The world’s biggest commercial aircraft makers seem increasingly convinced that autonomous passenger flight is a question of when, not if. Flying today’s high-tech passenger jets is often a matter of setting up and overseeing their autopilot and other automated systems — but we’re not yet at a point where computer systems can entirely replace human pilots. “Autonomy is going to come to all of the airplanes … Continue reading Fully autonomous passenger planes are inching closer to takeoff

This year, the U.S. justice system, including the Supreme Court, will take on cases that will help determine the bounds of free expression on the internet in ways that could force the hand of Musk and other platform owners who determine what messages get distributed widely. The boundaries they will consider include the extent of platforms’ responsibility to remove terrorist content and prevent their algorithms … Continue reading How the Supreme Court could soon change free speech on the internet

HUMANS in the next 100 years could be part-machine, part-flesh creatures with brain chips and bionic limbs and organs in a vision of “cyborgs” once described by Elon Musk. Men and women born around 2100 could live in a world very different to ours as humans may be totally connected to the internet and meshed together with artificial intelligence. Mobile phones would no longer be … Continue reading Humans in 2100 could be ageless bionic hybrids

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and sources familiar with the investigation and company operations. Neuralink Corp is developing a brain implant it hopes will help paralyzed people walk again and cure other neurological … Continue reading Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests

Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance funds in over a dozen states, according to the Secret Service. The theft of taxpayer funds by the Chengdu-based hacking group known as APT41 is the first instance of pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has … Continue reading Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says

Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations — following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement. The vote was 8-3, with the majority agreeing to grant police the option despite strong objections from civil liberties and other police oversight groups. Opponents … Continue reading San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill

Elon Musk‘s neuroscience startup Neuralink Corp. is expected to give a progress report on its brain-implant technology in a highly anticipated streamed event Wednesday night.  In a tweet last week, the company teased a demo for the event, which begins at 9 p.m. New York time, with a short video that slowly spelled out the message “please join us for a show and tell.” Some … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Neuralink Set to ‘Show and Tell’ Latest Brain-Computer Advances at Event

The thawing of ancient permafrost due to climate change may pose a new threat to humans, according to researchers who revived nearly two dozen viruses – including one frozen under a lake more than 48,500 years ago. European researchers examined ancient samples collected from permafrost in the Siberia region of Russia. They revived and characterized 13 new pathogens, what they termed “zombie viruses,” and found … Continue reading Scientists Revive 48,500-Year-Old ‘Zombie Virus’ Buried In Permafrost

After the thawing of ancient permafrost, researchers who revived nearly two dozen viruses – including one frozen under a lake more than 48,500 years ago. Continue reading Scientists Revive 48,500-Year-Old ‘Zombie Virus’ Buried In Ice 

The new owner of the social media platform Twitter announced on Thursday that will grant “amnesty” for suspended accounts. Continue reading Elon Musk says he will grant ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts

The United States is banning the sale of communications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and is restricting the use of some Chinese made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. Continue reading U.S. bans imports of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE

Naver — a soup-to-nuts internet conglomerate in South Korea — has been experimenting with integrating robots into office life for several months. Inside a futuristic, starkly industrial, 36-story high-rise on the outskirts of Seoul, a fleet of about 100 robots cruise around on their own, moving from floor to floor on robot-only elevators and sometimes next to humans, rolling through security gates and entering meeting … Continue reading Invasion of the office robots!

DRIVERLESS taxi service Cruise has expanded its San Francisco operational times to daytime hours. This 24-hour availability will be offered to the organization’s employees before expanding to the public. There are now around 70 active Cruise vehicles in San Francisco, TechCrunch reports. Cruise San Francisco fares require a $5 base fee and $0.90 per mile, plus $0.40 per minute rates. Cruise began charging its passengers fares in … Continue reading Driverless taxis running 24-hours-a-day in San Francisco

Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched Amazon clinic, a virtual platform where users can connect with healthcare providers to help treat common ailments like allergies and skin conditions. Amazon said its new service would operate in 32 states, where customers who seek treatment, will be connected to healthcare providers. The service does not include health insurance and pricing will vary depending on providers, it added. The … Continue reading Amazon launches virtual healthcare clinic in U.S. for common ailments

During a recent study in the field of nuclear fusion, charged atoms, which are also known as ions, have been observed to behave strangely during nuclear fusion reactions in ways that scientists did not expect. Continue reading Nuclear Fusion Experiment Made Something Very Strange Happen

A hacker or group of hackers appears to have attempted to steal $400 million of customer funds from the cryptocurrency exchange FTX as the platform grapples with its bankruptcy, alongside widening questions about its business practices. Continue reading FTX Is Investigating a Potential Hack Amid Bankruptcy Filing

Sydney: Hackers on Wednesday began leaking sensitive medical records stolen from a major Australian health insurer that had earlier refused to pay the group’s ransom demand. Medibank told investors and customers that a “sample” of data from some 9.7 million clients had been posted on a “dark web forum”. Names, birth dates, addresses, passport numbers and information on medical claims were among the sensitive personal … Continue reading Hackers leak Australian health records on dark web

Italian artist and computer programmer Giacomo Miceli launched The Infinite Conversation website, which is an artificial intelligence conversation between AI versions of the German director Werner Herzog and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Continue reading Herzog and Žižek become AI bots trapped in endless conversation