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Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a stranded space factory, Jeff Bezos’ new moon lander, and more.
A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.
“We can build AI scientists that are better than we are… these systems can be superhuman,” says the FutureHouse co-founder.
Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.
The military is courting tech startups to help it win the AI arms race.
“You’ll be able to fly twice as fast as a Boeing or Airbus, and it’ll be like the cost of flying business today.”
“By 2040, we hope to see a number of new drugs that have been designed with AI reaching patients.”
Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
A prolonged strike could cost the economy between $500 million to $4.5 billion per day.
A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what’s next.
Behind America’s hunt for a superior semiconductor.
AI software is rapidly accelerating chip design, potentially leveling up the speed of innovation across the economy.
Experts answer 10 big questions about the nightmare scenario that could send us back to the pre-Space Age.
Smart glasses have flopped before. AI could finally make them mainstream.
Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.
Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.
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We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.
Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.
“The promise of the Human Genome Project has finally arrived.”
Astro Mechanica’s “turboelectric” jet engines offer a way to transform both commercial flights and space launches.
We need more data centers for AI. Developers are getting creative about where to build them.
The brain-computer interface will be tested in a six-year trial in patients with quadriplegia.
The cat-and-mouse game between China and the world’s semiconductor companies is already having enormous consequences.
Just eight of Etched’s Sohu chips could replace 160 Nvidia GPUs.
How technology could change everything we thought we knew about reproduction.
HaptX gloves provide high-fidelity touch feedback of virtual spaces (and they look cool, too).
Hang on to something — or ride the wave — because three big tech trends are about to converge.
Other plans for the tech: organ banking and deep space travel.