Future It’s Not Your Imagination: AI Is Speeding Up the Pace of ChangeJulie Bort | TechCrunch “Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page slideshow report—which used the word ‘unprecedented’... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 31) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The treatments rescued damaged blood and immune cells in newborn mice with just one shot. The post New Gene Therapy Reverses Three Diseases With Shots to the Bloodstream appeared first on SingularityHub.
AI that translates English text into proteins is shaking up the field. The post ChatGPT for Biology: A New AI Whips Up Designer Proteins With Only a Text Prompt appeared first on SingularityHub.
What happens when you can't tell the difference between a human and an AI chatbot? We're about to find out. The post Evidence Shows AI Systems Are Already Too Much Like Humans. Will That Be a Problem? 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 May 24) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Kids are expert learners. AI should take notes. The post Teaching AI Like a Kindergartner Could Make It Smarter appeared first on SingularityHub.
Wearers see infrared light in multiple colors—even with their eyes closed. The post These Contact Lenses Give People Superhuman Sight appeared first on SingularityHub.
The team says their method is a million times more resource-efficient than standard quantum approaches. The post Researchers Used a One-Atom Quantum Computer to Simulate Real Molecules Over Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
The team says their method is a million times more resource-efficient than standard quantum approaches. The post Researchers Used a One-Atom Quantum Computer to Simulate Molecules Over Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
Like DNA hard drives, the approach could lock the world's data down for the long haul—if researchers can make it practical. The post This Molecular ‘Hard Drive’ Stores Information in Plastic appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for the most 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 May 17) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Discovering existing deposits of the gas that can be economically tapped is key. So, researchers whipped up a guide for hydrogen prospectors. The post Scientists Say Earth Has Made Enough Hydrogen to Power Humanity. Here’s How to Find It. appeared first on SingularityHub.
A new study says AI agents can create shared language conventions. Learning how this happens could help us better manage agents in the real world. The post Groups of AI Agents Spontaneously Create Their Own Lingo, Like People appeared first on SingularityHub.
Seismic data collected by NASA suggests the amount of water hidden in the red planet's crust would cover its surface in a global ocean. The post Mars May Be Hiding an Ocean of Liquid Water Under Its Surface appeared first on SingularityHub.
A new bioprinter uses ultrasound to print tissues, biosensors, and medication depots deep in the body. The post Scientists Can Now 3D Print Tissues Directly Inside the Body—No Surgery Needed appeared first on SingularityHub.
Computing Apple’s Eddy Cue: ‘You May Not Need an iPhone 10 Years From Now’Wes Davis and Lauren Feiner | The Verge “That may seem like a silly thing for Apple... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 10) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The Talon-A2 vehicle air-launched from the world's biggest aircraft and piloted itself at hypersonic speeds before landing in California. The post Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Plane Breaks Mach 5 and Lands Without a Pilot appeared first on SingularityHub.
How consciousness arises in the brain is no clearer after two big theories go head-to-head, but the competition's design could push the field forward. The post How Does Consciousness Work? Dueling Scientists Tested Two Big Theories but Found No Winner appeared first on SingularityHub.
A treatment developed from a snake enthusiast's blood protected mice against 19 of the world's deadliest venoms. But don't try this at home. The post This Man Survived Hundreds of Deadly Snakebites. His Blood Holds the Key to a Potent New Antivenom. appeared first on SingularityHub.
Biotechnology The US Has Approved CRISPR Pigs for FoodAntonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review “There’s a chance the Genus pigs could turn out to be the most financially valuable genetically... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 3) appeared first on SingularityHub.
To compete with Starlink, Amazon's Project Kuiper plans to send over 3,000 internet satellites to orbit. The post Amazon Steps Into the Ring With SpaceX by Launching Its First Batch of Internet Satellites appeared first on SingularityHub.
Fibromyalgia causes debilitating pain. Healthy gut bacteria soothed symptoms in a small trial. The post Patients Say Healthy Gut Bacteria Relieved Their Chronic Pain in a Puzzling Disease appeared first on SingularityHub.
The Corleo robot is a concept. It does not exist—yet. But how feasible is it? Let's discuss. The post Kawasaki Is Building a Robot You Ride Like a Horse appeared first on SingularityHub.
The emerging field of 'exposomics' combines large environmental datasets and genetic data to reveal the causes of chronic disease. The post We’re Exposed to Chemicals and Pollution Daily. Now, Scientists Are Linking It All to Our Health. appeared first on SingularityHub.
