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May 4, 2016
Lab-grown embryos are first to reach 14 days, potentially paving way for artificial wombs
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
Can anyone say 1984?
Research teams from the U.S. and U.K. have reportedly lab-grown a human embryo for 14 days, allowing for the improved study of early human development.
May 4, 2016
China’s Deadly Advantage in Driverless Cars
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Wonder what kind of insurance they have?
http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/art…ads-give-china-a-grim-edge-in-driverless-cars
Transport safety advances the same way physicist Max Planck saw science progressing: one funeral at a time.
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May 4, 2016
End of slow PCs? IBM creates super-fast quantum computer which brings AI closer
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: climatology, computing, quantum physics, robotics/AI
I have already been trying to access; guess we will see.
ENGINEERS have created lightning-quick quantum computers which will be freely available to everyone to use online.
May 4, 2016
Guinness Record Set With 25 Continuous Hours in Virtual Reality
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: virtual reality
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mZau6PiLoJc
The Guinness Book of World records, a record of the extraordinary (and often insane) stunts people will pull for notoriety, and now the book has its first virtual reality entry. Watch as Derek Westerman swaps reality for Tilt Brush inside the HTC Vive and stays there for 25 hours straight.
It’s a desire within most of us, to do something extraordinary in life. Most of us are content to achieve this by parent children, going bungee jumping or backpacking around Europe. But there are a group of people for whom only documented proof of their unique abilities or achievements is enough – they’re the record breakers, as documented since 1955 by the world famous Guinness World Records.
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May 4, 2016
The surprising way Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan could make it to the White House
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: life extension, transhumanism
Interesting article by CNET, the leading tech site in traffic, on how a strong science, longevity, and technology platform could end up in Washington in 2016:
CNET exclusive: The only pro-immortality candidate could eventually team up with one of the big names in the race.
May 4, 2016
Rich and powerful warn robots are coming for your jobs
Posted by Julius Garcia in categories: employment, robotics/AI
LOS ANGELES Some of the richest, smartest and most powerful humans have an important message for the rest of us as they convened this week to discuss pressing global issues: the robots are coming.
At the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, at least four panels so far have focused on technology taking over markets to mining — and most importantly, jobs.
“Most of the benefits we see from automation is about higher quality and fewer errors, but in many cases it does reduce labor,” Michael Chui, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, said on Tuesday during a panel on “Is Any Job Truly Safe?”
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May 4, 2016
Fresh emergency organs may soon be delivered by medical drones
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, drones
Lung Biotechnology, a biotech firm, commissioned 1,000 medical drones that’ll deliver transplant organs to a network of hospitals pending FAA and FDA approval.
Walk around a virtual apartment or an art gallery with the Gear VR.
Demo by Interactive Lab.