post Scientists Revive Failing Cells With Mitochondria Transplants appeared first on SingularityHub.
New artificial neurons fire so realistically they can activate living brain cells in mouse tissue. The post Printed Neurons That Mimic Brain Cells Could Slash AI’s Energy Bill 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 April 18) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Fewer than 10 people worldwide have eradicated the virus with stem cells. But this case was special—no one knew his brother's cells carried a protective mutation until transplant day. The post Norwegian Man Cured of HIV by His Brother’s Stem Cells appeared first on SingularityHub.
New technologies rarely leave work untouched. They also rarely eliminate the need for human contribution altogether. The post Industries Most Exposed to AI Are Not Only Seeing Productivity Gains but Jobs and Wage Growth Too appeared first on SingularityHub.
A woman battling the conditions went from "two handfuls of pills" and blood transfusions daily to medication-free. The post One Shot Just Crushed Three Deadly Autoimmune Diseases appeared first on SingularityHub.
The technology harnesses the brain's own blood chemistry to assemble soft, light-controlled electrodes around neurons. The post Scientists Grow Electronics Inside the Brains of Living Mice appeared first on SingularityHub.
Brain twins where regions are allowed to compete for resources behave more like the real thing. The post How to Build Better Digital Twins of the Human Brain appeared first on SingularityHub.
It's a step change in cybersecurity. Exploits that would take experts weeks to develop can now be generated in hours. The post Anthropic’s Mythos AI Uncovered Serious Security Holes in Every Major OS and Browser appeared first on SingularityHub.
An AI system unearthed a trove of CRISPR-like proteins in minutes instead of weeks or months. The post MIT Mined Bacteria for the Next CRISPR—and Found Hundreds of Potential New Tools appeared first on SingularityHub.
Today's error-prone quantum computers are still far from practical. But a bold deadline could galvanize the field. The post US Issues Grand Challenge: The First Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer by 2028 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 April 4) appeared first on SingularityHub.
With billions invested and prototypes being tested outside the lab, the quantum era is starting to take shape. The post Five Ways Quantum Technology Could Shape Everyday Life appeared first on SingularityHub.
With data center power demand expected to nearly triple by 2030, tech companies are bankrolling new plants and even their own "shadow grid." The post The Mad Scramble to Power AI Is Rewiring the US Grid appeared first on SingularityHub.
AI companies may be reluctant to risk lower engagement with models that push back. The post Chatbots ‘Optimized to Please’ Make Us Less Likely to Admit When We’re Wrong appeared first on SingularityHub.
The genetically engineered cells can be rewired to tackle a range of bacteria in the battle against antibiotic resistance. The post Forget Antibiotics: These Killer Cells Wipe Out Deadly Superbugs in a Day 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 March 28) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The three-phase plan calls for up to 30 robotic missions, including a fleet of rocket-powered moon hoppers. The post NASA Unveils Its $20 Billion Moon Base Plan—and a Nuclear Spacecraft for Mars appeared first on SingularityHub.
Visual experiments suggest just a small fraction of the information our brains process enters awareness. The post What We Actually See—and Don’t See—Shows Consciousness Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg appeared first on SingularityHub.
In a step toward biological computing, brain organoids rewired their networks as they learned to balance a digital pole on a cart. The post These Mini Brains Just Learned to Solve a Classic Engineering Problem appeared first on SingularityHub.
Rebooting frozen brains is still science fiction, but advanced freezing techniques could preserve wiring and function. The post Reviving Brain Activity After ‘Cryosleep’ Inches Closer in Pioneering Study 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 March 21) appeared first on SingularityHub.
There's plenty of hand-waving around AGI. DeepMind hopes to change that with a new, more rigorous approach. The post Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence appeared first on SingularityHub.
The prevailing narrative suggests AI is ready to replace humans, but the evidence is more nuanced. The post Tech Companies Are Blaming Massive Layoffs on AI. What’s Really Going On? appeared first on SingularityHub.