Artificial Intelligence Google’s AI Overviews Now Reach More Than 1.5 Billion People Every MonthJay Peters | The Verge “Google started to widely roll out AI Overviews last May. Despite some... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 26) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The drugs disrupted communication between the brain and immune system to lower stress in mice. The post How Do Psychedelics Battle Stress? Scientists Find Their Influence Extends Beyond the Brain appeared first on SingularityHub.
The quantum sensor’s extreme sensitivity makes it possible to pinpoint location with high accuracy. The post New Quantum GPS Backup Is 50 Times More Precise Than State-of-the Art Alternatives appeared first on SingularityHub.
Dark matter with less mass could be driving a mysterious glow emanating from the Milky Way's core. The post New Form of Dark Matter Could Solve Decades-Old Milky Way Mystery appeared first on SingularityHub.
The cables connecting neurons act like independent ‘mini-computers’ to store different types of information. The post Each of the Brain’s Neurons Is Like Multiple Computers Running in Parallel appeared first on SingularityHub.
Artificial Intelligence Google’s New AI Is Trying to Talk to Dolphins—SeriouslyIsaac Schultz | Gizmodo “The model is DolphinGemma, a cutting-edge LLM trained to recognize, predict, and eventually generate dolphin vocalizations,... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 19) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists combined fungus and bacteria into a "living material" that stays alive for up to a month. The post This Living Building Material Forms Bone-Like Structures and Could One Day Repair Itself appeared first on SingularityHub.
Two studies found stem-cell therapies were safe and reduced symptoms, but bigger trials are still needed. The post Parkinson’s Patients Say Their Symptoms Eased After Receiving Millions of New Brain Cells appeared first on SingularityHub.
Intercepting interstellar objects could transform fleeting encounters into profound scientific opportunities. The post Mystery Objects From Other Stars Are Visiting Our Solar System. These Missions Will Study Them Up Close appeared first on SingularityHub.
In a first, the 3D reconstruction of a mouse brain links structure to activity. The post Largest Brain Map Ever Reveals Hidden Algorithms of the Mammalian Brain appeared first on SingularityHub.
A vast galactic survey suggests dark energy may not be constant after all. The post Dark Energy Discovery Could Undermine Our Entire Model of Cosmological History appeared first on SingularityHub.
The AI made a “mental map” of the world to collect the game’s most sought-after material. The post DeepMind’s New AI Teaches Itself to Play Minecraft From Scratch appeared first on SingularityHub.
The thalamus is a gateway, shuttling select information into consciousness. The post Our Conscious Perception of the World Depends on This Deep Brain Structure appeared first on SingularityHub.
Our closest relatives in the animal kingdom are wired up differently. The post What Makes the Human Brain Unique? Scientists Compared It With Monkeys and Apes to Find Out appeared first on SingularityHub.
A tiny sensor to control devices with your thoughts—no surgery required. The post This Brain-Computer Interface Is So Small It Fits Between the Follicles of Your Hair appeared first on SingularityHub.
Robotics Invasion of the Home Humanoid RobotsCade Metz | The New York Times “Artificial intelligence is already driving cars, writing essays and even writing computer code. Now, humanoids, machines built to look like humans... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 5) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The device fits in a syringe and melts away after use. The post World’s Tiniest Pacemaker Is Smaller Than a Grain of Rice appeared first on SingularityHub.
Combining "moonglass" with just two pounds of perovskite from Earth would yield 4,300 square feet of solar panels. The post These Solar Cells Are Made of Moon Dust. They Could Power Future Lunar Colonies. appeared first on SingularityHub.
It’s an exciting time in the search for life on Mars. The post NASA’s Curiosity Rover Has Made a Significant Discovery in the Search for Alien Life appeared first on SingularityHub.
The system, which also synthesizes her voice, takes no more than a second to translate thoughts to speech. The post Brain Implant ‘Streams’ a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts as If She’s Speaking in Near Real Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
The system, which also synthesizes her voice, takes no more than a second to translate thoughts to speech. The post Brain Implant ‘Streams’ a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts in Near Real Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
Future If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be BornSteven Levy | Wired “The vision [Dario Amodei] spins makes Shangri-La look like a slum. Not long from... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 29) appeared first on SingularityHub.
As AI's power grows, charting its inner world is becoming more crucial. The post What Anthropic Researchers Found After Reading Claude’s ‘Mind’ Surprised Them appeared first on SingularityHub.
The liver performed basic functions but isn’t yet a full replacement. The post Scientists Just Transplanted a Pig Liver Into a Person for the First Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
We stand on the brink of the next knowledge revolution. The post Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again. appeared first on SingularityHub.
Made of teflon and water, the robots could one day shuttle drugs around the body. The post These Tiny Liquid Robots Merge and Split Like ‘Terminator’ appeared first on SingularityHub.