Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Elon Musk Says Tesla May Have a Working Humanoid Robot Prototype by September 30
June 5th, 2022Remember the one about the AI robotaxis taking to the roads in 2020? And now… Via: Electrek: Elon Musk announced that Tesla might have a working prototype of Tesla Bot, also known as Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, by September 30, the end of the third quarter of 2022.
Japan Tests New Generator That Harvests Energy from Deep Ocean Currents
June 5th, 2022The article states, “The company now plans to scale up to a full 2 megawatt system that could be in commercial operation in the 2030s or later.” Two megawatts over the next couple of decades isn’t nothing, but, to give you an idea of how small this is: Ford just put 13.5 megawatts of solar […]
“Environmentally-Friendly Digital Children Who Will Not Deplete the Planet of Any of Its Natural Resources”
May 31st, 2022Wow. Via: Study Finds: The overpopulation crisis could be solved within 50 years thanks to the evolution of “virtual children,” one of Britain’s leading artificial intelligence experts claims. Computer-generated babies that cost about $25 a month are likely to become commonplace by the early-2070s, according to Catriona Campbell. In addition to her expertise in AI, […]
OpenAI’s GPT-3 and Other Neural Nets Can Now Write Original Prose with Mind-Boggling Fluency
May 29th, 2022Via: New York Times Magazine: So far, the experiments with large language models have been mostly that: experiments probing the model for signs of true intelligence, exploring its creative uses, exposing its biases. But the ultimate commercial potential is enormous. If the existing trajectory continues, software like GPT-3 could revolutionize how we search for information […]
Twitter Paying $150 Million in Settlement Over Using Phone Numbers for Targeted Ads
May 26th, 2022Via: Cnet: Twitter is paying a $150 million penalty as part of a settlement over the US Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that it used account security data like phone numbers and email addresses to target advertising at users. The company had told users their phone numbers and emails would be used to protect their accounts […]
Chinese Scientists Develop Plan to Destroy Starlink Satellites
May 26th, 2022Via: Newsweek: A team of Chinese researchers has reportedly published a study calling for anti-satellite capabilities that could disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites if deemed necessary. The study was led by Ren Yuanzhen, a researcher with the Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications, and co-authored by scientists within China’s defense industry according to the South […]
Bill Gates Poured Millions Into Dark Money Fund Attacking Elon Musk
May 24th, 2022Via: Breitbart News: Research exclusively shared with Breitbart News identifies hundreds of millions of dollars flowing from Bill Gates’ foundation to 11 of the 26 organizations that signed an open letter last month urging Twitter advertisers to boycott the company if Elon Musk restores free speech on the platform. … In total, 11 of the […]
Chip Shortage: Toyota to Cut Global Production Plan by 100,000 in June
May 23rd, 2022Via: Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp will cut its global production plan by about 100,000 to roughly 850,000 vehicles in June due to the semiconductor shortage, it said on Tuesday. The company did not change its estimate of producing about 9.7 million vehicles worldwide by March 2023. The automaker also announced additional domestic factory line suspension […]
Iran Rolls Out Digital Food Rationing
May 20th, 2022Via: Off-Guardian: Iran is set to be the first country to roll out a food rationing scheme based on new biometric IDs. Where vaccine passports failed, food passports will now be eagerly accepted by hungry people who can’t afford rapidly inflating food prices. This is the realization of a longstanding agenda by the Rockefeller/UN/WEF crowd […]
Big Sis is Big Sad
May 19th, 2022Via: Paul Watson:
