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Nvidia has created a text-to-3D generative-AI that will allow people to make high-resolution 3D models from just text prompts.

arstechnica.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_z5b1r8 on November 26, 2022 at 4:09 PM

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The Irish government says its switch to renewables is ahead of schedule, and by 2025 there will be sunny afternoons when the island's 7 million inhabitants will be getting 100% of their electricity from solar power alone.

irishexaminer.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_z74omc on November 28, 2022 at 6:47 PM

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Artificiality Independence

Submitted by NiahBoahCoah t3_z5p0oe on November 27, 2022 at 2:24 AM

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‘Gold Hydrogen’ Is an Untapped Resource in Depleted Oil Wells

wired.com

Submitted by NickDanger3di t3_z65xu6 on November 27, 2022 at 4:46 PM

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If a solar flare were to wipe most if not all technology, what plans/countermeasure could be taken to slow rebuild things like the internet?

Submitted by Zak_the_Reaper t3_z3805d on November 24, 2022 at 2:34 AM

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AI invents millions of materials that don’t yet exist

ca.news.yahoo.com

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_z70mmv on November 28, 2022 at 4:17 PM

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Combining game theory with AI, Meta's Cicero was able to outsmart 90% of human players of the strategy game Diplomacy. Game theory models many forms of group human behavior, especially in politics and economics, where this AI will have many applications.

garymarcus.substack.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_z644ly on November 27, 2022 at 3:35 PM

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Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses - Companies with deep resources are outsourcing management to apps and algorithms, putting home ownership further out of reach.

vice.com

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_z6ytok on November 28, 2022 at 3:04 PM

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A bot that watched 70,000 hours of Minecraft could unlock AI’s next big thing

technologyreview.com

Submitted by Soupjoe5 t3_z58i6a on November 26, 2022 at 2:14 PM

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Renault's heavy electric trucks are now available to order

electrive.com

Submitted by darth_nadoma t3_z43fnt on November 25, 2022 at 4:07 AM

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China’s space station will run high-energy beam experiment for controversial solar power plant: chief scientist

scmp.com

Submitted by Soupjoe5 t3_z3mpqv on November 24, 2022 at 3:25 PM

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Rolls-Royce tests a jet engine running on hydrogen

bbc.com

Submitted by ArmchairGhazi t3_z6k3uy on November 28, 2022 at 2:20 AM

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How to test if we’re living in a computer simulation

theconversation.com

Submitted by izumi3682 t3_z2jqwa on November 23, 2022 at 8:31 AM

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HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power

pv-magazine-usa.com

Submitted by manual_tranny t3_z1uv5r on November 22, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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Covering a cylinder with a magnetic coil triples its energy output in nuclear fusion test

phys.org

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_z4lezu on November 25, 2022 at 7:09 PM

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Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago

cnn.com

Submitted by genericdude999 t3_z0yng3 on November 21, 2022 at 1:11 PM

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Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

newscientist.com

Submitted by KJ6BWB t3_z6amdz on November 27, 2022 at 7:48 PM

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Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We're Inching Toward It. The scientists who study solar geoengineering don’t want anyone to try it. But climate inaction is making it more likely.

newyorker.com

Submitted by mafco t3_z66vm3 on November 27, 2022 at 5:22 PM

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Meta has withdrawn its Galactica AI, only 3 days after its release, following intense criticism. Meta’s misstep—and its hubris—show once again that Big Tech has a blind spot about the severe limitations of large language models in AI.

technologyreview.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_yytfpr on November 18, 2022 at 8:14 PM

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Human Trial to Regrow Mini-Livers in Patients with End-Stage Liver Damage

thenationalnews.com

Submitted by lunchboxultimate01 t3_z2s4se on November 23, 2022 at 3:33 PM

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Vaccine to prevent UTIs could be taken as a dissolving tablet

newscientist.com

Submitted by tonymmorley t3_z3f5o2 on November 24, 2022 at 9:04 AM

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Young Australians Just Won a Human Rights Case Against an Enormous Coal Mine

znetwork.org

Submitted by darth_nadoma t3_z605ok on November 27, 2022 at 12:34 PM

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In an Industry First, Upside Foods’ Lab-Grown Chicken Gets FDA Approval

singularityhub.com

Submitted by izumi3682 t3_yyaiju on November 18, 2022 at 4:00 AM

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Here’s how supporting fusion energy today could solve tomorrow’s winter heating woes

weforum.org

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_z3wrwb on November 24, 2022 at 10:41 PM

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A cheap $200 solar-power plastic robot that destroys weeds, shows that global agriculture can dramatically reduce the chemicals used in farming, and reduce the 45% of crops lost to pests.

tertill.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_z3solb on November 24, 2022 at 7:36 PM

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