Earlier today Boston Dynamics unveiled the latest version of their ATLAS robot, now equipped with some insane dexterity. JUST IN: Boston Dynamics just revealed its new generation of Atlas robot. This is absolutely incredible.pic.twitter.com/YVuRJfPLYq — Barsee (@heyBarsee) April 17, 2024 But in order to make these humanoid robots useful in industrial and real world settings they’re going to need to be powered by more advanced AI with NVIDIA poised to lead the way there. Tech Radar explains: “The age of humanoid robots could be a significant step closer thanks to a new release from Nvidia ..read more

The OpenAI/Microsoft partnership is once again making headlines as reports suggest that they are looking to build a new data center and/or supercomputer or a data center that acts like a supercomputer to take their game to the next level. Next Platform sums it up best: “The first thing to note about the rumored ‘Stargate’ system that Microsoft is planning to build to support the computational needs of its large language model partner, OpenAI, is that the people doing the talking – reportedly OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman – are talking about a datacenter, not a supercomputer. And th ..read more

The person in charge of Humane’s influencer marketing was fired the other day after highly regarded YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) gave a negative review of the new AI wearable pin saying, “This clip is 99% of my experiences with the pin – doing something you could already do on your phone, but slower, more annoying, or less reliable/accurate.” NEW Video – Humane Pin Review: A Victim of its Future Ambition Full video: https://t.co/nLf9LCSqjN This clip is 99% of my experiences with the pin – doing something you could already do on your phone, but slower, more annoying, or l ..read more

In 1994, we got Earth 2, a TV show about a group of settlers trying to rebuild humanity on a new planet and now thirty years we’re getting Earth-2, a simulated copy of the Earth created by NVIDIA to better predict global weather. Futurism explains: ”Chipmaker Nvidia has shown off a clone of our entire planet that could help meteorologists simulate and visualize global weather patterns at an “unprecedented scale,” according to a press release. The ‘Earth climate digital twin,’ dubbed Earth-2, was designed to help recoup some of the economic losses caused by climate change-driven extreme w ..read more

Many of the first wave of Generative AI breakthroughs involved creating insanely realistic images and videos from simple text prompts. Innovations with the potential to disrupt Hollywood while democratizing filmmaking and turning anyone into an artist. In just a short period of time the quality and realism of these AI creations have advanced to the point where people are now getting regularly fooled, unable to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not. And now AI is coming for the music industry as well. Thanks to Udio, a ChatGPT like service for music. Ars Technica explains: “Bet ..read more

When I first starting following the tech scene and writing about new ideas I figured that if I didn’t make it big as a writer or futurist I could at least leverage my knowledge about the next big thing for personal financial gain through timely investing. Getting in at the ground level of emerging unicorns or catching companies with game-changing technologies on their meteoritic rise to prominence. It’s a strategy that worked well with Tesla. But when it came to 3D printing, graphene, and rare earth metals I was less fortunate. It always bothered me though that I couldn’t fully leverage this k ..read more

When you think of a modern day gold rush you probably thinking of getting rich quick from crypto or capitalizing on all the AI hype. But in actuality all you might need is some old computers. That’s because scientists have figured out a way to literally turn old electronics into gold. Futurism explains: “A team of researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland has made a discovery that they say could turn recycling e-waste into a literal goldmine. The researchers devised a novel way to extract precious metal from electronic waste, a sustainable method that is based on a byproduct from the food indus ..read more

Earlier tonight while hiking I saw a snake. The first one I’ve seen so far in 2024 which means that hiking season is officially cancelled. But it also reminded me of a story I’d seen recently about how eating snakes could be in our future. Could my sworn mortal enemy actually be my savior?! What a plot twist that would be. The Smithsonian sum it up best: “Move over, lab-grown meat: Python could be the food of the future. These scaly reptiles may be one of the most sustainable animals to farm on the planet, according to new research published last week in the journal Scienti ..read more

Drinking milk provides a lot of health benefits and soon it could even help treat diabetes thanks to a new procedure that injects human DNA into cows to allow for insulin to be produced in their milk. The Jerusalem Post explains it best: “Nearly 500 million people around the world suffer from type-2 diabetes, caused mostly by poor diet, obesity, and lack of physical activity, and an estimated 200 million of them are dependent on insulin therapy for their health. In addition, there are about nine million people with type-1 diabetes because their pancreas doesn’t produce any insulin be ..read more

It’s been over three weeks since I last blogged. The reason why? Work has been crazy busy and I’ve been too tired after work to do any writing. Sure would be nice if I could work less and have more free time. Which could soon be the case if Bernie Sanders gets his way thanks to his proposal for a 32 hour work week! The New York Times explains: “Senator Bernie Sanders this week unveiled legislation to reduce the standard workweek in the United States from 40 hours to 32, without a reduction in pay, saying Americans are working longer hours for less pay despite advances in technology a ..read more