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Exclusive: A geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery. If these field results work at commercial scale, it could become cheaper and easier to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from the grid. trib.al/1j6pk3V
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The first images of the distant cosmos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope inspired a collective sense of awe and wonder. And this thing's just getting started. trib.al/dOG305d
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After it invaded Ukraine, Russia saw a mass exodus of IT workers—at least 10% of its tech workforce left the country. The war supercharged the decline of Russia's already struggling tech sector and undercut its biggest success story, Yandex. trib.al/DkPqd3X
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A recently discovered fast radio burst turns out to be pulsing on a steady 16-day cycle, marking the first time scientists have been able to see a specific tempo from one of these mysterious signals.What’s an FRB? bit.ly/2vhGTuO
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Once a manufacturing hub, the city of Syracuse, New York is now one of the poorest in the US. A massive investment by chipmaker Micron has the potential to transform its economy. It’s vital to the city—and the entire country—that it succeeds. trib.al/8S5WD1F
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This new workplace monitoring tool issues an alert when anyone is less than six feet apart. Amazon is also using similar software to monitor the distances between their warehouse staff. technologyreview.com/2020/04…
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Watch our visualization to see how confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, Italy, and Spain have exploded in recent weeks. technologyreview.com/s/61541…
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Biotech companies are getting creative with how they deliver DNA fixes into people's bodies. This newly approved gene therapy, which treats a skin disease that causes chronic wounds, is the first that's applied to the outside of a patient’s body. trib.al/BtK3LMT
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Chinese scientists say they’ve created several monkeys with extra copies of a human gene suspected of playing a role in shaping human intelligence. trib.al/f7lkMfw
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This new workplace monitoring tool issues an alert when anyone is less than six feet apart. Amazon is also using similar software to monitor the distances between their warehouse staff. technologyreview.com/2020/04…
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The field of immunology long thought sex differences didn’t matter. Research showing how and why male and female immune systems respond differently to the same therapies has challenged that thinking. trib.al/njUsS8l
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One Indian state is flattening the coronavirus curve through epic levels of contact tracing and social assistance. Here’s what the rest of the world can learn from this success story. bit.ly/3a5C9H9
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This is a thread about how the world’s largest democracy shuts down its internet, the subject of our newest Deep Tech podcast episode. Hint: A 135-year-old law gives India the legal power to do it. technologyreview.com/2020/09…
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Take a trip into the magical, terrifying world of generative adversarial networks, or GANs. Read today's The Algorithm AI newsletter to go on this journey, guided by @_KarenHao. trib.al/MBWoBKa
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The problem is that solar panels generate lots of electricity in the middle of sunny days, frequently more than what’s required, driving down prices—sometimes even into negative territory.
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Sunday's ride-sharing mission is dedicated to the little guys. by @erinwinick trib.al/qvIgxcy
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Easy-to-make deepfake memes are showing up on Twitter, Instagram, and especially TikTok. So our photo editor decided to make one of one of our AI writers. The rapidly increasing accessibility of this technology raises new concerns about its abuse. technologyreview.com/2020/08…
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BREAKING: Hinton is leaving Google. He will be speaking at our AI event, EmTech Digital, on Wednesday, where he will give his first post-resignation interview. trib.al/vZ4Q7wS
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"Forest bathing," or immersing oneself and relaxing in nature, has long been acclaimed for its supposed health benefits. Visiting a forest in VR might yield the same results. trib.al/fDGGaDM
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Don't panic, “breakthrough infections” —in this case, of vaccinated people still getting covid—are entirely expected with any mass vaccine rollout. In fact, tracking them helps researchers uncover viral variants that manage to dodge the immune response. bit.ly/2SFCIo2
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The idea is that the quantum computer will work alongside the best "classical" supercomputers to achieve new breakthroughs in things like drug discovery, fertilizer production, and battery performance. trib.al/a7iVsWi
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The first images of the distant cosmos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope inspired a collective sense of awe and wonder. And this thing's just getting started. trib.al/v6aAgxg
