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University of Stuttgart uses self-shaping timber for garden show pavilions
Warped timber and robotically woven flax were used to create a pair of experimental wooden structures in Germany, by researchers at University of Stuttgart.
'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
Users say they are driven by a desire for companionship because China's fast pace of life and urban isolation make loneliness an issue for many.
Exclusive: Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud and its rivals to access high-end US chips, AI
State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, recent public tender documents showed.
African farmers are using private satellite data to improve crop yields
A number of farmers are turning to space-based monitoring to get a better picture of what their crops need.
Strava and Letterboxd Surge as Users Crave Social-Media Refuge
Strava launched in 2009 as a niche website for cyclists to log mileage. During the pandemic, it blossomed into a mobile app serving more than 120 million athletes as worldwide lockdowns drove people outdoors.
YouTube Stars Want Some Respect
“Hot Ones,” “Chicken Shop Date” and “Good Mythical Morning” draw big audiences but aren’t getting the kind of ad dollars and accolades TV shows do.
Global data center industry to emit 2.5 billion tons of CO2 through 2030, Morgan Stanley says
A boom in data centers is expected to produce about 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions globally through the end of the decade, and accelerate investments in decarbonization efforts, according to Morgan Stanley research.
Solar energy breakthrough could reduce need for solar farms |
Scientists at Oxford University Physics Department have developed a revolutionary approach which could generate increasing amounts of solar electricity without the need for silicon-based solar
Microsoft is building a data center in a tiny Indian village. Locals allege it’s dumping industrial waste
“These big companies think they can enter small villages like ours, take our land, and destroy it.”
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Critical Vote on Deep Sea Mining Could Define Ocean’s Fate for Eons
With a newly elected leader, the International Seabed Authority must decide the future of more than half of the world’s ocean floor.
The IRA’s Labor Provisions Look Like They’re Working
Two years in, union leaders say Biden’s big climate law is making a difference.
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Towards a viable alt-tech philosophy made up of individually delusional, collectively rational parts
Pakistan Sees Solar Boom as Chinese Imports Surge, BNEF Says
Pakistan’s market for solar power is booming, propelled by a surge in imports from China, according to BloombergNEF.
Computer-generated prayer? How AI is changing faith.
Are AI-generated sermons the future of faith? With religious attendance falling, faith groups are turning to new technologies to attract members.
Vietnam accelerates island building to challenge China’s maritime claims
As tensions mount in the South China Sea, Vietnam is dredging and filling in land, fortifying barriers and erecting new structures to create hundreds of acres.
We are closing in on zero-carbon cement
Making cement -- the most commonly used substance on Earth after water -- is responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions. It generates CO2 both through combustion of fossil fuels & through chemical processes. Sublime Systems thinks it has solved both sides of that equation. I talk with the CEO.
The World's First Programmable Organism | Broadcast
Xenobots may change how we think about intelligence.
As massive earthquake rocks Taiwan and shutters trains, battery-swapping e-scooters rush in
The largest earthquake to hit Taiwan this century rattled the entire island overnight, collapsing buildings, damaging roads, and shutting down...
U.S tech giants are building dozens of data centers in Chile. Locals are fighting back
Multiple groups are working to keep Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from doubling the number of centers in the country, fearing environmental devastation.
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, amo…
How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset.
Deep space radar site in Wales to go ahead to protect UK from ‘space warfare’
Ministers say network of 27 radar dishes in Pembrokeshire crucial to defend against ‘increasing belligerence in space’
Royal Mint opens factory in south Wales to recover gold from e-waste
‘Pioneering’ facility will extract precious metal from up to 4,000 tonnes of scrap circuit boards a year
Nvidia reportedly delays its next AI chip due to a design flaw
Nvidia’s yearly AI chip refresh may not start this year.
The Generative-AI Revolution May Be a Bubble
Tech firms have been spending historic amounts of money on AI—but will it pay off?
Why have the big seven tech companies been hit by AI boom doubts?
Their shares have fallen 11.8% from last month’s peak but more AI breakthroughs may reassure investors
Musk's AI chatbot spread election misinformation, secretaries of state say
They claimed X's AI chatbot, Grok, had spread "false information on ballot deadlines."
Wallpaper bio-solar panel developed by researchers | Imperial News | Imperial College London
A two-in-one solar bio-battery and solar panel has been created by researchers who printed living cyanobacteria and circuitry onto paper.