As they imagine typing, implants translate brain signals into keystrokes on a standard digital keyboard. The post Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users appeared first on SingularityHub.
The simulation encompasses nearly all of a cell's molecules over roughly two hours. The post Digital Twin of a Cell Tracks Its Entire Life Cycle Down to the Nanoscale 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 March 14) appeared first on SingularityHub.
A single shot protected mice from the protein gunk implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The post These Genetically Engineered Brain Cells Devour Toxic Alzheimer’s Plaques appeared first on SingularityHub.
Finding water, generating power, and sheltering astronauts from radiation are just a few of the challenges NASA must solve. The post The US Plans to Break Ground on a Permanent Moon Base by 2030. Here’s What It Will Take. appeared first on SingularityHub.
The study focused on safety, but the results offer hope the approach could give kids a chance to walk. The post In a First, Researchers Use Stem Cells and Surgery to Treat Spina Bifida in the Womb appeared first on SingularityHub.
Which side has the advantage will depend less on raw model capabilities and more on who adapts fastest. The post Hackers Are Automating Cyberattacks With AI. Defenders Are Using It to Fight Back. 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 March 7) appeared first on SingularityHub.
AI-powered digital assistants can do many complex tasks on their own. But who takes responsibility when they cause harm? The post Autonomous AI Agents Have an Ethics Problem appeared first on SingularityHub.
Spexi's crowdsourced drone fleet has mapped over 5 million acres in 200 cities around Canada and the US. The post Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above appeared first on SingularityHub.
The technology, which uses genetically engineered T cells, could target nearly two dozen different solid cancers with one treatment. The post These Supercharged Immune Cells Completely Eliminated Solid Tumors in Mice appeared first on SingularityHub.
The flower-shaped device wraps around brain organoids and maps nearly all electrical activity. The post New Device Detects Brain Waves in Mini Brains Mimicking Early Human Development appeared first on SingularityHub.
Computing Breaking Encryption With a Quantum Computer Just Got 10 Times EasierKarmela Padavic-Callaghan | New Scientist ($) “In 2019, Craig Gidney at Google Quantum AI co-authored a paper that reduced... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 28) appeared first on SingularityHub.
We need to give models knowledge that anchors their behavior to the realities of our world. The post Sparks of Genius to Flashes of Idiocy: How to Solve AI’s ‘Jagged Intelligence’ Problem appeared first on SingularityHub.
Fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix. But growth in renewables offset nearly 75% of new power demand. The post US Solar Surged 35% in 2025, Overtaking Hydro for the First Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists are co-opting seismic sensors to detect space debris streaking through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. The post More Space Junk Is Plummeting to Earth. Earthquake Sensors Can Track It by the Sonic Booms. appeared first on SingularityHub.
A new tool takes relatively few resources to chart algorithms' inner workings and steer their behavior. The post Researchers Break Open AI’s Black Box—and Use What They Find Inside to Control It appeared first on SingularityHub.
Computing Microsoft’s Glass Chip Holds Terabytes of Data for 10,000 YearsGayoung Lee | Gizmodo “Our knowledge of the past comes from stone tablets and old parchment. But thousands of years... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 21) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Tech companies have touted scientific findings from AI systems. But can they truly produce bona fide advancements? The post What the Rise of AI Scientists May Mean for Human Research appeared first on SingularityHub.
Running on a brain-like chip, the 'eye' could help robots and self-driving cars make split-second decisions. The post This ‘Machine Eye’ Could Give Robots Superhuman Reflexes appeared first on SingularityHub.
The self-spreading CRISPR tool increased editing efficiency roughly three-fold compared to older versions. The post Souped-Up CRISPR Gene Editor Replicates and Spreads Like a Virus appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists find coordination between key brain waves breaks down in people under anesthesia. The post This Brain Pattern Could Signal the Moment Consciousness Slips Away appeared first on SingularityHub.
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