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EXCLUSIVE: People are using AI chatbots to fill junk websites with AI-generated text that attracts paying advertisers, according to a new report shared with MIT Technology Review. trib.al/SL3LjeH
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🧵 A few lonely academics have been warning for years that solar power faces a fundamental challenge that could halt the industry’s breakneck growth. Simply put: the more solar you add to the grid, the less valuable it becomes. technologyreview.com/2021/07…
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“Buddhism proposes a way of thinking about ethics based on the assumption that all sentient beings want to avoid pain … The implication of this teaching for artificial intelligence is that any ethical use of AI must strive to decrease pain and suffering." bit.ly/2XAFCtL
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THREAD: The 2020 Census data release is today—and mathematicians have been preparing by sharpening new algorithms that detect and counter any gerrymandering that might come out of the process of redrawing district maps. trib.al/kuiICxu
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Discover the inside story of ChatGPT in this exclusive conversation with four of the people who helped build what has become the most popular internet app ever. trib.al/bfylqHa
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By some estimates, nations may have to collectively pull down some 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year by midcentury to have a good shot at keeping the planet from warming beyond 2 °C. trib.al/QdWoHlu
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Exclusive: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has written for us today about how AI is going to revolutionize every single bit of science—and why that's something to be excited about. trib.al/iEq3A7D
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Chancey Fleet dreams of a day when checking out a street map, perusing tattoo designs, or making a seating chart are just as convenient and commonplace for blind folks as for sighted people. trib.al/xTnc7fH
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Watch our visualization to see how confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, Italy, and Spain have exploded in recent weeks. technologyreview.com/s/61541…
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.@IOHK_Charles, a thought leader on decentralized digital currencies and contracts, on how these technologies are changing the fundamental rules of business. event.technologyreview.com/e…
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Watch our visualization to see how confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, Italy, and Spain have exploded in recent weeks. technologyreview.com/s/61541…
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Every year, we pick 10 recent technological breakthroughs that we predict will have a big impact in the years to come. We're proud to release this year’s list of the technologies that we believe will make a real difference in solving important problems. technologyreview.com/lists/t…
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Mass-market military drones, such as the Bayraktar TB2, have dramatically expanded the role of drones in warfare. Our reporters and editors named these types of drones to this year's list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. trib.al/1iVyzPk
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.@IOHK_Charles, a thought leader on decentralized digital currencies and contracts, on how these technologies are changing the fundamental rules of business. event.technologyreview.com/e…
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An Israeli company’s phone hacking tech has been used to break into at least 4,000 phones of Hong Kong citizens under the city’s new National Security Law. Human rights lawyers, working with activists, are asking an Israeli court to stop this practice. bit.ly/2YKMYLV
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The history of the Earth, to the rhythm of the Milankovitch cycles #physics (Sponsored content via @bbvaOpenMind ) trib.al/WCQc3Xb
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Easy-to-make deepfake memes are showing up on Twitter, Instagram, and especially TikTok. So our photo editor decided to make one of one of our AI writers. The rapidly increasing accessibility of this technology raises new concerns about its abuse. technologyreview.com/2020/08…
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This robot spent the equivalent of a hundred years learning how to manipulate a cube in its hand. trib.al/C6IqEuQ
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An Israeli company’s phone hacking tech has been used to break into at least 4,000 phones of Hong Kong citizens under the city’s new National Security Law. Human rights lawyers, working with activists, are asking an Israeli court to stop this practice. bit.ly/2Eq5and
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A database with over 24,000 research papers related to the coronavirus pandemic is now live. The database not only helps scientists consolidate existing research but also makes the body of literature easier to mine for insights with AI. bit.ly/3bbqI1F
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“I think it’s quite conceivable that humanity is just a passing phase in the evolution of intelligence.” Geoffrey Hinton discussed his fears about the future of AI at #EmTechDigital. Watch his full session below. trib.al/tP9lzyn
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